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"How international money laundering affects us"

By Martha Myron Part One — in a series on Illicit Funds Flows and Money Laundering There resides a famous quote in the media sphere, lingering into perpetuity somewhat distorted, but generally attributed to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein from their...

Jul 28, 2012

Personal Finance

"When it comes to your time and money, be neighbourly but don't be a sucker"

I've always believed that to whom much is given, much is required. So I was intrigued by a situation a reader raised in a recent online discussion. It made me think about how little we are trained in how to help individuals we believe are in need. T...

Jul 28, 2012

Personal Finance

"Equities are cheap and now is the time to buy"

Forget media masochism and allow yourself to see positives in the euro crisis. Equities are cheap and now's the time to buy. Sometimes I think I would be better off if I never picked up a newspaper or logged into a news site ever again. Keeping up w...

Jul 21, 2012

Opinion Writer

"Libor scandal shakes trust of small investors"

Does the small investor have any trust left in capital markets? Trading market volatility still arises reflective of the ongoing Euro zone crisis, the upcoming US election, the US debt ceiling issues and contemplated changes in US tax rates and the e...

Jul 21, 2012

Personal Finance

"We need Thermidor reaction"

The finance industry's elite are being culled off rapidly, just as the nobles were during the French Revolution. Companies are increasingly attempting to avoid the slaughter house via migration, meanwhile no sane international financial aristocrat wi...

Jul 14, 2012

Opinion Writer

"Government bond offering is a snapshot of state of Bermuda’s finances"

On the morning of Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 9.55am, the Government of Bermuda announced in New York the sale of another large tranche of Bermuda bonds (called Senior Notes), some $475 million USD worth paying 4.138% interest annually, with a fifteen ...

Jul 14, 2012

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"Democrats hammer Romney over Bermuda accounts"

Bermuda is becoming a thorn in US presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s side as he continues to be dogged about a ‘mysterious’ offshore shell company account here as well as accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland. Democrats have turned up the ...

Jul 10, 2012

Personal Finance

"Why you might want to invest down under in the ‘lucky country’"

In today’s world of excessive market volatility amid a seemingly endless credit crisis, investors are seeking two things: yield and safety. But with capital markets constantly in flux, no investments are completely safe and the ones that appear safe...

Jul 07, 2012

Opinion Writer

"A closer look at Government’s bond offering"

The Government of Bermuda recently announced the launch and sale of yet another large tranche of Bermuda bonds (called Senior Notes), some $475 million USD worth paying 4.138% interest annually, with a fifteen-year maturity date of November 2023. In...

Jul 07, 2012

Personal Finance

"Troubles in Eurozone ‘far from over’"

Europe is financially insane; even its most embattled members avoiding a dreaded ‘euro exit’ at all costs. Until politics takes a back seat to economics, recovery from the ongoing euro crisis will remain on hold. News of a future, centralised bankin...

Jul 07, 2012

Opinion Writer

"How dividend payments can augment your income"

Dividend payments generated by ownership of company stock have been in existence since the first informal group of investors pooled their resources to start a company. The formal definition of a dividend is a cash distribution from company earnings ...

Jun 30, 2012

Personal Finance

"The United States of Europe "

The ‘United States of Europe’ is now merely a few treaties away. The summer is a boring time in the market, even when there are crises everywhere. World markets have already experienced a ‘summer slump’ and in Europe and the US there has been a nice ...

Jun 30, 2012

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"How international money laundering affects us"

"When it comes to your time and money, be neighbourly but don't be a sucker"

"Equities are cheap and now is the time to buy"

"Libor scandal shakes trust of small investors"

"We need Thermidor reaction"

"Government bond offering is a snapshot of state of Bermuda’s finances"

"Democrats hammer Romney over Bermuda accounts"

"Why you might want to invest down under in the ‘lucky country’"

"A closer look at Government’s bond offering"

"Troubles in Eurozone ‘far from over’"

"How dividend payments can augment your income"

"The United States of Europe "

"The United States of Europe "