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Bermuda’s financial watchdog is to host a major conference looking at the future of the insurance and reinsurance industries. And the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has lined up heavyweight speakers — including John Nelson, the chairman of Lloyd’s ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2014
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Financial services firm EY earned nearly $27.5 billion in revenues in its last financial year, the company reported this week.
EY earned $26.4 billion globally — with the Americas area, which includes the Bermuda arm, posting around $11.5 billion in ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2014
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IT veteran Shannon Gosse is to join technology firm Ignition as business development manager.
Mr Gosse — who formerly worked at telecoms firm Digicel and the Bermuda IBM arm — will manage all key areas of development.
He said: “I am thrilled to join ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2014
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A former White House cyber security expert yesterday said Bermuda was well-placed to protect itself against attacks on computer networks.
Jason Healey, a former US Air Force intelligence officer, added that Bermuda’s small size offered advantages and...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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Inflation has risen by more than per cent for a basic basket of goods and services, according to the latest Government figures.
The consumer price index for August showed a 2.1 per cent jump compared to the same time last year and a 0.2 per cent rise...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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Cyber crime poses a serious threat to Bermuda, an expert warned yesterday.
Fred Oberholzer, head of cyber security in the Bermuda office of global financial services firm KPMG, said: “If a person has a look from an international point of view, cyber ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2014
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A new computer bug has put hundreds of millions of computers at risk, leaving the “door wide open” for hackers.
The bug — dubbed Shellshock — has been found in a software component called Bash — a part of many Linux systems as well as Apple’s Mac OS ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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A total of eight interns at financial services firm Deloitte have finished their placements.
And — in addition to hands on experience in the firm and visits to other companies — the students also took part community work with the St George’s Foundati...
DATE: Sep 25, 2014
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The number of people working in the tourism industry fell by more than ten percent last year, the latest Government figures have revealed.
A total of 460 jobs were lost in the industry in 2013, leaving 5,224 people employed in tourism, both direct an...
DATE: Sep 24, 2014
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Retail sales dropped by more than $2 million year on year, according to the latest Government statistics for July.
The figures showed a 2.2 percent decrease on sales, down from $99.1 million to $97 million.
Returning residents declared $4.5 million i...
DATE: Sep 23, 2014
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