Sterling Global Financial has renamed its flagship mortgage income fund. The New Providence Income Fund (NPIF) is now the Sterling Mortgage Income Fund (SMIF), reflecting its expanded portfolio, reach of investments, operations and growth. The fund, singularly dedicated to real estate investment and property development financing, earned 13.8 per cent return on investment in 2015 … Read More
Asset Management
Bahamas Landfalls scheduled for Mexico, London and Switzerland
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) will be hosting three Bahamas Landfall events this fall. These include Bahamas Landfall: Destination Mexico, October 13 and Bahamas Landfall: Destination Switzerland and London, in early November 2016. The Bahamas Landfall Series was devised by BFSB as a promotional tool to provide financial services intermediaries and other service providers … Read More
The Bahamas – Destination of choice
In a new Bahamas mini report produced by Global Fund Media, Tanya McCartney, CEO and Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, describes a multi-tiered value proposition that is helping The Bahamas to become a leading international financial centre. GFM’s James Williams says: *”Four words spring to mind when discussing the evolution of The … Read More
New Funds Listings for BISX
The [Bahamas International Securities Exchange](http://www.bisxbahamas.com) (BISX) has announced the listing of the following open-ended funds: * Lewisham Investment Fund Ltd, (Lewisham) * 3Ps Investment Fund IC Commons Quotas (“The 3Ps Common Quotas”) * 3Ps Investment Fund IC Preferred Quotas (“The 3Ps Preferred Quotas”), and * Delmonte Fund Limited SAC (Delmonte) Lewisham and Delmonte are incorporated … Read More
Star Capital – First ICON Listed on BISX
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has announced that open-ended investment Fund Star Capital Fund ICON (Star Capital) has been added to the roster of funds listed on the Exchange. Star Capital is established as an Investment Condominium under the Investment Condominium Act, 2014 and is registered as a Smart Fund 007 under the Investment … Read More
Family Offices Find a Home in The Bahamas
##The Bahamas: An Ideal Location## With the globalization of families and their businesses it is often convenient for the Family Office, business headquarters, as well as the legal holding structure, to be located in a jurisdiction that provides a suite of products that can meet the diverse needs of multiple family members. The Bahamas has … Read More
The Economy, International Finance and Investment in The Bahamas
Ahead of the [Annual Meeting](http://events.iadb.org/Calendar/eventDetail.aspx?lang=en&id=4877&SP=W&OID=632&) of the Inter-American Development Bank, Silvia Pavoni, Economics Editor at The Banker, travelled to Nassau, The Bahamas, to chair a [discussion](http://www.thebanker.com/Landing-Pages/Bahamas/Bahamas?utmcampaign=View+from+IDB+Roundup+2016&utmsource=emailCampaign&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=) about the country’s financial centre and its place in the local economy as well as in the world of international finance and trade. Discussion points: * The Bahamas’ financial … Read More
Guarany Partners Lists on BISX
The [Bahamas International Securities Exchange](http://www.bisxbahamas.com) (BISX) has announced that shares of Guarany Partners II Fund Ltd. SAC Class A Investor Shares as well as Guarany Partners II Fund Ltd. SAC Class B Investor Shares have been added to the roster of funds listed on the Exchange. Guarany Partners is an open-ended investment fund. Guarany Partners … Read More
Bahamas Landfall: Destination Beijing
Today, the Team is in Beijing as part of its 4 city [promotional tour](http://www.bfsb-bahamas.com/news.php?cmd=view&id=3436&pre=y) in Asia, continuing with ***“Updates on the Newest Developments in Wealth Management, Asset Management and Lifestyles”*** in The Bahamas. The presentations are being hosted at the Sofitel Wanda Beijing. Industry sponsors joining the Ministry of Financial Services and BFSB in hosting … Read More
Bahamas Landfall: Destination Hong Kong
BFSB and the Ministry of Financial Services are in Asia over the next three weeks hosting a series of promotional events. These will include brand presence in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore, by way of two Landfall events, the China Offshore Summit and STEP Asia. The first leg of the 4 city tour started … Read More
The Hon. K. Peter Turnquest was born on August 22nd, 1964 in the Bahamas and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Prairie View A&M University, and his MBA from Nova Southeastern University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has been in public and private practice for over 30 years in the area of financial accounting and reporting, audit, corporate services, merges & acquisitions, receiverships and liquidations. Mr. Turnquest has had wide business experience having led international sales and manufacturing operations in several countries.
A former Attorney-General of The Bahamas and one of Her Majesty’s Queens Counsel, John’s practice concentration are financial services law and regulation, corporate governance, business restructuring & insolvency, and commercial litigation. He has also been advisor in several major acquisitions and mergers within The Bahamas, and also in acquisitions by or mergers with regional entities.
The Honourable Brent Symonette presently serves as the Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration. In May 2017, Minister Symonette was elected as the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of St. Anne’s, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas. An alumnus of Brunel University in Middlesex, England, he graduated with a BSc (Hons.) in Law and Political Science. He is a Barrister-at-Law having been called to the Bahamas Bar in 1978. Mr. Symonette is a respected and experienced politician having served in many governmental capacities for approximately thirty (30) years. His political career began in 1987 where he was appointed to the Senate of The Bahamas serving in this capacity for two consecutive five year terms. In 2002, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Montagu Constituency. During his parliamentary career he served as Minister of Tourism and Attorney General, Deputy Leader of the Free National Movement Party (FNM), Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration.
Valdez K. Russell serves as the principal of VKR Insights, a communications and reputation management agency. Throughout his professional career, Valdez has been instrumental in facilitating public relations and communication strategies to help individuals and organizations to build relationships and influence change.
Diego Zuluaga is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, where he covers financial technology and consumer credit. Before joining Cato, Zuluaga was Head of Financial Services and Tech Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. While at the IEA, he authored papers on the social value of finance, the role of offshore centers, the regulation of online platforms, and the taxation of capital income, among others. His work has been featured in print and broadcast media, such as the Times, Newsweek, and the Daily Telegraph. Zuluaga is a prolific public speaker as well as a former lecturer in economics at the University of Buckingham.
Ms. Christina R. Rolle is the Executive Director of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas, having been appointed effective 26 January 2015. Ms. Rolle has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Over the course of her career, Ms. Rolle has acted as Director and Deputy CEO for a prominent international private bank and held various senior managerial positions with local and other international institutions including Head of Trust and Fiduciary, Head of Risk, Compliance and Corporate Governance and Manager of Banking Services.
Mr. James H. Smith is currently in retirement since June, 2007. Before then, he served in Parliament as a Senator and in the Cabinet of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas as the Minister of State for Finance during the period 2002 to 2007.
Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright is a partner in Callenders & Co., The Bahamas’ oldest law firm and recipient of numerous international awards of recognition including the Corporate International Global Award.
Michael Allen has professional expertise in corporate and commercial law, including derivatives law as it relates to the participation by Bahamian entities in financial derivatives transactions, real estate & development, aviation law and wealth management.
Linda Beidler-D’Aguilar joined Glinton Sweeting O’Brien as a partner in July 2015. In her practice she specializes in the structuring and creation of vehicles (including investment funds) for multinational institutional clients as well as private clients; she also advises on corporate transactions, securities law (including public and private offerings) as well as general commercial matters.
Ryan Pinder has been a partner in the law firm of Graham Thompson since January 2016. His practice areas include banking law, corporate and commercial law, investment funds, securities law, capital markets, trusts and estate planning and structuring. He specialises in financial services solutions, planning and wealth management for high net worth individuals and families, and their associated companies and businesses throughout the world.