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HSBC Bank of Bermuda's former chief operating officer Michael Collins has joined rivals Butterfield Bank as executive vice-president of corporate development.
In his new role, Mr. Collins, who has 25 years' experience in financial services, including...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks rose, pushing the Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index to a 10-month high, as energy and material producers joined yesterday's rally in US shares and commodity prices.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Suncor ...
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Max Capital Group Ltd. comfortably beat the analysts' expectations with second-quarter earnings of $43.8 million, as insurance policy sales grew strongly.
But the net income figure, which broke down to 76 cents per share, was down by 41 percent on th...
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Net income: $47.8 million compared to $74.2 million in 2008.
Gross premiums written: $396.5 million compared to $369.3 million in 2008.
Combined ratio: 90.8 percent compared to 74.9 percent in 2008.
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LONDON - Weakness in miners and banks, dented as Standard Chartered announced a fundraising, sent Britain's top share index 0.24 percent lower, retreating from a 2009 high hit the previous session. The FTSE 100 closed 11.09 points lower at 4,671.37, ...
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BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co will pay a $50 million civil penalty to settle charges by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors with some fraudulent accounting in 2002 and 2003.
The SEC found that the largest US co...
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The theme for this year's Women's Bermuda Athena International Leadership Awards & Business Summit entitled 'Navigating Success: Keep Rising' is a particularly relevant one for Michelle Khaldun.
The general manager of the Bermuda Small Business Devel...
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Everest Re Group has extended the contract of its chief executive officer Joseph Taranto through the end of 2010.
Everest this week announced second-quarter profits of $272.6 million, up 78 percent on the same period in 2008.
Mr. Taranto, 60, became ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc plans to include support for business users in its Android operating system as soon as this year, pitting it against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, a senior executive said.
Andy Rubin, Google's top Android execut...
DATE: Aug 05, 2009
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Watlington Waterworks Ltd. saw its share price plummet by 24.64 percent ($3.45) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The utilities company's share value dipped to $10.55, with 3,000 shares traded.
Devonshire Industries Ltd. also fell by 95 ...
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