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A slump is looming for the world’s developing economies, yet for the clever investor, opportunities await. Finally an element of calm has returned to major financial markets. Currencies have stabilised. Equities are back to levels seen prior to the s...

Do you know the real cost of purchasing and owning a mutual fund? It is hard to figure out, even when you are truly conscientious in reading all of the fine print in the investment materials. Part of the information problem is the lower level of deta...

When choosing an investment strategy, liquidity should be an integral component of the decision-making process and a cornerstone of a portfolio’s asset allocation. And yet, despite the importance of being able to convert your assets to cash when nee...

Continuing series on the Bermuda Investment Primer. Aside from seeing relentless withdrawals from your paycheck, assuming that you are checking each month to be sure that your employer is contributing his/her share into your pension fund that’s rig...

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has announced the centralisation of its global reinsurance operations. The move will see the company’s various business lines reporting to the company’s global President and COO, John Bender. According to Alli...

A local internship programme set up to help Bermudians get a leg up in the insurance industry is having a hard time finding enough interested students. For more than 15 years, the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies (BFIS) has provided scholars...

Bermuda’s “darker side” has come under the global spotlight as a UK insurance publication claims the increase in violent crime could spark a mass exodus of international business. The Insurance Times, which has close to 20,000 readers mostly based in...

Markets have regained strength, yet Middle Eastern and Asian trade surpluses mean a summer slump is likely in store. After last year’s turbulence, stock markets of the world have clawed their way back. They are now roughly where they were before the ...

The topic of discussion this week is the United States Supreme Court opinion rendered on February 21, 2012 in the matter of Kawashima v Holder. The Supreme Court affirmed a Ninth Circuit decision that held that a couple's convictions for making a fal...