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Bahamas
Lennox Paton
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Banking & Finance laws and regulations applicable in The Bahamas.
Elco Bank & Trust Company Limited
Elco Bank and Trust Company Limited specialises in the provision of a comprehensive range of financial and corporate services from its office in The Bahamas.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas is the first premier Common Law jurisdiction to introduce Foundations. Wendy Warren, CEO & Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, says that in launching its Guide to Foundations, The Bahamas as a Common Law country has looked beyond its boundaries and traditions to be of greater relevance for estate planning by persons from civil law countries.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamian economy has recovered well from the 2001-02 slowdown, achieving some acceleration of activity in 2004 even in the face of two hurricanes, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas Government has established a committee with representatives from all of the country’s financial regulatory institutions to consider options for consolidating regulatory agencies into one or more bodies.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
In Basel yesterday, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that The Joint Forum had released a report examining trends in outsourcing in the financial sector.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
Minister Maynard-Gibson addressed a "Special Programme for Intermediaries in Nassau" (SPIN) earlier this week. This first SPIN for the year 2005, targeting the private wealth management sector, was hosted by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) in collaboration with the Association of International Banks & Trust Companies in the Bahamas (AIBT).
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) today issued a release concerning the publication of its Guidelines relating to the fast tracking of applications for the licensing of investment funds that "target accredited or sophisticated investors."
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Association of International Banks and Trust Companies of The Bahamas (AIBT) has announced Founding Sponsorship of The Nassau Conference, which takes place February 7 and 8, 2005.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas has made significant strides in the investment funds area, particularly in the past few years with the passage of the Investment Funds Act in 2003.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas has moved quickly to provide disaster relief services to financial institutions in the Cayman Islands affected by Hurricane Ivan. Cayman licensed institutions are being allowed to establish operations on a temporary basis in The Bahamas.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has launched the 4th year of its "Financial Centre Focus" (FCF) programme.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has released an update on recent economic developments and prospects, noting that the Bahamian economy expanded during the first half of 2004 with the momentum expected to continue through 2005.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
Writing for European CEO, BFSB CEO & Executive Director Wendy C. Warren touts historic growth and increasing leadership in financial services, and firmly places The Bahamas amongst the world's premier international centres.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
Amendments to the International Business Companies Act 2000 have resulted in legislative enhancements that reinforce the IBC as an important part of the comprehensive range of products and services available from Bahamian service providers.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
Addressing Parliamentarians during the current Debate on the Government's 2004-5 Budget, Minister Maynard-Gibson took the opportunity to report on key accomplishments, maintaining that her Ministry has demonstrated its relevance as the focal point for the promotion of financial services as well as for foreign direct investment.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) will host Forum 2004 on June 14-16 at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
The Inter-American Development Bank has released its Country Strategy Paper (CSP), articulating its strategy with The Bahamas for the 2003-2007 period.
Bahamas Financial Services Board
During a first-ever Swiss-EU Summit in Brussels on Wednesday, Switzerland and the EU signed nine bilateral agreements, ranging from tax to the free movement of people.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
On November 9, 2015, the Basel Committee published a consultation paper on TLAC holdings, setting out the proposed prudential treatment of investments in TLAC-qualifying instruments by both G-SIBs and non-G-SIBs that are subject to the Basel Committee's standards.
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