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A new financial intelligence agency to assist in rooting out money laundering or terrorism financing in Bermuda will soon be up and running.
As the Island works to strengthen its reputation as a responsible offshore financial jurisdiction it will cre...
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KONIAKOW, Poland (AP) — Delicate hand-stitched lace from this mountaintop village has long graced the altars of Polish churches and tables of Polish homes.But now tradition has taken a modern twist with thongs, G-strings and other racy undergarments ...
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index edged up last week as heavy trading volume did not do much to move stock prices.
The Index ended the week up 29.17 points (0.58 percent) at 4,007.38 as some 126,554 shares worth $3.7 million changed hand...
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Bermuda company CastlePoint Holdings Ltd., which provides products to insurance companies, is expected to be the first of the Class of 2005 reinsurance companies to go public when its initial public offering takes place this week.
CastlePoint filed i...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A new ethanol company with prominent foreign investors took a big step on Friday toward starting operations in Brazil, announcing the private placement of US$200 million (US$151 million) in common shares.Bermuda-register...
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) — Canada’s mutual fund industry, basking in its best sales season in a decade, may be hoping that history doesn’t repeat itself.The last time net industry sales for the peak January and February months were above...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — The dollar declined the most in almost four months against the euro and dropped versus the yen last week on speculation the housing market will drag down the US economy.The dollar tumbled against 12 of the 16 most active curren...
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MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise group, said on Friday its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent on increased cruise capacity and strong yields from European brands that offset pricing weakness in the Caribbean. The company also...
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One in three global businesses see loss of data as a significant threat and the key issue to address in operational risk management planning, according to the latest global risk briefing report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsor...
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PARIS (Bloomberg) — Rubis SA, a French distributor of liquefied petroleum gas which bought Shell Oil's Bermuda operations last year, said annual profit rose 60 percent.Net income climbed to 30.5 million euros (40.3 million euros) from 19 million euro...
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