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Bermuda faces strong competition for lucrative insurance-linked securities business, the Island’s stock exchange chief warned yesterday.
Greg Wojciechowski, president and CEO of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) said that established rivals like the C...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
In the popular television series Suits, Harvey Specter plays the role of a well-honed corporate attorney who, from time to time, carries out mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with aplomb.
Although these portrayals of M&A transactions are somewhat roman...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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Other
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It’s a tantalising prospect for any CEO or corporate executive — the opportunity to escape to the beach after a long day spent in meeting rooms or at a conference.
It is made all the more compelling when described by Elbow Beach Bermuda’s Heather Lam...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The Royal Gazette/BSX Index remained unchanged at 1,364.08 after a quiet day that saw only 2,669 shares of Butterfield Bank traded. The bank’s shares closed unchanged at $1.99.
The BSX Insurance Index closed up 9.15 points (0.60 per cent) at 1,526.09...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Global insurer Ace Ltd last night reported record full-year operating earnings of $3.3 billion.
But the strength of the US dollar had a negative impact on the growth of premium revenues and book value per share, chief executive officer Evan Greenberg...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
A shoe store has taken a walk — from one end of Hamilton to the other.
Island Sole — run by two podiatrists and specialising in shoes with style and comfort — has moved from Gorham Road to near the top of Victoria Street because the firm needed space...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Telecoms firm CellOne has gone to court in a bid to block a move by regulators to strip it of a chunk of the airwaves.
Now the firm has launched a legal bid against the Minister of Economic Development Grant Gibbons in a bid to reverse the decision b...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
It accounts for only one per cent of global assets today, but Islamic finance is growing fast and it offers an interesting alternative to the way the financial sector operates across much of the world.
That was part of the message presented by Belaid...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd was the sole gainer in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading today.
BAS climbed eight cents, or 3.2 per cent, on the trading of 5,000 shares, to close on $2.61.
Butterfield Bank, which closed unchanged on $1.99 as 1,000 shares ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Fifteen years after the implementation of compulsory pensions in Bermuda, research tells me that many of us are taking retirement funding and planning for granted and are not taking the time to revisit our current pension arrangements.
Due to the man...
DATE: Jan 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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