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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Warner Chilcott Ltd., a maker of pharmaceutical products for women, agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle a securities class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought the company's stock since it went public in 2006.
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DATE: May 01, 2008
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Validus Holdings Ltd. repurchased $45.7 million principal amount of its Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures.
The company announced yesterday it repurchased them from an unaffiliated financial institution in a privately negotiated trans...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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Students studying corporate law, computer science and accounting will now be eligible for large scholarships from the Bermuda Foundation For Insurance Studies.
Up to ten major scholarships are offered by the Bermuda Foundation For Insurance Studies (...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Ace Ltd., the Bermuda-based business insurer, said its high-yield bond and equity investments have gained in value after declines in the first quarter.
"These markets have recovered significantly in the first few weeks of April...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices fell for the sixth straight month in April to record their first annual decline in more than 12 years, just as the consumer mood soured to its bleakest since the slump of 1992.
Evidence from two surveys yesterd...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Financial institutions must stop encouraging excessive risk-taking with huge bonuses, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said yesterday, as he blamed banks and their compensation culture for the credit crunch.
In his most outspok...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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Bermuda-headquartered Ace Ltd. last night announced its net income fell 46 percent after it suffered investment losses.
Profits plunged to $377 million, or $1.10 per share, compared to $701 million last year, or $2.10 per share during the same period...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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British Airways plans to raise fuel surcharges by 30 percent on some routes because of higher oil prices — a move which could add around $40 to the price of a return ticket between Bermuda and London Gatwick.
The fee on short-haul flights will increa...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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As you're living in one of the world's financial centres you're probably more aware than most people about the industry and how it affects your life.
However, where do you go to get your information about how to leverage financial knowledge to help y...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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In today's ever growing culture of litigation one of the most sensitive issues is e-mail authentication.
And that is exactly what Bermuda-incorporated company RPost, which was on show at a booth at the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) 200...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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