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WASHINGTON ? The new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox, said he plans to implement a controversial rule that would apply a stronger government hand to the trillion-dollar US hedge-fund industry.
In his first extensiv...
DATE: Sep 20, 2005
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Former US Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham told delegates at the MARHedge World Wealth Summit yesterday to expect growing investment opportunities in areas such as nuclear power, liquefied gas and clean energy technologies as increasing demand for...
DATE: Sep 20, 2005
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index ended an up and down week up 12.54 points last week to close at 3642.85, just off an all time high of 3,652.74 reached on Tuesday.
Index bellwether Butterfield Bank gained 25 cents to close the week on $...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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The Bermuda College is hosting three Labour Studies Seminars through its Professional and Career Education (PACE) initiative over a four-week period in September. Contact Eugenie Simmons at 236-9000 or on e-mail at esimmonscollege.bm.
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DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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Professionals involved with the healthcare and medical insurance industry ? whether they are physicians, lawyers, and insurers or otherwise ? now have a local society designed to provide education on heath care risk and risk management strategies.
In...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) ? Smaller insurers in Mississippi may go bankrupt and others may flee the state if Attorney General Jim Hood wins a lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina claims, the state?s insurance commissioner said.
Hood?s suit, filed on Thursday ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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Two more Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance companies ? Arch Capital Group and Imagine Group Holdings ? on Friday said they expect to pay out millions of dollars to settle Hurricane Katrina claims.
And Montpelier Re Holdings boosted its capital ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) ? Hurricane Ophelia may cost insurers as much as $800 million after skirting North and South Carolina, a storm modeller said.
Ophelia never became stronger than a Category 1 hurricane, the weakest on the five-tier Saffir-Simpso...
DATE: Sep 19, 2005
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - The U.S. government, which President George W. Bush said will pay for most of the rebuilding costs from Hurricane Katrina, is bound by law to let states settle disputes over homeowners' insurance claims, the White House said....
DATE: Sep 17, 2005
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index gained 12.21 points on Friday to close at 3642.85. Investors pushed the price of Butterfield Bank stock 25 cents higher after trading 8,295 shares. It closed the day at $43.75 and was the only stock to r...
DATE: Sep 17, 2005
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