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Finance Minister Paula Cox told MPs that the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's process of rating countries by tax transparency progress was "hijacked by the G20 for its own purposes".
On April 2, the Group of 20 leaders of the w...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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* Seadrill generates record EBITDA of US$347 million for the first
quarter 2009
* Seadrill reports net income of US$243 million and earnings per
share of US$0.55 for the first quarter 2009
* Seadrill completes the eight rig 2008 deepwater newbuild pr...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Oil prices settled above $62 a barrel yesterday as a surprising increase in consumer confidence sent stock prices higher.
Benchmark crude for July delivery gained 78 cents to settle at $62.45 on the New York Mercantile Exchange....
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's financial services regulator fined and banned a Morgan Stanley trader yesterday for putting customers at a disadvantage by pre-hedging trades without their consent — the third sanction linked to the bank in the last two weeks....
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Credit-default swaps linked to Syncora Guarantee Inc. will be settled at auction today, according to Markit Group Ltd.
Syncora, a Bermuda-based insurer that's part of Syncora Holdings Ltd., suspended paying claims after the New...
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Former XL chairman and chief executive officer Brian O'Hara has come out of retirement to take a $2.4 million, three-year consulting deal with his former company.
Details appear in a regulatory filing, dated March 5 this year, which states that Mr. O...
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Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. has already seen profit-boosting benefits from redomiciling to London.
And after the official opening of its Bermuda underwriting platform this month, those benefits are set to multiply, according to the company's chie...
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)—Described as a "black hole," American International Group Inc. (AIG) is largely inscrutable - but not to everyone. Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, key reinsurance markets delved deep into the operatio...
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Global business consultancy and outsourcing specialist Accenture plans to leave Bermuda to reincoporate in Ireland.
The company announced yesterday that its board of directors had unanimously approved the move, adding that Ireland "offers a stable po...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index rose sharply yesterday, gaining for the third straight session, as the financial sector surged on, thanks to Bank of Montreal's earnings and rosy US economic data.
The rally by financial issues and data ...
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