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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A proposed tax change by the US Internal Revenue Service could drive more captive insurers offshore, providing a boost to Cayman and Bermuda and hurting Vermont and other US states that have sought to snare a p...
DATE: Jan 31, 2008
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index ended lower yesterday in a volatile session as worries over more trouble in the financial sector undercut a brief rally after another US interest rate cut.
The index had bounced higher immed...
DATE: Jan 31, 2008
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Finance Minister Paula Cox yesterday said the Government intends to use recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a roadmap for enhancements to Bermuda's anti-money laudering regime.
In a press conference yesterday, Ms Cox adde...
DATE: Jan 31, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - A still-anxious Wall Street closed lower yesterday, sacrificing the advance it made after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates half a percentage point. Investors collected profits after nearly three sessions of big gains, unwilling ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2008
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BF&M Ltd proved to be the big gainers on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) after the insurance company announced a one-for-10 stock dividend and increased its cash dividend by 25 percent yesterday.
The company's share price rose by...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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BF&M shareholders will receive an extra share for every ten they own in a one-for-ten stock dividend announced by the Bermuda insurer yesterday.
The dividend applies to shareholders of record as of February 29, 2008. In addition, the company raised i...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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A Bermuda delegation attended the biggest hedge fund conference in the US last week to promote understanding of the Island's business environment.
More than 900 delegates attended GAIM USA 2008 in Boca Raton, Florida, including Bermuda International ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its 2008 forecast for world growth yesterday, warning the global economy will deliver the weakest performance in five years as US-originated financial strains intensify.
The IMF said no...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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The Bank of Bermuda started up its childcare scheme near to its offices in Bermudiana Road in March last year in response to an employee survey which revealed that its staff wanted the provision of such facility.
The after-school facility is open to ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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The shocking headlines this month in the tech world are: 'Music Industry Explores New Approach to Online Downloads' and 'Online growth offsets struggles in print for newspapers'.
Shocking only because it is taking two 'old' businesses a long time to ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2008
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