[The International Organization of Securities Commissions](http://www.iosco.org/) (IOSCO) met this week at its Annual Conference in London to progress its work across its policy, research, capacity building and co-operation agenda. IOSCO’s … Read More
Securities Industry
Commonwealth Bank Limited Lists Preference Shares
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange ([BISX](http://www.bisxbahamas.com/)) announced today that [Commonwealth Bank Limited](http://www.combankltd.com/) (“CBL”) has successfully completed the listing process for its Class E,J,K,L,M and N Preference Shares (The Preference Shares). … Read More
Strengthened Global Securities Markets – Drivers of Economic Growth
During a [meeting](http://www.iosco.org/news/pdf/IOSCONEWS366.pdf) in Seoul this week, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) discussed and progressed policy, organizational and strategic issues. In particular, it pushed forward … Read More
Growth in Securities and Investment Funds Sectors
The investment funds industry experienced significant growth in the number of licensed and registered funds operating in or from The Bahamas in 2013. There was a 15.5 percent increase, from … Read More
New BISX Sponsor Member – The Winterbotham Trust
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) announced today that The Winterbotham Trust Company Limited (Winterbotham) has been approved as a BISX Sponsor Member. Winterbotham, the seventh Sponsor Member to join … Read More
BISX Visits United Arab Emirates
BISX Chief Executive Officer Keith Davies recently returned from a business development trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over the course of the week spent in Dubai and Abu … Read More
U.S. And France Sign FATCA IGA
The Treasury today has announced that the United States has signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with [France](http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/tax-policy/treaties/Documents/BilateralAgreementUSFranceImplementFATCA.pdf) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). This makes [10 FATCA … Read More
SCB Signs IOSCO MMoU At Official Ceremony
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas joined nine other regulators in Luxembourg on Wednesday 18 September for the official signing ceremony for new signatories to the International Organization of Securities … Read More
SCB Appoints Interim Executive Director
The [Securities Commission of The Bahamas](http://www.scb.gov.bs) announced today that Mr. Hillary Deveaux has been appointed the Interim Executive Director of the Commission, effective 11 September 2013. Commission Chairman Tonya Bastian … Read More
BISX All Share Index
The [Bahamas International Securities Exchange](http://www.bisxbahamas.com) (BISX) has released its All-Share Index and trading statistics for the six month period ending June 30, 2013, with comparison to the same period of … Read More