The Bahamas Financial Services Board hosted a successful briefing session and cocktail reception during the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Conference in Mexico City. The event took place on … Read More
BFSB News
Bahamas Financial Services Board Attends STEP LatAm 2018 Conference
The Bahamas Financial Services Board attended the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners LATAM Conference 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico on October 4th-5th. The STEP LATAM Conference 2018 was held … Read More
The Bahamas Financial Services Board Hosts Webinar for Brazilian Market
The Bahamas Financial Services Board hosted a webinar for intermediaries and service providers in Brazil on Tuesday September 26th at the Island House. The webinar entitled The Bahamas Financial Services … Read More
19th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) hosted its nineteenth (19th) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Victoria Room of the British Colonial Hilton Hotel on Wednesday September 19th. The Deputy … Read More
Central Bank AML/CFT Guidelines
On August 29th, 2018 The Central bank issued new AML/CFT Guidelines for Supervised Financial Institutions (SFIs). These Guidelines incorporate both the mandatory minimum requirements of the AML/CFT laws of The … Read More
FTRA Regulations 2018 & Appointed Day Notice
Please find attached the gazetted Financial Transactions Reporting Regulations, 2018 and the appointed day notice bringing the Regulations into operation on June 11th, 2018. Financial Transactions Regulations. 2018 FFT Regulations … Read More
The Bahamas List of AEOI/CRS Exchange Partners
Please be advised that the Competent Authority has today released a list of the exchange partners for The Bahamas with respect to the Automatic Exchange of Information/Common Reporting Standard. Provided … Read More
Transformation of the Financial Services Sector: Education & Improved Ease of Doing Business
The Bahamas government is allocating resources to facilitate the transformation of the financial services sector. The 2018/2019 fiscal budget was passed in the House of Assembly on June 18th, 2018. … Read More
2018/2019 Budget Communication by the Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry, and Immigration
Minister Brent Symonette 2018-2019 Budget Contribution delivered Wednesday, 13th June, 2018