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US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is one of three senators who have proposed legislation that seeks to recover an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenue they say is lost each year because of overseas tax havens.
The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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Troubled reinsurer Scottish Re has delayed by one week an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to vote on a take-over of the business after another twist in its downward fortunes following fourth quarter losses of $231.6 million.
Within hours its fi...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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Everest Re yesterday announced that its regular quarterly dividend will double to $0.48 per share. This dividend will be payable on or before March 23, 2007 to shareholders of record as of March 5, 2007.
Chairman and chief executive officer Joseph Ta...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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The settlement does not involve an admission of liability by the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
Part of the settlement is expected to be offset by insurance recoveries.
The settlement is subject...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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A 16-page advertising feature on Bermuda is to appear in the US financial magazine SmartMoney.
?Bermuda: The Best of Both Worlds? has been produced by the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA), the Ministry of Finance, the Bermuda Stock E...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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Everest Re yesterday announced that its regular quarterly dividend will double to $0.48 per share. This dividend will be payable on or before March 23, 2007 to shareholders of record as of March 5, 2007.
Chairman and chief executive officer Joseph Ta...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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A day of decline on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange saw the market close below 5,000 points for the second time this week.
There was a 45.03 point fall (0.90 percent) as the market slid to 4,981.30 on a day when shares valued at $572,230 w...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended lower in a mild pullback despite firmness in mining and energy issues, with Toronto-Dominion Bank also providing some buoyancy.
The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 12.30 points, or...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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The preconception is that Bermuda is a low-tax jurisdiction and Canada a high-taxing country.
The reality is just the opposite ? if you?re trying to run a small business.
That is what those running the Igility Group of Companies have found since they...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policy-makers consider a flare-up in inflation a greater potential risk than a slowdown, and cautioned that investors should not get too complacent.A pair of influential regional Fed presidents — St. Louis’ Will...
DATE: Feb 22, 2007
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