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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bermuda-based Covidien Ltd said yesterday quarterly earnings rose as strong sales at its imaging solutions and medical devices businesses outweighed weakness in other units and an increase in spending, sending shares up by as much...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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Schroders Private Equity Services, which operates from offices in Bermuda and Guernsey, has won the 2007 European Venture Capital Journal (EVCJ) award for "Fund Administrator of the Year".
The magazine's subscribers voted for the award, which was a n...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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Stephen Notman has become the latest Bermudian associate to join legal firm Mello Jones and Martin.
Mr. Notman has joined the firm's litigation practice alongside prominent litigators Alan Dunch, JP and Saul Froomkin, OBE, QC.
He received his LLB wit...
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XL launched its wellness programme, entitled "Stay Well", in partnership with Argus Insurance in October 2007.
Renee Wilson, benefits specialist in XL's human resources department, explained that, to kick-start the programme, employees were invited t...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) remained unchanged following a quiet day's trading yesterday.
The Index held up at 4,723.20, with 58,728 shares worth $1,019,105.10 traded.
Among the main traders were Butterfield Bank (57,528 shar...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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–LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.25 percent yesterday, its second cut in three months as it attempts to shore up confidence in Britain's slowing economy.
"The prospects for output growth ab...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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Everything to do with real estate in Bermuda will be on display at the Coldwell Banker Home Show tomorrow.
The event, which is now in its sixth year, will offer a one-stop shopping experience for setting up a home, with the chance to speak to insuran...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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Allied World Assurance Company made a net income of $123 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, almost matching its impressive profits of $128.4 million for the same period in 2006.
The insurance and reinsurance firm also posted net income for the y...
DATE: Feb 08, 2008
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BELCO Holdings Ltd. and BF&M Ltd. proved to be the big gainers on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday.
BELCO boosted its share price by 45 cents (0.02 percent) to finish on $20.60, as 2,000 shares changed hands, while BF&M Ltd. s...
DATE: Feb 07, 2008
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XL Capital chief executive officer Brian O'Hara said yesterday that the company had "taken the full measure of pain" related to its sub-prime mortgage-linked problems and expected no more related losses, after XL announced a fourth-quarter loss of mo...
DATE: Feb 07, 2008
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