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This year is set to one of the best in a decade for offshore mergers and acquisitions, a top law firm predicts.
Deals worth nearly $8.5 billion were done in Bermuda alone during the third quarter of the year — a total of 89 transactions with an avera...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The fixed-income market in India and China is opening up to foreign investment, an HSBC expert on the area said yesterday.
And Geoffrey Lunt, a senior Asian fixed income specialist for HSBC, said insurance and reinsurance firms should consider the co...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Courier firm FedEx last night carried off Bermuda’s top employer award — for the second year in a row.
The company pipped reinsurance company Validus Holdings for the top spot in The Bottom Line annual awards, with air conditioning firm Air Care in t...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Small- and medium-sized firms are unprepared for tough new US tax reporting legislation, a survey has found.
Software firm Blue Bison, part of the Ignition group of companies, found that more than half of respondents to its readiness survey admitted ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A fraud investigation and asset recovery firm is to hold a seminar for Bermuda residents and businesses to help track down unclaimed assets outside the Island.
Bermuda-based KRyS Global has joined forces with Caymans-based AssetMine Global for the se...
DATE: Nov 19, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
IT executive Carl Musson is to take over the top job at the Regulatory Authority (RA).
Authority commissioner Mr Musson will replace current chairman, IT executive Kent Stewart, who will finish his term of office at the telecoms regulator in January ...
DATE: Nov 19, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group has snapped up a Lloyd’s managing agent and a City insurance broker.
The double acquisition gives Hamilton a major presence at the Lloyd’s of London market through leading sports and leisure insurance company Sp...
DATE: Nov 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two Bermudian entrepreneurs were last night on cloud nine after their pioneering aerial photography business snapped up a top prize at an international competition in Greece.
Connor Burns and EJ Burrows were the first Bermuda entrants in the Internat...
DATE: Nov 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A half billion dollar coup by a Bermuda-based firm will lead to more jobs, one of the prime movers said yesterday.
ILS Investment Management — an arm of Bermuda-based Armour Group Holdings — acted as sub-adviser in the successful bid by multi-nationa...
DATE: Nov 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Real estate firm manager Penny MacIntyre has been promoted to partner at Rego Sotheby’s International, the firm announced today.
Ms MacIntyre — who has been with the firm for seven years — moves up from executive vice-president and earlier was manag...
DATE: Nov 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor