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A change is needed in the way golf is marketed and sold in Bermuda in order to maintain its competitive edge and remain profitable.
Those were the findings of a survey conducted by KPMG, which revealed that almost 90 percent of golf courses in Bermud...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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WASHINGTON — New cars and trucks would be required to carry black boxes to record crash information and automakers would pay fees to help fund the government's auto safety agency under a series of proposals in Congress in response to Toyota's massive...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The Securities and Exchange Commission questioned American International Group Inc. about whether the bailed-out insurer's former general counsel deemed the stock worthless when negotiating executives' compensation.
The SEC wro...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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The Bermuda-based private-equity services operations of Schroders have been acquired by the global custody and fund services arm of US banking giant JP Morgan.
Around 50 people work at Schroders' Bermuda office, based in Schroders House, on Front Str...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended higher yesterday, recouping some of the losses of the previous two sessions, as fears over euro zone sovereign debt ebbed and healthy corporate earnings boosted optimism.
Investors were willing to ...
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Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of Allan Decleir as executive vice-president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 1.
Mr. Decleir, whose move is subject to the approval of the Bermuda Department of Immigr...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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ANALYSIS-Did Goldman gain AIG insight from Timberwolf?
+ Some Timberwolf CDOs were similar to AIG-insured deals
+ Timberwolf tracked some of the worst CDOs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blow-up of a $1 billion subprime mortgage-linked security called Timb...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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Shareholders of Max Capital Group Ltd. and Harbor Point Ltd. have "overwhelmingly" approved the merger of the two Bermuda re/insurers.
Pending regulatory approvals, the two companies expect to complete their amalgamation before the end of June.
The c...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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Commentary –by Susan Antilla
It's hard not to wonder how the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. drama would be panning out if Eliot Spitzer were still sheriff.
Don't get me wrong. The holier-than-thou, hooker-obsessed former New York governor is a hypocrite of...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — British airport operator BAA Ltd. estimates the volcanic ash cloud which grounded flights at its two London airports will cost it £28 million ($42.5 million) this year.
The company said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and am...
DATE: Apr 30, 2010
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