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Bermuda Commercial Bank Ltd, BCB Paragon Trust Ltd along with well-known cyclist Neil de ste Croix are among those being sued because of the alleged “brazen and extraordinary breach of their fiduciary and contractual obligations” which resulted in th...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda is in prime position to capitalise on China’s booming economy, a top trust fund adviser told a conference yesterday.
Joe Field, of London-based global law firm Withers, told the conference that the Island’s trust fund industry could prove att...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Global assets under management will top the $100 trillion mark by 2020, according to a new report by professional services firm PwC.
And the industry will come out of the shadows of related businesses like banking and insurance and move to centre sta...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Global financial services firm KPMG has paid $8.2 million to settle a US finance industry watchdog’s allegations that it broke rules designed to keep auditors from getting too close to their clients.
Now the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) h...
DATE: Feb 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group made $322 million last year — up $115 million up on 2012, according to its latest figures.
And the firm — which includes OneBeacon, Sirius Group and HG Global/BAM among its subsidiaries — reported an adju...
DATE: Feb 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Huffington Post is reporting that three Bermuda subsidiaries of Microsoft Corp are involved in a tax inquiry launched by “another country”, according to documents made public by the Bermuda Supreme Court.
But it adds that once the inquiry was fir...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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A Bermuda-based asset manager says his investment company will “vigorously defend itself” after being accused in a complaint by US regulators that it made more than $1.3 million in allegedly illegal short-selling share trading.
Christopher Kuchanny a...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
By Raymond Hainey
A new wave of nations could provide a fresh source of business for global insurance and reinsurance firms in Bermuda.
A new report by financial services firm EY said that Asian countries China, with Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesi...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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International business is to launch a drive to highlight the sector’s importance to the Island’s economy.
And it is hoped the new campaign will encourage Bermuda residents to pull together to attract new companies to Bermuda and boost its bottom line...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Furious French MPs have demanded that Bermuda should be put back on the country’s list of tax havens.
Anger over the decision to remove the Island and Jersey from the list of uncooperative jurisdictions united both the right and left wings in French ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor