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Bermuda is making progress protecting its international business sector and overall reputation, Finance Minister Paula Cox told the International Chartered Accountants of Bermuda (ICAB) yesterday, before she announced last night that Bermuda had conc...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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The money markets are going to remain tight with a very low yield until the end of the year - that is according to Alistair Border, vice-president and head of fixed income at Butterfield Asset Management.
Mr. Border was on a panel comprising Faith Ou...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister, Alistair Darling, dismissed talk yesterday of a rift with the head of the country's central bank over plans to reform financial regulation and the budget deficit.
Darling and Bank of England Governor Mer...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Bermuda reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd. said yesterday it received "overwhelming" approval from shareholders to issue extra shares in connection with its attempted takeover of IPC Holdings Ltd.
At a special shareholders meeting yesterday, Validus gai...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will raise more money than the government said it needed in order to withstand a deepening recession.
Upon the completion of a debt exchange later this week, the Charlotte, Nort...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Investors rushed back into stocks as profits at a handful of companies indicated the economy might be gaining strength.
Gains in homebuilders, retailers and other consumer discretionary stocks led the market sharply higher yesterday. ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bermuda-based technology outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture Ltd. said its quarterly profit fell due to a slower economy and a stronger US dollar, although the results were better than most analysts had expected.
Accenture,...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Butterfield Bank's preference shares continued to grow in value, climbing by $30 (2.7 percent) on The Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
The bank's shares closed the day at $1,150, with 3,113 shares traded.
West Hamilton Holdings Ltd. also...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Bermuda-based Vistaprint Ltd. has launched a new brand strategy with a focus on its website redesign, logo and tagline.
The small business marketing company yesterday unveiled a number of changes to showcase its range of products and services availab...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's blue chip share index ended down 0.6 percent, led by banks after a trading update from Standard Chartered failed to excite investors while commodity stocks were also under pressure. The FTSE 100 closed at 4,252.57 points, down 27.4...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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