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More than 200 industry representatives attended a Financial Services Legislation Seminar in Nassau on September 23 to hear an in-depth technical and practical review of six new pieces of legislation … Read More

##Information Sharing ## The ***Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX)*** reports that it has established a mutual "information sharing" relationship with Reuters, one of the world’s largest international multi-media news agency. … Read More

In The Bahamas, new legislation continues to be introduced to stimulate further growth and development of the country’s well-established financial services sector. A Purpose Trust Act, a Segregated Accounts Companies … Read More

With the recently passed Purpose Trust Bill, 2004, The Bahamas has added another dimension to the jurisdiction’s trust business. The most interesting feature of purpose trusts is the fact that … Read More

The Segregated Accounts Companies (SAC) Act expands the legislative framework that strengthens The Bahamas’ comparative advantage in the securities and capital markets areas. An SAC may segregate each of its … Read More

Amendments to the International Business Companies Act 2000 have resulted in legislative enhancements that reinforce the IBC as an important part of the comprehensive range of products and services available … Read More

The Bahamas Financial Services Board recently hosted its second "Special Programme for Intermediaries in Nassau" (SPIN). Through SPIN, it is our intention to complement the work of Bahamian practitioners who … Read More

The Bahamas Government through the Ministry of Financial Services and Investments is committed to providing a red carpet experience to international and Bahamian firms involved in all aspects of financial … Read More

The Bahamas has the opportunity to position itself as the Wealth Capital of The Americas. This is not an empty marketing slogan provided we, government and industry stakeholders, are prepared … Read More

The thirty three member body of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) convened in Plenary Session in Stockholm during October to set global standards in the fight against money laundering … Read More