Regulators in the United States and executives of the insurance company rushed Sunday to arrange a capital infusion in the face of possible credit downgrades.

Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC) finance company Marac Finance Ltd says its net operating income rose 17 percent to $70.2m in the year to June 30. It today posted a net profit after tax of $25.9m, an increase of 5 percent.

NEW YORK -- The enduring symbols of Wall Street’s fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicenter of American capitalism.

The Finance Department is set to look into the exposure of government financial institutions to troubled American companies like Lehman Brothers Holdings, Merrill Lynch and insurance giant American International Group to find out if they need assistance.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 11, 2008 -- As a result of the announcement this past weekend by the US Treasury and the Federal Housing Finance Agency that the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association were placed in