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The Bermuda Insurance Institute (BII) has announced the appointment of BF&M's president and CEO John Wight as its new president.
The BII made the announcement at its annual general meeting held last week. Mr. Wight had previously been the vice-presid...
DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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LONDON - Britain's top share index hit a near 10-month closing low, led down by mining stocks and banks, as risk appetite was hurt by renewed concerns over the strength of global recovery and Europe's debt problems. The FTSE 100 closed at 4,914.22 po...
DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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The US Consulate has recognised seven Bermuda-based shipping companies for participating in the US Coast Guard's voluntary search and rescue programme, AMVER (Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System).
AMVER is a voluntary global ship reporti...
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The importance of stress testing investment portfolios was highlighted in a panel discussion on the second day of the Bermuda Captive Conference held at the Fairmont Southampton yesterday.
The panellists, who included moderator Robert Paton, executiv...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - In the murky world of the Internet, how do you ever really know who you're talking to, who you're buying from or if your bank can actually tell it's you when you log in to pay a bill?
Amid growing instances of identity theft, bank a...
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc had sold 1.7 million units of the iPhone 4 worldwide by Saturday, June 26, its most successful product launch yet, the company said on Monday.
Sales of the touchscreen smartphone, which competes with devic...
DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube's actions spoke louder than its founders' words when it came down to deciding whether the Internet's most watched video site illegally exploited copyrighted clips owned by media company Viacom Inc.
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DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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Training a new generation of lawyers to meet the demands of Bermuda's international business sector is essential if the Island is to remain competitive as an offshore destination, according to Mello Jones and Martin partner Andrew Martin.
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DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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Media House Ltd.'s profits dropped by about $500,000 for the six months ending March 31, 2010 as the company continued to suffer from the economic downturn.
The company's net income fell to $2.9 million during that period from $3.4 million at March 3...
DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index tumbled hard yesterday as slowing growth in China, worry over looming euro-zone bank repayments and a drop in US consumer confidence unnerved stock markets around the world.
All 10 sectors of the index w...
DATE: Jun 30, 2010
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