BFSB introduced these highly successful promotional programmes in 2010. They are designed to provide financial service intermediaries and other service providers in targeted markets with updates on legislative and business … Read More
Supreme Court Ruling on Perpetuity
Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett in a recent ruling granted a Bahamas-based trustee an Order declaring that the Rule Against Perpetuities (Abolition) Act 2011 (RAPAA) applied to the disposition of … Read More
Oil Exploration – Opportunity Knocks for The Bahamas
The Bahamas Petroleum Company plc. (BPC) was formed in 2005 as an oil and gas exploration company seeking to prove the existence of commercial volumes of oil in Bahamian waters. … Read More
Mutual Fund Listing on BISX
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has approved the Royal Fidelity Capital Markets application to list three series of the Royal Fidelity Bahamas Opportunities Fund Limited mutual fund, using the … Read More
National Budget 2013 2014
The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P., Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, presented the 2013/14 Budget Communication in the House of Assembly today. He described this budget as being … Read More
Views from the Next Generation
**THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY IN THE BAHAMAS – VIEWS FROM THE NEXT GENERATION** *BFSB’s BFR GATEWAY Editor was delighted to have the opportunity to interview two young industry professionals, and … Read More
Lowell J Mortimer Maritime Academy
The $25 million maritime training academy being launched by [Campbell Shipping](http://csship.com/) is expected to be up and running by September 2014, and should make major inroads into creating maritime career … Read More
BISX Advances Student Education Programme
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) spent the morning of Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Doris Johnson Senior High School speaking to a Grade 11 Economics class. This followed … Read More
Industry Leaders Convene in Conclave
Billed as a strategy-based dialogue involving leaders of the financial services industry, a CEO Conclave was hosted by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) on Saturday, April 27. The forum … Read More
Insurance Risk Managers Taking an Edge
A Bahamas Team comprising representatives from the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas (ICB) has returned from Los Angeles, California after having participated in … Read More