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AIG Takes Big Bets On Japan And China As It Buys GE Edison

American International Group is buying General Electric's lossmaking GE Edison Life Insurance operation in Japan for $2.15 billion. AIG already owns ALICO Japan and AIG Star Life Insurance in the consolidating Japanese insurance industry, and the deal makes the giant

Euraplan To Market UBSi Fund Governance Tool To UK Pension Funds

Pension accounting software specialists Euraplan have formed a joint venture with UBSi the developers of CAGe, a pensions governance solution to provide UK pension fund trustees, administrators, corporate finance departments, HR managers and external suppliers with management information relevant to

NeoNet Opens Frankfurt Sales Office

NeoNet, the institutional agency brokerage, has established a sales and representation office in Frankfurt to strengthen its sales efforts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. "Frankfurt is a key financial center in Europe and NeoNet is committed to this important market,"

Corporate Japan Warming To US-Style Corporate Governance, Says Mizuho

Japanese companies are rapidly shifting business structures to better monitor their operations by employing US style Corporate Governance systems designed to post outside board members on audit, executive pay and board member nomination committees. Or so says Yen custodian Mizuho.