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*U.S. authorities decided on an emergency loan to the American International Group (AIG) and placed it under government control. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) on September, with the full support of the Treasury Department, authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to AIG under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. The secured loan has terms and conditions designed to protect the interests of the U.S. government and taxpayers. In return, the federal government will receive a 79.9% stake in the company. The loan is expected to be repaid from the proceeds of the asset sales. However, three weeks after an $85 billion bailout, AIG is turning to the New York Fed for additional funding and on November the FRB and the U.S. Treasury announced the restructuring of the government's financial support to AIG in order to keep the company strong and facilitate its ability to complete its restructuring process successfully. The U.S. Treasury announced that it will purchase $40 billion of newly issued AIG preferred shares under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. AIG chief executive Edward Liddy, who was installed by the Federal Reserve after the bailout, was optimistic about the potential for the asset sales. "We fully expect to emerge from this with a capital structure that's fit to fight," he said. "Our insurance businesses...are strong and well-capitalized."

ニュースアニメ「米政府、AIGに資本注入4兆円 支援額15兆円に拡大」
米政府と連邦準備理事会(FRB)は、保険大手、アメリカン・インターナショナル・グループ(AIG)向けの公的支援を全面的に見直す。1230億ドルの支援額を約1500億ドル(約15兆円)に拡大。つなぎ融資に加え、保険会社向けとして初めて400億ドル(約4兆円)の資本注入も実施する。金融危機と実体経済悪化に伴い、公的支援策の見直しを迫られた格好だ。AIGが事実上の公的管理下に置かれてから2カ月足らずで、支援規模は1.5倍以上に膨張し、金融危機の深刻化に伴う悪影響の大きさが改めて浮き彫りになった。米政府はこれまで、金融安定化法に基づく資本注入の対象を銀行などに限定して実施してきたが、対象を保険会社に拡大。AIGへの支援はその1例目となる。一方、AIGは、エドワード・リディ会長兼最高経営責任者(CEO)の今年と来年の年間報酬を1ドルとするなど役員報酬の制限策を発表した。リディ会長は今年と来年のボーナスも返上、退任した際の退職慰労金も受け取らないとしている。9月に就任したリディ会長は報酬制限の目的を「支援を再建に生かすというわれわれの義務を認識させるため」と説明した。巨額救済を受けたシティグループや、緊急融資を求めるビッグスリー(米自動車3大メーカー)にも、圧力が一段と高まりそうだ。

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