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electronic banking, The EasyLink Banking Centre, was unveiled yesterday after a ribbon-cutting by the Mayor of Hamilton, the Rt. Wor. William de V Frith, at the bank's Par-La-Ville branch.
"It took us about two years of planning and then six to eight...
DATE: Aug 22, 1997
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president and CEO John Tugwell -- just four months into his tenure.
The surprise announcement, made public yesterday, has forced the Island's second largest bank to seek its fourth chief executive in just one year.
The announcement comes just 15 week...
DATE: Aug 20, 1997
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analyst said, because the activity is driven from finicky overseas investors, more likely to get out of the Bermuda market as quickly as they came in.
But Bermuda Investment Advisory Services investment analyst, Mark Melvin, noted yesterday that the ...
DATE: Aug 15, 1997
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The new president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda (ICAB), Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountant, George Holmes, will seek the implementation of fresh recommendations for the industry.
Mr. Holmes was established as president with...
DATE: Aug 14, 1997
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Bermuda-based property catastrophe reinsurers, PartnerRe Ltd. has reported a $60.4 million profit for the second quarter to June 30, in line with the $60.3 million declared for the second quarter a year ago.
It brought to $121.2 million the six month...
DATE: Aug 13, 1997
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Called Compass Points, it rewards the bank's credit card holders with a point for each dollar spent.
The new scheme follows the recently announced air miles frequent flyer programme announced by Shell Companies of Bermuda and the Gibbons Management S...
DATE: Aug 12, 1997
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property insurance facility that would provide property cover for public electric utilities globally.
The facility, Transform, is underwritten by the world's largest sources of net insurance capacity, and utilises captive insurance company arrangemen...
DATE: Aug 08, 1997
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Bermuda-based Sphere Drake Holdings Ltd. was hit with a loss of $7.6 million for the second quarter to June 30, compared with a profit of $11.4 million for the same period last year.
The loss came after the company was forced to add to its reserves, ...
DATE: Aug 08, 1997
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fell 11.5 percent to $16.5 million, due to lower underwriting profits for the three months and higher realised investment gains for the comparative period last year.
Net realised investment gains after tax for the six month period were down from $8.5...
DATE: Aug 07, 1997
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The Bermuda Stock Exchange is enjoying a higher profile, with a recent advertising campaign by the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) published in the Financial Times.
The FT Managed Funds Service pages, which lists Bermuda funds, amon...
DATE: Aug 07, 1997
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