FSAP Review

April 6, 2005International Issues

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a Public Information Notice (PIN) outlining its Executive Board’s review of experiences with the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). The FSAP, a joint … Read More

Economic Review

March 23, 2005The Economy

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has issued its Economic Review for the Quarter ended December 2004 – showing that the Bahamian economy continued to expand during this period. This … Read More

Compliance Professional of The Year

March 18, 2005Industry News

The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) has chosen its Compliance Officer of the Year. **Vanessa Longley, Associate Director of Compliance at CIBC Trust Company (Bahamas) Ltd.** was declared the … Read More

Private Banking Award

March 16, 2005Members in the News

***SG Hambros Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd.***has received a 2004 Euromoney Private Bank Award. CEO Warwick Newbury say this reflects the ideal positioning of the private bank to service the … Read More

FSF Looks at OFCs

March 11, 2005International Issues

The Financial Stability Forum (FSF) held its thirteenth meeting in Tokyo today, when members discussed risks and vulnerabilities in the international financial system and reviewed ongoing work to mitigate sources … Read More

S&P Analysis

March 10, 2005International Issues

Following last month’s confirmation of the foreign and local currency long and short-term ratings of ‘A-/A-2′ and stable outlook assigned, Standards and Poor’s – one of the world’s preeminent providers … Read More