The Bahamas has agreed a Model 1-B [FATCA](http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Corporations/Foreign-Account-Tax-Compliance-Act-FATCA) Intergovernmental Agreement [(IGA)](http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/tax-policy/treaties/Pages/FATCA.aspx) with the IRS. The IGA is in effect now, and the IGA document will be released when the Agreement … Read More
AML/CFT Standards Key to Sector Sustainability
Last month The Bahamas hosted the first [Caribbean Financial Action Task Force](https://www.cfatf-gafic.org/) Regional AML/CFT Conference, with Prime Minister Perry G. Christie asserting that the outcome would have significant bearing on … Read More
BISX – Mutual Fund Listing
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange [(BISX)](http://www.bisxbahamas.com/) has announced two more professional investment fund additions to the roster of funds listed on the exchange: Hudson Investment and Arbitrage Fund Limited and … Read More
BISX Mutual Fund Listing – 2 New Funds
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has announced that the Hudson Investment and Arbitrage Fund Limited, and Fitpart Diversified Strategies Professional Fund Limited both successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund … Read More
Bahamas Landfall
BFSB introduced the “Bahamas Landfall” concept in 2010 to provide a platform in targeted geographic markets to discuss the “whole country” brand offering, inviting the participation of key stakeholders, as … Read More
Posidonia 2014
BFSB will join with the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) to participate in the upcoming [Posidonia Exhibition and Conference](http://www.posidonia-events.com/) in Athens, Greece from June 2 through 6. The 40 year old … Read More
Prime Minister: Future Still Bright in Financial Services
Speaking at the recent [STEP Caribbean](http://www.stepcaribbeanconference.com/) Conference at the Atlantis Resort, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P., expressed optimism about the future of the … Read More
Careers DVDs Launched
A public/private sector partnership between the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and 24 industry stakeholders, including civic and social entities, has resulted in the first series of DVDs designed … Read More
Prime Minister: Future Still Bright in Financial Services
Speaking at the [STEP Caribbean Conference](http://www.stepcaribbeanconference.com/) at the Atlantis Resort on Monday, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie expressed optimism about the future of the financial services sector. … Read More
BFSB Takes Aim at Maritime Sector
The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) participation in [Posidonia 2014](http://www.posidonia-events.com/) in collaboration with the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) is another step forward in a strategy aimed at exploiting the obvious … Read More