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LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England left its asset purchase programme intact at £200 billion ($325 billion) and held interest rates at 0.5 percent yesterday, as widely expected.
Policymakers have indicated they would not shift policy until at leas...
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Butterfield Bank's common shares dropped 1.25 percent (five cents) to $3.95 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 554 shares during the day.
Overall, the Index dipped 8.74 points (0.42 percent) to 2,095.82, as 554 share...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives voted to extend $17 billion in tax breaks for big business and to pay for them with a new tax on fund managers' compensation and stiff penalties on foreign banks that help rich Americans hide ass...
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Don’t expect to see a wave of new insurers setting up in Bermuda again even if a major event sparks a need for new capacity.
That was the message from a panel including the heads of three Bermuda companies, at the Ernst & Young Insurance Year-end Ou...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has promoted Leila Madeiros to the position of senior vice-president and corporate secretary. Ms. Madeiros joined the association in 2006 and rose up through the ranks to the post of vice-pres...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s top executives will not receive cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant bows to sharp criticism over its pay practices.
The executives will instead receive stock that cannot be sold for at least fiv...
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in complete agreement on moves to tax bankers' bonuses, Brown's spokesman said yesterday after the two leaders met.
"They are both completely aligned on...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has extended financial support for offshore wind farms by four years to 2014, helping plant thousands more turbines over coming years as the country races to meet testing 2020 renewable energy targets.
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc. is talking with the US government about paying back its bailout money, but it is not clear whether a deal is imminent, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday.
The bank is hopeful, though, and i...
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What office space is available in Hamilton?
141 Front Street - 10 floors available - between $22,115 to $73,460
Power House - 2 floors - from $44,505 to $45,150
Argus Building - 1 floor - $15,948
Orbis Building - 1 floor - $39,027
Washington Mall Pha...
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