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Around four dollars in every ten of deposits in Bermuda's banks are held by non-residents — and any sudden withdrawal of a large proportion of that money would put pressure on the Island's balance of payments and its fixed exchange rate with the US d...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for disaster derivatives is surging as insurers seek alternatives to scarce reinsurance and expensive catastrophe bonds, with the forthcoming North Atlantic hurricane season likely to give a further boost.
Prices are at reco...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — Canada's currency fell the most in five days since January, after six straight weeks of gains, as concern that the global recession won't ease soon dulled investors' appetite for riskier assets such as stocks and commodity-linke...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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"Moral hazard" is a term that has been frequently discussed and rarely acted upon in the global financial crisis and the subsequent bailouts of financial businesses.
A moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because they know they will be s...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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london (Bloomberg) — Commercial rents in the UK probably will fall until 2012 as landlords lose tenants in the deepening recession, the global head of research at Deutsche Bank AG's real-estate asset management unit said.
"It's all pretty grim on the...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Two eagles and a bunch of birdies over three days still weren't enough as Michael Sims on Saturday missed the cut for the first time in five outings on the Nationwide Tour this year.
Having started the BMW Pro-Am, played on three courses in Greer, So...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Victor Blank is to step down as chairman of Lloyds Banking Group in the next year, following intense criticism of his part-nationalised British bank's purchase of troubled rival HBOS. This year's takeover of HBOS has saddled Lloyds...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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She's sailed to Bermuda for 19 years in fair weather and foul, bringing in items ranging from pink buses to an elephant.
And yesterday, the Oleander container ship was greeted with water cannon and a VIP reception when she marked her 1500th voyage fr...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Mark Twain hailed the Republic of Mauritius, and Bermuda, as two of the most beautiful places on earth. Surrounded by coral reefs and set in azure seas, the physical setting of the two islands is similar – and the commonalities do not end there. Berm...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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The Spirit of Bermuda is on her way home.
The Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge fleet left Tenerife yesterday en route to Bermuda to mark the Island's 400th Anniversary celebrations.
Although other North American tall ships will join the fleet in Bermuda...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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