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Hampton Re, Bermuda's newest insurer, expects its assets to be between $3 and $4 billion within the next five years.
This is according to Bill Walker, the President and CEO of the newly formed life reinsurer, which is based on Reid Street in Hamilton...
DATE: Jun 14, 2001
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UPDATE 1-U.S. drops objections to OECD tax haven crusade
(Adds comment by tax haven group, final six paragraphs)
PARIS, June 13 (Reuters) - The United States swung back in favour of an international campaign against tax havens and money laundering on...
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Premier Jennifer Smith yesterday welcomed delegates to the ICAP conference at the Southampton Princess Hotel.
She said, `'This is the third time that I have had the honour of welcoming you to my island home and I want to express the Bermuda Governmen...
DATE: Jun 14, 2001
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`'Many people have the long term view to graduate from a rent-a-captive to their own captive in three to four years,'' Charles Collis, a partner at Conyers Dill & Pearman, told delegates at the ICAP conference at the Southampton Princess.
But he caut...
DATE: Jun 14, 2001
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index remained unchanged yesterday for the second trading day in a row, closing at 2,728.48.
Trading on the exchange was light, with 2,179 shares of the Bank of Bermuda changing hands at $55 each, the same as ...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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A resurgence of interest in insurance-related stocks helped Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the world's No. 3 insurance broker, raise a better-than-expected $270 million for a 14 percent stake in its initial public offering.
Willis, which is majority-own...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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Cooper Industries, a $4.5billion global manufacturer of electrical products and hardware, will change its place of incorporation from Ohio in the US to Bermuda, subject to approval of the majority shareholders. A new holding company, called Cooper In...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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A French policeman serving at Europol headquarters in Holland has been arrested in connection with allegations of financial irregularities and fraud. It is alleged he illegally placed money in a Bermuda bank account.
The Frenchman is a senior officer...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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I received a cry for help via e-mail from a reader of this column who sounded desperate and thought I was some sort of expert on computers. I'm not. I've had no formal computer training and I'm not qualified to give any advice on anything, except per...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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Ahmed Elamin
Napster, the famous music-sharing program, is not sharing as much music as it formerly did because of legal actions by the Recording Industry Association of America, the band Metallica, and other recording artists. Music companies send song titles to...
DATE: Jun 13, 2001
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