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Public relations and copywriting company The Media Maven has hired a new staff member. The company, founded by Nadia Laws, a former reporter at The Royal Gazette, has taken on Robyn Bardgett as a copywriter on a freelance basis. Ms Laws said: “I’m ve...

The Bank of Butterfield shares went up 28 cents, or 0.85 per cent, to $33.30 on the New York Stock Exchange. On The Royal Gazette/BSX Index, insurance company BF&M was unchanged at $21 after 5,250 shares changed hands. Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd, t...

A group of students from Appalachian State University in North Carolina have been given an insight into how Bermuda became one of the world’s most important reinsurance hubs. The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers hosted the students for ...

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg told a gathering of senior US business leaders yesterday that Bermuda plays a special role in the global economy. The three-term former New York mayor and founder of Bloomberg LP made the comment at an invitation-only fo...

Bermuda is to continue work on strengthening and enhancing its reputation as a well-regulated offshore jurisdiction. The Financial Policy Council, a group that advises the Ministry of Finance and the Bermuda Monetary Authority on financial system sta...

Retail sales bounced back in March after three previous months of declines. Sales increased to $96.5 million, 5.3 per cent up on the $91.6 million recorded for March last year. After adjustment for inflation, which was 1.9 per cent in March, the volu...

CedarBridge Academy students preparing for end of year exams received some extra help from the international business community. A group of insurance professionals from the Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers association voluntee...

A total of $925 million in securities on behalf of the California Earthquake Authority were yesterday listed with the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The two securities were issued by Ursa Re and placed by Swiss Re Capital Markets, which acted as structuring...

Lifelong bike fan Nicholas Cardoso has fulfilled a dream with his own bike customisation and repair shop. Mr Cardoso took the plunge and opened a shop after spending six years working part-time on days and weekends customising bikes. He said: “This i...

Imagine going into a store, taking something you want to buy to the counter and waving your mobile phone in front of a terminal. The purchase made, you walk out of the store. There was no need to open your purse or wallet, or fiddle with loose change...