Dell computers to be bought back by founder Michael Dell
Michael Dell has said he will buy back the world’s number three PC-maker that he founded and that carries his name. Along with technology investor Silver Lake, and with financial backing from Microsoft, he will offer to buy the firm…
Banks respond to mortgage rate critics
By Marina Mell Royal Gazette Bermuda banks responded to residents’ concerns about mortgage rates being so high compared to other countries, pointing to such factors as higher costs and risks of lending on the Island. Butterfield Bank, providing a detailed…
CHTA President & CTO Chairman Support Abolishing UK Air Passenger Duty
by Theresa M. Oakes / [email protected] Richard J. Doumeng, president, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), and Beverly Nicholson-Doty, chairman, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Council of Ministers and Commissioners of Tourism, are supporting a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which…
Cayman Heart Fund Red Dress Luncheon
The Cayman Heart Fund and Baptist Health International are presenting the 4th Annual RED DRESS Learn and Live Luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman on Friday March 15 2013. Tickets are only $55 per person and corporate tables of 10…
Stefan Baraud announces for George Town as an Independent
Stefan Baraud announced on Monday (4) he will be standing as an Independent in the District of George Town in the May 2013 General Election. This is what he has to say about himself. I come from a family of…
Gender gaps and income
Posted on Tue, 01/29/2013 – 08:12 in Viewpoint Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender & Housing In the Cayman Islands, between 1989 and 1999 females’ mean income almost doubled, compared with a 74.6% increase for males. However, the absolute value of…
Bush re-bailed
Further to all our previous articles concerning the December 2012 arrest of the former Premier of the Cayman Islands, McKeeva Bush MLA, and another local man in connection with corruption allegations, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) issued the…
Julius Baer’s Assets Under Management Rise To Record High, Buoyed By Inflows, Markets
Tom Burroughes, Group Editor, Wealth Briefing Julius Baer said today that assets under management at the end of 2012 hit a record of SFr189 billion ($296.8 billion), a rise of 11 per cent over the previous 12 months as a…
Bould Consulting Limited to rebrand as Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)
In line with Rider Levett Bucknall’s unified global image, Cayman Island-based Construction & Property Advisory practice, Bould Consulting Limited is rebranding as Rider Levett Bucknall. The same expertise, personnel and quality service will continue to be provided to our many…
UBS Confirms It Is Cutting Jobs In Canada
Tom Burroughes Group Editor in London, WealthBriefing UBS is shedding 20 staff from its Toronto office, including the chief executive of its Canadian operations, Rick Meslin, and chief Canadian economist George Vasic, the Zurich-listed bank has confirmed to this publication….
