Stephen Coakley-Wells
Stephen is a financial sector expert with broad international legal and financial services expertise that includes: Financial Sector Regulatory Compliance, Private Wealth Management , Capital Markets and Securities, Trusts & Estate Planning, Cryptocurrencies/Fintech, Risk and Crisis Management and AML/CFT/ABC.
As a consultant to the Ministry of Finance of The Bahamas, he is an adviser to the Minister of Finance and the Financial Secretary on regulatory and international affairs and is the Director of Regulatory and International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance. In this capacity, he is responsible for formulating and executing the financial sector’s strategic priorities and overseeing negotiations with multilateral organizations and governments.
Stephen is a former Deputy Executive Director of The Securities Commission of The Bahamas and has held executive positions at blue chip financial institutions in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition, he is a recognized thought leader on financial sector integrity, tax policy and regulatory compliance and has been a consultant on financial sector policy for governments, NGOs and institutions in Brazil, The Bahamas, Argentina, Uruguay, Bermuda and Cayman Islands.
Francesco Vanacore has been working for more than 20 years in the areas of international tax planning, family office, family governance and related regulatory issues. He focuses on the advisor of international families in relation to their comprehensive wealth planning needs. He is a STEP member with the LLM in International Tax Law at the University of Zurich.
Antoine Bastian earned his B.Sc. in Accounting from Indiana University in 1989 and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in 1993. He began his career in 1990 with Deloitte & Touche LLP. From 1993 to 1995, he was a Mutual Fund Administrator with MeesPierson Fund Service (formerly Fund Service International, Limited). Subsequently, he
Aliya Allen re-joined the law firm of Graham Thompson as a partner in February 2016. She returned to the firm after four years as the CEO and Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB). In that position she provided industry leadership in the development of the Investment Condominium (ICON) legislation. And similarly led the Graham Thompson team of technical advisors to the Bahamas Securities Commission in the revision of the Investment Fund Act.
Brian Jones is the Managing Director of LENO Corporate Services Ltd. Brian is responsible for fund administration, pensions and corporate services. He also serves as a member of Leno’s investment management committee as the firm broadens and deepens the scope of its products and services. Brian has over fifteen years of experience in investment funds, corporate governance and financial services. Previously he served as President and Managing Director of Deltec Fund Services Limited. He has also held other senior level positions throughout his career in financial services including President, Director and Manager at internationally reputable firms and industry organizations.