Industry News
IN MEMORIAM: YVES LOURDIN (1952 – 2019)
Legislative Developments – December 2018
ADDRESS BY HON KEVIN PETER TURNQUEST (28 NOVBEMBER 2018) BUSINESS LICENCE AMENDMENT BILL 2018 COMMERCIAL ENTITIES (SUBSTANCE REQUIREMENTS) BILL 2018 Movement for Commercial Entities – 10 December, 2018 Movement for … Read More
EU Related Legislation
REGISTER OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ACT, 31 DECEMBER 2018 GAZETTE (PDF) COMMERCIAL ENTITIES (SUBSTANCE REQUIREMENTS ACT), 21 DECEMBER 2018 GAZETTE (PDF) REMOVAL OF PREFERENTIAL EXEMPTIONS ACT, 21 DECEMBER 2018 GAZETTE (PDF)
Statement from the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Regarding Financial Sector Reform
In an effort to enhance the Financial Services Sector, the Government of The Bahamas is developing a new framework aimed at strengthening industry regulations and protecting revenues to the Public … Read More
BFSB & Minister Symonette Visits Swiss Financial Institutions with a Presence in The Bahamas and Hosts Bahamas Forum in London
Hon. Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, Immigration, Trade and Industry recently along with Tanya McCartney, CEO and Executive Director of The Bahamas Financial Services Board , Mr. Michael Paton, … Read More
The Bahamas Securities Industry Reforms Near Completion
By: Christina Rolle, Executive Director, Securities Commission Of The Bahamas A complete overhaul of legislation governing The Bahamas’ investment funds industry is nearing completion, announced Christina Rolle, executive director of … Read More
Central Bank AML/CFT Guidelines
On August 29th, 2018 The Central bank issued new AML/CFT Guidelines for Supervised Financial Institutions (SFIs). These Guidelines incorporate both the mandatory minimum requirements of the AML/CFT laws of The … Read More
FTRA Regulations 2018 & Appointed Day Notice
Please find attached the gazetted Financial Transactions Reporting Regulations, 2018 and the appointed day notice bringing the Regulations into operation on June 11th, 2018. Financial Transactions Regulations. 2018 FFT Regulations … Read More
Transformation of the Financial Services Sector: Education & Improved Ease of Doing Business
The Bahamas government is allocating resources to facilitate the transformation of the financial services sector. The 2018/2019 fiscal budget was passed in the House of Assembly on June 18th, 2018. … Read More