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What M&A trends will transform the 2024 insurance landscape?
It is widely accepted that 2023 was one of the worst years in recent memory for M&A activity.
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In my January 2015 column,1 I discussed December 2014 proposed revisions to the international risk-based capital requirements using the Standardized Approach. The proposed revisions were issued by the Basel Committee, which develops international capital standards. After review of the comments and analysis of a quantitative study regarding the impact of the proposal on affected institutions, the Basel Committee issued a re-proposal of the changes for comment on Dec. 10, 2015.2 Comments are due by March 21, 2016. This month’s column will discuss highlights of the re-proposal.
Under current Basel III capital standards, certain large banking organizations, with regulatory approval, can use their sophisticated internal risk-based models to determine the risk weight of their assets, called the Internal Ratings-Based Approach. The remaining banking organizations use the Standardized Approach. The standardized risk-based capital calculations as amended over the years are derived from the original risk-based capital standards issued in 1988.
Read the full article: Revised proposed changes to capital requirements
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It is widely accepted that 2023 was one of the worst years in recent memory for M&A activity.
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The ongoing conflicts and further geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, coupled with upcoming elections in a number of key countries including the US and the UK, make 2024 challenging to predict what impact this will have on the insurance sector.
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On 6 September 2022, the European Commission (EC) prohibited Illumina’s acquisition of Grail, bringing to an end the administrative stage of a legal saga that has attracted interest beyond competition law specialists.
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