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Bermuda dollar loans lent out by banks have hit a seven-year low, according to figures from the Island’s financial regulator.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority’s latest Regulatory Update, released last week, shows Bermuda dollar-denominated loans, advan...
DATE: Dec 29, 2014
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Jonathan Kent
December is the time for giving, and for preparing any 2014 US tax exposures. Gifting appreciated stock to a recognised charity is a powerful tool for US tax planning. The Centre of Philanthropy has a 501(3)(b) registered fund that is recognised by t...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
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Patrice Horner
Myth #28: Litigation is the only option available to parents who are unable to resolve child access and custody matters.
Just the word ‘Christmas’ evokes thoughts of gifts, food, happy children and family gatherings. For some families the greatest gi...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
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Hope. At this Christmas time we all witness a profound change in the attitudes of people on the streets of our communities. Everyone seems to be looking forward to the holidays and are full of smiles.
Everyone speaks and all seem to project a more p...
DATE: Dec 23, 2014
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As world oil prices fall, the Island is feeling the benefit with the price of gas now at its lowest since 2010, and power firm Belco also cutting its rates.
Rubis last week set its gas price at $1.767 a litre — a 17.1 cent fall compared to November p...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
RIYADH (Bloomberg) — The boom that adorned Gulf Arab monarchies with glittering towers, swelled their sovereign funds and kept unrest largely at bay may be over after oil prices dropped by almost 50 per cent in the last six months.
The sheikhdoms hav...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014
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BRUSSELS (Bloomberg) — Companies will be forced to disclose their ultimate owners on national registers in European Union nations as the bloc seeks to clamp down on tax dodging, money laundering and terrorism financing.
European Parliament legislator...
DATE: Dec 22, 2014
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Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Ltd (BIAS) has received a double accolade from magazines covering the financial services industry.
Captive Review magazine awarded BIAS the US Captive Services Award 2014 for Innovation in Investment Management. S...
DATE: Dec 19, 2014
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Private air travel boosted Bermuda’s income by more than $50 million in just six months last year, according to a jet-setters’ magazine.
The Island came seventh in the top ten Caribbean area airports for private jet arrivals in a survey by Elite Trav...
DATE: Dec 19, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda has taken a step closer to getting in line with EU rules on insurance firms’ capital and solvency.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) endorsed key aspects of the Island’s insurance and reinsurance regulatory reg...
DATE: Dec 19, 2014
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor