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There was trading in 13,100 shares of Argus Group Holdings Ltd on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index. The shares improved 24 cents, or 8.1 per cent, to $3.21.
Meanwhile, in New York, shares of Butterfield Bank were up $1.74, or 6.3 per cent, at $29.37.
The ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd has reported a loss of $31.6 million, or 91 cents per common share, for the third quarter.
That was worse than the $25.1 million loss incurred in the same period last year. However, operating losses were lower at...
DATE: Nov 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Reinsurance franchise Ariel Re is being bought from Argo Group for an undisclosed sum.
Private equity investors Pelican Ventures and JC Flowers have agreed to acquire Ariel Re from Bermudian-based Argo Group. Ariel Re was founded by Don Kramer in 200...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Quarantine bracelets are helping to spread the word about Bermuda as a place for new tech ideas, and assisting the island to keep a lid on Covid-19.
Bermuda rolled out the technology in the summer. It has now been taken up in other places, notably Ha...
DATE: Nov 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A broad measure of Bermuda’s economic activity contracted in the first quarter of this year, primarily from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Gross domestic product, the value of goods and services generated by the island’s economy, fell year-on-y...
DATE: Nov 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Working from home can have a negative impact on career development and lead to exhaustion and burnout. It can also adversely affect company culture and team cohesion, and have a knock-on impact on the local economy.
Those were discussion points for a...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Shares of Argus Group Holdings Limited fell by 28 cents, or 8.8 per cent, to $2.92 after 10,200 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.
On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of Butterfield Bank were down 27 cents, or 1.03 per cent, at $26.03.
The Ro...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Butterfield Bank made a profit of $30.5 million, or 61 cents per share, for the third quarter. This was down from the $42.4 million it achieved a year ago, and a decline of $3.8 million from the second quarter.
During the period it had a $8.9 million...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s inflation rate turned negative for the first time in 55 years in July.
The annual rate was -1.4 per cent, which means consumers paid 1.4 per cent less for a basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index in July than they...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermudian-headquartered Bacardi has unveiled plans to put the world’s most sustainable spirits bottle on shelves by 2023. The move is aimed at helping reduce the problem of plastic pollution.
The new 100 per cent biodegradable bottle will replace 80 ...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil