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Thu 09 Sep 2008Humiliation for former arch insurer
ANALYSIS:Credit default swaps and not insurance deals made AIG keel over into the arms of the Fed, writes Arthur Beesley
THE TENTACULAR reach of AIG's vast business interests was a crucial factor when the US Federal Reserve came to rescue the troubled company on Tuesday night as it faced the prospect of insolvency due an acute funding crisis.
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