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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The worsening US economy is leading more Americans to curtail saving for retirement, a new TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. study said.
The economy was cited by 50 percent of those who said they had stopped or reduced contributions ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2008
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has affirmed its BBB- counterparty credit ratings on Bermuda-based insurer Max Capital Group Ltd. and Max USA Holdings Ltd. The outlook on both companies remains positive.
"The counterparty credit rating on Max Cap...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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Watlington Waterworks shares gained 5.9 percent yesterday in trading on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange.
The company's shares closed at $11.65 — up $0.65 — after 804 changed hands.
Argus shares also rose slightly — $0.10 or 0.9 percent — aft...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. has appointed John Telenko as vice-president of health care.
Mr. Telenko, who will be based in Bermuda, will be charged with developing the company's portfolio of North American hospitals, health care orga...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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Bermuda-based Signet Jewelers Ltd., the world's largest specialty retail jeweller, yesterday announced the appointment of three independent directors.
Thomas Plaskett, since 1991, has been chairman of Fox Run Capital Associates, a private consulting ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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Life reinsurer Scottish Re Group Ltd. announced yesterday that it intends to voluntarily withdraw its common stock from listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) on Monday of next week "in keeping with the company's present objectives". The company...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer that got an investment from Germany's Allianz SE this month, reported its first unprofitable quarter in five years as it wrote down the value of stakes in financial firms.
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DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Wall Street's chief executives will hunker down and pay bonuses this year in the face of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, a taxpayer bailout and mounting political outcry, industry veterans say.
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DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Investors speculating on a rebound in US stocks may have a better chance in the first year of a Barack Obama presidency than a John McCain administration, if election history is any guide.
Since 1900, the Dow Jones Industrial A...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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Victoria Place is set to become Hamilton's latest hub of business activity when Bermuda's first ever LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited or 'green' building is launched next month.
The development, which was designed and c...
DATE: Oct 31, 2008
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