Insurance conglomerate Sagicor Group Jamaica continues to grow at a fast pace, with second-quarter revenue and profit both jumping by more than a third. Most of the growth came from existing services, but the group is also in an acquisitive mode and continues to hunt for deals. “The earnings are

Effective August 1, there will be major management changes at National Commercial Bank (NCB), the most significant of which will see Septimus Blake succeeding Patrick Hylton as Chief Executive Officer of the bank. Malcolm Sadler will assume responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer. Mr Hylton will remain a director of the

In his presentation at the well attended Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Foreign Exchange Market symposium last Wednesday, Canadian central banking and financial risk management consultant Sylvain Choquette argued that Jamaica is in a “new environment” where “the foreign exchange market is not a one-way bet anymore”. Before 2016, we knew

SAGICOR, the regional financial services company, launched its newly redesigned website, Sagicor.com. The new site features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential information and solutions to help potential and existing customers as well as shareholders make well-informed decisions about their financial products and needs. The

From left: Dr Nigel Clarke, finance minister; Richard Byles, Incoming BOJ govenor; Dr Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, IMF resident representative; and John Robinson share a chat before the starting of the foreign exchange market symposium held recently at the Bank of Jamaica in downtown Kingston. (Photo: Norman Thomas) THE Bank of

On Tuesday, July 23, 2019, Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke moved amendments to the Pensions (Superannuation Funds & Retirement Schemes) (Investment) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were passed by the House of Representatives. These amendments will broaden the range of permissible assets in which pension plans

Hey guys! Let me start off by apologising for the missing article last week. A few of you have told me were looking for an article then and didn't see one. So, I'm making an extra effort to ensure that this week doesn't become two weeks in a row. Today,

National Commercial Bank (NCB) continues to rake in mega profits, particularly from its recent majority acquisition of Guardian Holdings Limited. NCB pulled in net profits of $21.3 billion for the nine months ended June 30, which translates to net profit attributable to stockholders of $20.7 billion, — an increase of

The value of the Jamaican dollar is at historic lows, but Finance Minister Nigel Clarke is bullish about its future prospects. Clarke said on Wednesday that the successful execution of an inflation-targeting regime should allow Jamaica, within five years, to be able to offer its first Jamaican-dollar bond to international

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