Skip navigation
Watchlist Sponsored By :

Current DateTime: 07:03:02 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 24355697
  • G20 Clash in London

      Thousands of people voiced their anger at the world economic crisis in London's financial district Wednesday, one day before a summit by leaders of the G20 countries in Europe's financial capital.

  • Biggest Holders of US Debt

      With $11 Trillion in national debt and growing, the government is still borrowing cash, and a lot of it. See who's got the most of it.

  • Highest-End Real Estate

      Falling prices, sluggish sales and currency fluctuations, the global financial crisis has hurt real estate in the most expensive markets in the world.

  • See Our Entire Slideshow Archive

Current DateTime: 07:03:02 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 24890560
  • House And Home

      After two years in the doldrums, some are saying the property market may finally be on the verge of a rebound.

  • Your Job, Your Life

      A survival guide on the job market, from job-hunting tips to coping with unemployment to starting over in a new field.

  • Love and Money

      Money can divide a house even in the best of times, so we may all need some advice to cope during the economic crisis.

AIG Problems Not His Fault, Says Greenberg: Report
By: Reuters | 02 Apr 2009 | 04:44 AM ET
Text Size

Maurice Greenberg said he was not responsible for problems at American International Group since they occurred after he left, the Wall Street Journal reported citing an interview with the former chief of the company.

Greenberg, who left as the company's chief executive in 2005 following an accounting scandal, is scheduled to appear before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Thursday.

In a report posted on its website, the paper reported that Greenberg will argue for pressuring AIG's trading partners, which include large US and foreign banks that received large payments due to the insurer's bailout, to invest that money back into AIG [AIG  Loading...      ()   ].

Greenberg will also call for slimming down the government's stake in the insurer to 15 percent from the current level of nearly 80 percent in a bid to attract private investors, the Journal said.

The former CEO has sought to distance himself from the problems leading to the stunning losses at AIG, which has led to as much as $180 billion in taxpayer funds being used to prop up the company. 

AIG and Greenberg remain locked in various legal disputes and Thursday's testimony will mark Greenberg's first public appearance under oath since the insurer's bailout in September.

Copyright 2009 Reuters. Click for restrictions.
Tools:
Print EmailAdd This share icon


Current DateTime: 06:03:40 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 29778428

Current DateTime: 01:00:26 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 29779196

Current DateTime: 04:43:41 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 29779199

Current DateTime: 01:02:03 07 Apr 2009
LinksList Documentid: 29779198
  Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes
Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis

© 2009 CNBC, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
Thomson ReutersThomson Reuters