Validus Re sues US Govt for tax refund
By Marina Mello Royal Gazette Bermuda’s Validus Re is suing the US Government for failing to refund some $435,380 in tax and interest payments. The reinsurer, whose parent has a market cap of $3.3 billion, claims tax was wrongly assessed…
Match-fixing: Champions League tie played in England ‘was fixed’
A Champions League tie played in England is one of 680 matches across the world investigators say was fixed. European police did not reveal the identity of the match they believe was corrupt in England. But Europol did say that…
Lewis, Ravens fly away with Super Bowl title
By Steve Almasy, CNN Ray Lewis had to wait a half hour, but the Raven got the swan song he wanted. The renowned linebacker, considered by many to be one of the greatest to ever play the game, went out…
Superdome power outage halts Super Bowl XLVII
(CNN) — Super Bowl XLVII ground to a halt early in the third quarter Sunday night, when about half of the lights in the Superdome went out. Lights in the New Orleans stadium’s upper tier went dark with the Baltimore…
Beyonce takes to Super Bowl stage with Destiny’s Child
By Breeanna Hare, CNN By the time the clock ran out on Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday, the singer had put to rest doubts that she would give it her all. The 31-year-old had been at the center…
UK Police spies stole identities of dead children
Exclusive from UK Guardian: Undercover officers created aliases based on details found in birth and death records, Guardian investigation reveals. By Paul Lewis and Rob Evans Britain’s largest police force stole the identities of an estimated 80 dead children and…
US Bank intensifies focus on Florida’s HNW Market
Eliane Chavagnon Reporter Family Wealth Report The Private Client Reserve, a unit of US Bank that targets high net worth clients with over $1 million in investable assets, has relocated its Naples, FL, office as part of a strategic move to…
Police undercover work has gone badly wrong [in UK]. We need a public inquiry
Undercover work is a necessary part of police activity, but recent scandals reveal a failure to take seriously the rights of citizens says Ken Macdonald of the UK Guardian Undercover policing is the lifeblood of many dangerous and sensitive investigations….
E7 banking markets to overtake G7 earlier than projected
From pwc Shift accelerated by financial crisis China could become biggest banking market in the world within 15 years with projected domestic banking assets of over US$30 trillion by 2030; India to overtake Japan by 2035 E7 domestic banking assets…
Prison inspectors ‘shocked’ by conditions in Cayman Islands jails
By Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian Report highlights decrepit cells, endemic drug use and high levels of victimisation at jails on self-governing British territory Grand Cayman: inspectors said their findings were ‘disturbing’ and recommend many of the prison…
