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Bermuda will not dominate as the top insurance domicile of choice for start-up companies in the next decade in the same way as it has done the last ten years, according to analysts Standard & Poor's.
In a special report entitled "Competing Insurance ...
DATE: Feb 13, 2008
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British Airways announced a seat sale yesterday, which will offer a roundtrip fare to London for $686, with all taxes included.
Passengers must buy their tickets by February 22 to take advantage of the special fare for travel originating in Bermuda b...
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Insurance was the sector to be in on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index yesterday, with both Argus Group Holdings Ltd. and BF&M Ltd.'s share prices soaring.
Argus saw its share value increase by 70 cents (4.5 percent) to close up at $16.2...
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BOSTON (Bloomberg) - Legg Mason Inc. fund manager Bill Miller, the second-biggest shareholder of Yahoo! Inc., said Microsoft Corp. will need to raise its $44.6 billion offer to buy the Internet company.
"We think Microsoft will need to enhance its of...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Early gains on the Toronto Stock Exchange's main index evaporated yesterday, leaving the index lower as a sell-off of miners undercut optimism over a rescue plan for US bond insurers.
The materials sector slid 2.1 percent, while F...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The British government dismissed speculation yesterday it was about to roll back on a levy on wealthy foreigners who have so far been able to legally avoid paying UK tax.
Finance minister Alistair Darling had announced a plan in Oc...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling moved to reassure rich foreigners over plans to close a UK tax loophole, promising not to probe into their overseas earnings if they choose to pay a new levy.
The Treasury said it wo...
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Bank users will be able to get hold of their money quite literally 'on the go' thanks to a new mobile ATM service launched by the Bank of Bermuda.
The Mobile ATM, which is the first of its kind and was officially unveiled at Albouys Point yesterday, ...
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Brian Duperreault has stepped down as non-executive chairman from the Butterfield Bank board in a reshuffle which sees Robert Mulderig take over the post.
Mr. Duperreault, who has been a member of the board since 1996 and non-executive chairman since...
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Validus Holdings almost doubled its profits for the fourth quarter 2007 in what proved to be a successful set of results for both the quarter and year.
The Bermuda-based reinsurance company reported its fourth-quarter net income rose to $139 million,...
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