This year the Bahamas Financial Services Board hosted its annual International Business and Finance Summit in conjunction with Bahamas Briefing on March 1st and March 2nd at the Baha Mar Convention Center. At the Bahamas Briefing international intermediaries got an opportunity to see and hear why the Bahamas is the jurisdiction of choice as local … Read More
Family Governance, Legacy and Dynastic Vision: Family Office Roundtable in The Bahamas With a long standing history and track record in financial services, The Bahamas has a first class legislation and judicial system as it relates to private client wealth planning, was the first non-civil law jurisdiction to introduce foundations, and its Trustee Act (1998) … Read More
The Private Wealth Latin America & the Caribbean Forum was held in Miami Florida on October 17th and 18th at the JW Marriott Hotel. The Ministry of Financial Services and The Bahamas Financial Services Board jointly sponsored The Bahamas’ participation in this event. Minister Brent Symonette brought keynote remarks on the topic “The Redefinition of … Read More
The honorable Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration gave keynote remarks at the 2017 Private Wealth Latin America & the Caribbean Forum held on September 16th and 17th, 2017 in the JW Marriott in Miami, Florida. Documents Remarks – Hon. Brent Symonette
On September 28th and 29th The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) held its annual STEP Latin America (LATAM) conference in Cartagena, Colombia. It was held under the theme “Where Common Law and Civil Law Converge: The Cross Roads of The Future.” STEP is a unique professional body providing members with a local, national … Read More
Please be advised that the following pieces of legislation were assented to and have been published in the Official Gazette, The Bahamas on the 29th December, 2016: 1. Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2016 2. Trusts (Choice of Governing Law) (Amendment) Act, 2016
Minister of Financial Services, the Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, M.P., today tabled in the House of Assembly amendments to The Trustee Act (CH. 176) and The Trust (Choice of Governing Law) Act (CH. 179). The amendment to the Trustee Act strengthens the existing law as it relates to the administration of trusts, while the second … Read More
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
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
Minister of Financial Services the Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, M.P., led a delegation from the Ministry to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Global Congress June 30 to July 1, 2016 in Amsterdam, Holland. The Ministry of Financial Services was a silver sponsor of the event. The Congress provided the Ministry with the … Read More
