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HOLLYWOOD, Florida (Reuters) — Seven years removed from a scandal that tarnished one of America's oldest financial institutions, the diminutive soft-spoken woman who helped launder $7 billion for Russian mobsters and businessmen is hoping to stop peo...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc., the largest US bank, moved a step closer to acquiring Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. after Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said it plans to accept the $13.4 billion takeover offer.Mizuho, Japan's second-biggest...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Ship Finance International Ltd., an oil-tanker operator that leases its vessels to other companies, bought three oil and gas exploration ships for $210 million.Ship Finance bought the so-called seismic vessels, which are still be...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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After last week’s column criticised the organisation for not fully participating in the public debate on telecoms reform, the Computer Society of Bermuda (CSB) has come back with an explanation of its position.
While defending its decision the CSB ad...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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GERMANY (Bloomberg) — Commerzbank AG, Germany’s second-largest bank, agreed to sell its Jupiter fund division to TA Associates and the unit’s management for $740 million ($1.45 billion), five years after first seeking a buyer for the business.Jupiter...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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The rapid evolution of telecommunications has left Bermuda's unusual four-way split marketplace creaking at the joints in the space of just ten years.
And as one of the businessmen closest to the action, CellularOne boss Michael Leverock can only see...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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NEW YORK (Reuters) — AIG Global Investment Group, a unit of insurer American International Group Inc., said yesterday that it acquired a substantial equity interest in Falcon Farms, a Latin American supplier of flowers to the United States and Canada...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US banana giant Chiquita Brands International Inc. pleaded guilty Monday to doing business with a terrorist organisation for paying protection money to Colombian paramilitaries between 2001 and 2004.Chiquita agreed to pay a fin...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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Fiona Muldoon has been appointed corporate strategy, development and planning officer of XL Capital.
She has also been made a senior vice president of the multi-billion dollar insurance and reinsurance company, which has offices in Bermudiana Road.
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DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Consulting firm Accenture Ltd. said yesterday it plans to increase the number of its management consultants in India to 2,000 in the next 16 months.The Bermuda-based company, which currently has 500 management consultants in India, e...
DATE: Mar 21, 2007
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