This past week the Ansbacher Group announced changes in the services now provided from its Cayman and Bahamas locations. The Group reported that existing banking and securities operations in Cayman … Read More
Financial Services Industry Legislation
The Bahamas Government has tabled a series of financial services industry bills in Parliament. In mid March, bills for the Purpose Trust Act 2004 and the Perpetuities (Amendment) Act, 2004 … Read More
Integrated Approach To Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will adopt an integrated approach to conducting assessments of compliance with international standards for fighting money laundering and terrorist financing in member … Read More
Customer Orientation Key To Enhanced Registry Services
Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments Responding to industry recommendation, the Registrar General’s Department has created a special Customer Service Unit, together with a “Hot Line” … Read More
OECD’s Harmful Tax Practices Initiatives
**Progress Report** At its headquarters in Paris today, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that its member countries have made major progress in efforts to eliminate harmful … Read More
BIBA Conference
Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, M.P. Minister of Financial Services and Investments **Brokers & Agents and General Business** Minister Allyson Maynard-Gibson presented opening remarks today at the 2004 Education Conference hosted by … Read More
New Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
**TFI to Fight The Financial War on Terror** The US Treasury announced today that the Administration has created an Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). TFI will lead Treasury’s … Read More
Global Advertising Campaign
**’You & Us’** UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, has launched a global advertising campaign centred around the theme ‘You & Us — Could this be the world’s most powerful … Read More
Corporate Governance
**Julian W. Francis Governor Central Bank of the Bahamas** **Banking Sector Takes The Lead** A “Bahamas Directors Forum on Corporate Governance” was held at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau … Read More
The Global Challenge and The Need for Reform
The Nassau Institute is hosting a one-day workshop on Saturday, April 3, 2004 in collaboration with the Atlas Economic Research Foundation. This conference will explore alternatives and solutions for The … Read More