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Newspapers that point the finger at bad guys should also point the finger at their own, if they transgress. I was convicted in Magistrates' Court this week of driving at 68 kph, and was fined $300 or 30 days. My dentist also fined me $120 for missing...
DATE: Dec 17, 2005
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? HSBC Holdings Plc?s credit rating outlook was lifted to ?positive? from ?stable? by Standard & Poor?s because of the bank?s diverse business mix.
The rating agency affirmed the A+ rating on HSBC?s long-term debt and the A-1 ratin...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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A campaign to encourage locals to ?Shop. Explore then shop some more? is being hailed as a success by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce.
The campaign, launched one month ago, was designed to encourage locals to visit shops and areas they...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., which reported a third-quarter net loss of $875 million from hurricane claims, lowered its quarterly dividend by 79 percent.
Montpelier, a Bermuda-based reinsurer, cut the dividend to 7.5 cents a sh...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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A new cobblestone company is being launched on the Island to bring an old world look designed to stand up to modern wear and tear.
Just Cobble has been formed by Derek Theisen and David Ralston ? two men who hatched the idea to go into business for t...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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Jardine takes Rothschilds stake
Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. this week said it had completed the acquisition of a 20 percent shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG from Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc for $182 million.
RCH is the ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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Business leaders of tomorrow can find a path to the top through Butterfield Bank?s Management Training Programme (MTP).
The MTP is designed to equip Bermudian graduates with the skills required to assume management level positions within the Bank and...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Former American International Group Inc. chief executive Maurice ?Hank? Greenberg said yesterday that he is looking at possible financial and non-financial investments in Asia.
Greenberg, speaking in an interview with Reuters, ad...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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Ratings agency A.M. Best says it is applying stringent tests when assessing the financial viability of a wave of new insurance and reinsurance companies currently forming on Bermuda.
And said it expects to assign ratings in the coming days to several...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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One of Bermuda?s newest reinsurers ? Harbor Point Limited ? has closed its raising of $1.5 billion in capital, making the company officially open for business.
Harbor Point said simultaneous to closing its initial funding it also finalised its acquis...
DATE: Dec 16, 2005
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