Sen. The Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson, QC, Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs says modernizing government services is essential, especially if The Bahamas is to tap into the potential of young … Read More
The Dominican Republic and Nauru Sign Multilateral Convention
The Dominican Republic and Nauru have signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Multilateral%20Convention%20on%20Mutual%20Administrative%20Assistance%20in%20Tax%20Matters&utm_campaign=Tax%20News%20Alert%2029-06-2016&utm_term=demo), becoming the 97th and 98th jurisdictions to join the Convention. Nauru also became … Read More
FATF Plenary Meeting
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) held its fourth meeting of the FATF-XXVII Plenary Year in Busan, Korea June 22-24 – under the Korean Presidency of Mr. Je-yoon Shin. The … Read More
UK Withdraws from European Union
With the final tallies showing that the United Kingdom had voted to withdraw from the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron today announced that he is standing down, but added … Read More
The Bahamas Promoted at International Maritime Conference
The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) participated in Posidonia 2016 in Athens, Greece (June 6 to 10) in collaboration with the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA). Posidonia is the largest gathering … Read More
European Commission – New Rules to Tackle Tax Avoidance
The Commission welcomed today’s agreement by Member States on their general approach for far-reaching new rules to eliminate the most common corporate tax avoidance practices. Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic … Read More
New Funds Listings for BISX
The [Bahamas International Securities Exchange](http://www.bisxbahamas.com) (BISX) has announced the listing of the following open-ended funds: * Lewisham Investment Fund Ltd, (Lewisham) * 3Ps Investment Fund IC Commons Quotas (“The 3Ps … Read More
Elevating Industry Standards
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) has held its 2016 Annual General Meeting. President Osborne says, *”BICA must remain at the forefront through strong and decisive leadership and collaboration … Read More
The New Era in Financial Services Is All About Risk Management
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is collaborating with the [Bahamas Institute of Financial Services](http://www.bifs-edu.com/) (BIFS) and the [Central Bank of The Bahamas](http://www.centralbankbahamas.com) in hosting a 2-day seminar entitled “[The … Read More
Finding a New Value Proposition
In his contribution to the 2016 2017 Budget Debate, Member of Parliament, the Hon. L. Ryan Pinder spoke to his commitment to the development of financial services in The Bahamas … Read More