On April 10-11, 2015 in Panama City, Panama the Heads of State and Government of the Americas addressed the Seventh Summit’s central theme, “Prosperity with Equity: The Challenge of Cooperation … Read More
Securities Commission of The Bahamas Signs Additional AIFMD MoUs
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Union’s (EU) Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) with the securities regulators of Cyprus, Austria … Read More
BISX Attracts Additional Funds Listings
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has approved the listing of two additional sub-funds under its Mutual Fund Listing facility for the Royal Fidelity Bahamas International Investment Fund: Royal Fidelity … Read More
Central Bank Announces Online Reporting and Information Management System (ORIMS)
The Central Bank of The Bahamas today announced the “Go Live” for its Online Reporting and Information Management System (ORIMS) project. Critical details/dates integral to this event can be found … Read More
IMF Mission Concludes Article IV Mission to The Bahamas
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Wendell Samuel visited The Bahamas from March 9-20 to conduct discussions for the 2015 Article IV consultations. Today, Mr. Samuel reported on … Read More
Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 17 Published
Today in Busan, Korea, [Z/Yen Group](http://www.zyen.com/) published the seventeenth Global Financial Centres Index [(GFCI 17)](http://www.longfinance.net/images/GFCI17_23March2015.pdf) sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. The index rates 82 financial centres. New York, … Read More
EC Presents Tax Transparency Package
The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious [agenda](http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-2703_en.htm) to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A … Read More
Global Forum Peer Review Reports
##International Community Continues Making Major Progress to End Tax Evasion## The [Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/) published today [9 new peer review reports](http://www.oecd.org/tax/international-community-continues-making-major-progress-to-end-tax-evasion.htm), including … Read More
Scholarships Offered for Associates in Captive Insurance (ACI) Designation
BFSB and the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas once again are partnering to provide two full scholarships for the Associates in Captive Insurance (ACI) designation offered by the [International Center … Read More
COB Transition to University Status Underway
The College of The Bahamas (COB) recently hosted a *“transformational project launch”* ceremony. This project is the refocusing and reframing of the COB as the University of The Bahamas, and … Read More