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LONDON (Bloomberg) — UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will propose laws to prevent foreign rules from dominating securities markets in the event of a takeover of the London Stock Exchange, according to people with knowledge of the government's plans.Nasd...
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A team of City of London bankers and hedge fund executives has clubbed together to build a Bermuda-registered bank that will specialise in lending to hedge funds, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
The FT said CDG Holdings Ltd., which was incorp...
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks declined for a second day, led by commodity producers including Talisman Energy Inc. and Teck Cominco Ltd., as oil, copper and gold prices slid.Energy companies and raw-material producers account for more than tw...
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Ace Ltd. has opened a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional office, based in Bahrain.
The new office, which recently received approval from the Central Bank of Bahrain, will be responsible for the management of ACE's existing businesses in...
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LONDON (Reuters) — British Airways will spend $100 million ($191.3 million) revamping its business-class cabins and installing wider beds, its latest salvo in a battle with Virgin Atlantic to woo high-paying passengers.Europe's third-largest airline ...
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Telekom AG's new chief executive, Rene Obermann, vowed yesterday to win back customers by improving the German company's notoriously bad service while at the same time cutting costs.Obermann, the head of the company...
DATE: Nov 14, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index closed down last week, with all stocks that changed price losing value.
The Index closed down 56.341 points or 1.17 percent to at 4,826 after a week of moderate volume, although ten issues saw action.
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DATE: Nov 13, 2006
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An insurance industry veteran who was recently named the Michael J. Kevany/XL Visiting Professor in Insurance and Actuarial Science Practice at the School of Risk Management of The Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University was in Bermuda las...
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LONDON (Reuters) — Model train maker Hornby sped to the rescue of Airfix model planes on Friday, buying the brand from its stricken owner in a $2.6 million ($5 million) deal that unites two of Britain’s best known toymakers.Hornby, which also makes S...
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(Bloomberg) ? Hannover Re, the world's fourth-largest reinsurer, said it received a licence for life and health reinsurance in China.
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission licence enables Hannover Re to offer customers reinsurance in life, health...
DATE: Nov 13, 2006
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