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Cathy Egan has been supporting herself since she was 18, when she worked as a waitress in Minneapolis. Her 23-year-old son lives at home and relies on his single mother for transportation, food, and other expenses. Egan, now 50, only began putting mo...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Personal Finance
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A new firm aims to cut telecoms costs for businesses and individuals with an expert audit of usage.
Fluent — founded by telecoms professional Elizabeth Schaefer — was designed to analyse telecoms patterns and come up with the best and cheapest packag...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
One of the rescuers of Butterfield Bank has hit trouble in the Caribbean.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and two other Canadian banks have written off more than $1 billion in the region since the recession hit.
And yesterday David Hills, a...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A US asset management firm has opened a reinsurer in Bermuda — and it could lead to a jobs boost for Bermuda.
Sandell Asset Management, which has offices in New York and London, has launched Sandell Re in a bid to increase long-term investment cash.
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DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
An idea for a business can spring from the unlikeliest of starting points.
For proof, look no further than the Home WorX Ltd shop in St George’s and its co-owner Kim Robinson.
The shop opened its doors in June and is steadily building its customer b...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda is streaking ahead in the global ILS market, with the Island issuing $7.7 billion of during 2014.
By comparison Cayman Islands saw only $0.7 billion of issuances and Ireland had $0.4 billion.
The global stock of ILS at the end of 2014 was wor...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The rate of inflation fell in January, dropping to 1.4 per cent from 1.5 per cent measured in December 2014, as lower global oil prices dampened increases in the cost of living.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report found that fuel and power costs fe...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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Other
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Butterfield Bank was the lone company to see trading action on the Bermuda Stock Exchange today.
The bank’s common shares closed unchanged at $1.99 as 10,675 shares changed hands, while Butterfield’s 8 per cent preference shares gained one cent to cl...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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A Bermuda-based firm has created space history with the blast off of the first all-electric satellites.
A communications satellite owned by Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) joined a twin satellite from French-based Eutelsat Communications in the launch...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Myth #32: Law students suffer at the hands of intimating and pedantic lawyers who view students as an annoyance.
For any student attempting to pursue a career in law, obtaining legal experience is a vital step they must take in order to be called to...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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