As part of its Harmful Tax Competition Initiative, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has sought substantial changes in the design and transparency of the world’s offshore financial … Read More
Newsletter
DEVELOPING WEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE
##BFSB Seminar to Focus on Insurance## BFSB’s next business seminar will focus on insurance as a wealth management tool. Under the theme *”Insurance: Developing Wealth Management Strategies For The Future”*, … Read More
RULES-BASED FRAMEWORKS
Rather than looking at strict government regulations to address some of the challenges of global economic and financial liberalisation, policy makers today are concentrating instead on the need to make … Read More
RESTORING THE MOMENTUM OF WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH
Coming out of its recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) has issued a statement welcoming the international community’s decisive policy actions to maintain financial … Read More
PROMOTING SUPERIOR SERVICE
The Bahamas Financial Services Board has launched a “Quality Service” luncheon programme as one of a series of activities geared towards promoting superior service, industry wide. These events constitute part … Read More
New Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre
The Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) is now operational, with headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Centre is a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Caribbean Community … Read More
Industry Guidelines
## Banks & Trust Companies## As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen international best practices for the management and operation of licensed banks and trust companies, the Central Bank … Read More
Revised Edition of the Statute Law and Subsidiary Legislation
The Attorney General’s Office has completed a project to have the laws of The Bahamas revised and available on CD Rom. The law reform project included taking the laws out … Read More
NEWS BRIEFS
##Expansion Plans For Cable Bahamas## Cable Television and telecommunications provider Cable Bahamas has announced access to greater financing that should boost expansion plans. Chairman Philip Keeping has entered into an … Read More
Defining The Level Of Cooperation Between The United States And The Bahamas
In his annual New Year’s Address to the nation in January, just prior to the official signing of the TIEA in Washington, Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham pointed out that … Read More