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Lloyd's of London will stand the downturn in the insurance cycle better than the Bermuda market, according to a leading analyst.
Chris Hitchings, insurance analyst at the London arm of US investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, also does not rule ou...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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BY offering technology that allows people without computers to read e-mail, Presto Services Inc. took on a bold challenge. Yet Presto and its internet-connected printer that spits out the e-mails are remarkably well conceived.I tested this service wi...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — Four top private equity bosses yesterday embraced a simpler UK tax regime amid broad criticism of the industry that has focused on their personal tax rates, which can fall under 10 percent.One of them even said during questioning b...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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MONACO (Bloomberg) — Fidelity International Ltd. chief executive officer Barry Bateman said clients have withdrawn about $3 billion from the firm's European Growth Fund since manager Graham Clapp said at the start of the year that he was quitting.The...
DATE: Jul 05, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rebounded yesterday but remained near a record low against the euro as investors eyed central bank meetings this week in Europe which could keep overseas yields climbing.The dollar rose against a basket of six major cu...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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LONDON - The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares ended up 0.8 percent, buoyed by take-over talk as investors shrugged off continued security concerns after terminal 4 at London's Heathrow airport was evacuated. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,639.8 p...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street advanced yesterday ahead of the July 4 holiday as investors drew confidence from a smaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity.The market was relieved to hear from the Commerce Depar...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a chipmaker that fired executives for stock options backdating, restated results by $327.4 million to account for costs from those grants.The company reported that the net loss ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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Kensley McDowall has been elected chairman of the Bermuda branch of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Mr. McDowall, a Bermudian, is a trust manager with Codan Trust Company, an affiliate of Conyers Dill & Pearman, where he has res...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry.The test results released yesterd...
DATE: Jul 04, 2007
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