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More companies are employing mature enterprise risk management practices to enhance organisational value and resiliency, according to Aon's 2010 Global Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Survey.
The report, which was released last week, revealed that 6...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — US regulators are working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products.
In June, tobacco companies must tell the Food and Drug Administration their formulas for the first tim...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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Butterfield Bank's common shares rose 7.14 percent (25 cents) to $3.75 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 200 shares during the day.
Overall, the Index was up 43.68 points (2.16 percent) at 2,066.03, with 200 shares worth ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — British Airways Plc's 13,000 flight attendants will vote on strike action next week after talks on crewing levels broke down. German competitor Deutsche Lufthansa AG is also facing a stoppage in a dispute with 4,500 pilots.
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DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. will host a product event on January 27, giving chief executive officer Steve Jobs a chance to unveil a long-rumoured, touch-screen tablet device for surfing the web and playing movies and music.
The company sen...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury PLC are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc., as Kraft faces today's deadline for changes to its bid.
Cadbury shares moved above 800 pence in yesterday's ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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GENEVA (AP) — Swiss Reinsurance Co. said yesterday it transferred part of its US life insurance business to American investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for 1.3 billion Swiss francs ($1.27 billion) to free up capital and invest it more ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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Bermuda-domiciled telecommunications company Digicel says it network is now functioning well in the Hatian capital of Port-au-Prince with increasing numbers of customers connecting to it.
The company says coverage outside the city, which was devatst...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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When Hurricane Fabian destroyed much of Tom Wadson's Southampton farm in 2003 he seized the opportunity to start Bermuda's first and only fully organic farm.
Today Wadson's Farms is the Island's largest producer of organic fruits, vegetables and meat...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. is doing its bit for the environment by making the company's upcoming annual report fully electronic in a bid to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Bermuda as a community.
The move, which is part of the BF&M's ongoing 'Green Initia...
DATE: Jan 18, 2010
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