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Bermuda is still heavily reliant on foreign workers according to the latest Government Employment Briefs report.
Non-Bermudians account for 31 per cent of the labour market, most of whom work in the higher-income bracket.
Over a four-year period the ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2007
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A total of 35 new insurance and reinsurance companies incorporated in the first six months of 2007, figures released yesterday by the Bermuda Monetary Authority showed.
Only one, Starr Insurance and Reinsurance Ltd., which was incorporated in April, ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2007
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The Bermudian versus foreign workers was the focus for a lively debate at the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation's (BSBDC) meeting in St George's yesterday evening.
Business people and members raised their fears over the growing number of...
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Covidien Ltd. is set to join the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) after its listing of common shares were approved by the Listing Committee yesterday.
The former Tyco Healthcare section of Tyco is a global leader in developing, manufacturing and distribu...
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SAO PAULO (Bloomberg) — Cia. Vale do Rio Doce, the world's biggest iron-ore producer, said it hasn't ruled out a possible bid for Canadian aluminIum company Alcan Inc., which yesterday agreed to be acquired by Rio Tinto Group for $38.1 billion.No tal...
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Employment in Bermuda has reached an all-time high according to the latest figures released by the Government's Department of Statistics yesterday.
The 2007 edition of the Employment Briefs shows the annual change in the level of employment was the h...
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Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. announced that its Catlin US specialty insurer has set up a US unit to offer horse-related insurance.
Catlin's new Equine Underwriting Unit will be based in Lexington, Kentucky and will be staffed by a four-member team...
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The Bank of Bermuda announced yesterday that its Island-based investments arm has been selected to manage one of the largest international funds in the world.
HSBC Investments (Bermuda) has been appointed as the discretionary investment advisor to th...
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Conyers Dill & Pearman yesterday announced that Bermudians Marcia Spencer and Joyce McGuinness had both been promoted to the newly created position of assistant manager in Codan Services, an affiliate of the offshore law firm.
In a statement, the fir...
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FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) — Insurance companies are about to shower at least $1 billion of fees on fund managers, and just a handful of firms are lining up to compete for the windfall.Deutsche Bank AG, BlackRock Inc. and Conning & Co. oversee about 40 pe...
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