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Hedge funds, in general, had a very difficult time last year. Their overall performance was dismal, investors departed in droves and, to cap it all, the Madoff scandal sapped confidence in the industry.
Of course, the poor average returns included bo...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda companies Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., Arch Capital Group Ltd. and Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. may seek to buy reinsurers after Island-based rivals Validus Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd. announced takeovers th...
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The steady increase in the cost of food over the past year-and-a-half has been attributed to rising shipping prices and pressure on the US food markets, according to the Island's supermarket owners.
The food sector was the biggest contributor to the ...
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MIAMI (Reuters) - The US government and UBS AG asked a federal judge yesterday to delay the start of a closely-watched trial, as they seek to resolve their dispute over US demands for the identities of thousands of wealthy Americans suspected of usin...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - China's purchase of a C$1.74 billion ($1.5 billion) stake in Teck Resources may be just the opening move from the world's top resource consumer in a strategy to use its unique wealth advantage to become a key source of mining capi...
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JPMorgan has de-lists 14 of its sub-funds from the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).
The financial services firm voluntarily de-listed the funds of the JP Morgan Funds umbrella, including the America Large Cap Fund, China Fund, Emerging Markets Debt Fund...
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Five new re/insurance companies set up in Bermuda last month, according to the latest statistics released by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).
The BMA's most recent listing revealed that four Class 3 re/insurers and one long-term insurer incorpor...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Wall Street's rally stalled, this week could be crunch time as big banks' earnings, including Citigroup's, roll in and investors scrutinise reams of economic data for clues on the recovery.
Bank of America Corp, Intel Corp, ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen rose on Friday, notching its best weekly gain against the greenback since October, and the dollar rose against other currencies amid fears of weak US corporate profits and fading hopes for a global recovery.
A report show...
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The busy secondary market in Butterfield Bank's preference shares continued last week - but the bank's common stock plunged almost nine percent.
That dramatic fall weighed on The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index, which fell 57.26 po...
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