The Washington, DC-based Center for Freedom and Prosperity has announced plans for a June 2nd “Tax Competition Conference” to be sponsored jointly by CF&P, the Heritage Foundation (also of Washington) … Read More
FATF Renews Mandate
**Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering** At its headquarters in Paris, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced today that its mandate has been renewed for a record 8-year … Read More
OECD Ministers Meet
A Ministerial Council Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development was held in Paris May 13-14. Ministers from members and non-member economies participated in the 2-day meeting, discussing … Read More
FATF Under Review
The Secretariat of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced in Paris today that Ministers and their representatives from FATF member countries will meet on Friday *”to discuss the future … Read More
New IMF Managing Director
**Rodrigo Rato** The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced yesterday that Rodrigo Rato has been selected as Managing Director and Chairman of the Executive Board for a … Read More
STEP Caribbean Conference Underway
**Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments** Minister Maynard-Gibson presented opening remarks at the STEP Caribbean Conference today at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort. Extending a welcome … Read More
Halsbury To Open Exuma Office
Law Firm Halsbury Chambers has announced plans to open an office in George Town, Exuma. According to Branville McCartney, Founding Partner, the dramatic growth in the Central Bahamas, and particularly … Read More
Bank of Butterfield: First Quarter Net Income Increases
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited reported net income of $26.1 million for its first quarter ending 31 March 2004. This represents an increase in net income for … Read More
International Focus On BACO Seminar: Combatting Money Laundering
In its Compliance North America feature this week, *Complinet* features the annual Anti-Money Laundering Seminar hosted last week by the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO). Complinet is the market-leading … Read More
Financial Hubs Fundamental to Winning Financial War on Terrorism
The American Swiss Foundation, in collaboration with the Swiss Bankers Association, sponsored a session on “Financial Privacy, Economic Freedom and the War on Terrorism” in New York on Monday. The … Read More