Comments on: The Inside Story of the Collapse of AIG

By: How Over-Regulating Goldman Sachs Will Lead to Higher Oil and Commodity Prices

How Over-Regulating Goldman Sachs Will Lead to Higher Oil and Commodity Prices — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:50:02 +0000

[...] to bailout out busted insurance giant American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG). Remember, had AIG been allowed to collapse, Goldman would have been left holding the biggest of all bags, because of the oversized bets [...]

By: The Hidden Risks of ETFs

The Hidden Risks of ETFs — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:27:16 +0000

[...] The problem is with the derivatives. Someone actually takes the other side of these contracts and is expected to make good on them if they are called upon to make delivery on some underlying credit, real asset or cash. But, as we saw with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (OTC: LEHMQ) and American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), even the biggest counterparties with whom contracts are written may not be able to fulfill their paper commitments. [...]

By: How Credit Default Swaps Could Reverse the Economic Recovery

How Credit Default Swaps Could Reverse the Economic Recovery — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:38:50 +0000

[...] It happened with AIG. And it can easily happen again. [...]

By: When it Comes to Naming Wall Street’s Worst Invention Ever, Credit Default Swaps Continue to Fill the Bill

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:00:32 +0000

[...] take me long to make my case. In fact, for “Exhibit A,” let’s just look at the collapse of U.S. insurance giant American International Group Inc. [...]

By: The Five Financial Crisis “Aftershocks” Investors Can Play for Profit

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:17:56 +0000

[...] The consolidation of the insurance sector: The collapse of American International Group Inc. (AIG) was just the start of this story, not the end, as many investors believe. Some companies [...]

By: Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters

Jutia Group - Market Jitters & Political Critters — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:41:49 +0000

[...] Although most media reports attribute AIG’s predicament to the collapse of portions of the U.S. mortgage market, Money Morning Contributing Editor Shah Gilani – a national expert on the credit crisis – wrote in a recent investigative series that what really imploded the venerable insurance giant was an accumulation of misplaced bets on so-calle….” [...]

By: Federal Government Grants AIG a New Bailout Package

Federal Government Grants AIG a New Bailout Package — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:00:16 +0000

By: Buy, Sell or Hold: Bank of America Corp.

Buy, Sell or Hold: Bank of America Corp. — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:44:48 +0000

[...] of too-big-to-fail also helped them, even in the cases where risk taking had been excessive, as was true with American International Group Inc. (NYSE: [...]

By: The Mighty Green Back » Blog Archive » The Story Behind AIG Collapse

The Mighty Green Back » Blog Archive » The Story Behind AIG Collapse — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:01:31 +0000

[...] By Shah Gilani Contributing Editor; Money Morning [...]