The latest developments in relation to the EU SAVINGS DIRECTIVE may have torpedoed the OECD’s programme for tax information exchange. So say Barry McCutcheon & Patrick C. Soares, organisers of … Read More
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European Briefing Visits
Michael L. Paton Chairman Bahamas Financial Services Board A BFSB team will travel to Vienna, Zurich, London, Geneva and Lugano for two weeks beginning this weekend to meet with European … Read More
Complete International Financial Centre
Michael L. Paton Chairman Bahamas Financial Services Board A broadly based and highly skilled private sector creates a dynamic mix of banking, trust, fund administration, investment advisory and insurance services … Read More
Investment Funds Bill: Model of Public – Private Sector Co-operation
Wendy C. Warren CEO & Executive Director Bahamas Financial Services Board With debate on the Investment Funds bill now underway in the Parliament, the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) believes … Read More
Bahamas Open For Business
**Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P. Prime Minister Commonwealth of The Bahamas** Earlier this week Prime Minister Christie presented remarks to a group of Chief Executive Officers visiting The Bahamas for … Read More
Bahamas Monitoring Level Playing Field Conditions
**Hon. Alfred Sears, M.P.** Participating in a Business Seminar hosted by the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services on Monday, the Hon. Alfred Sears, Attorney General and Minister of Education, reviewed … Read More
Quality Financial Services
**Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments** Minister Maynard-Gibson opened the 2003 Bahamas Institute of Financial Services Week, on Monday, presenting a review of her Ministry’s Strategic … Read More
Expansion of Investment Funds Business
Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments Earlier this week, Minister Maynard-Gibson contributed to discussions in the House of Assembly during the Second Reading of the Investment … Read More
Treasury Pleased With Offshore Initiative
The US Treasury Department released a statement today on its “Offshore Initiative”, indicating that it has been effective in bringing taxpayers back into compliance with the law. Assistant Secretary for … Read More
State Of The Economy
Hon. James H. Smith Minister of State for Finance Presenting a “State of the Economy” Address tonight, Minister Smith pointed out that any meaningful examination of The Bahamas economy must … Read More