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The Bahamas Financial Services Board will be an Associate Sponsor at GAIM 2004 in Lausanne, Switzerland June 8-10.

The Managed Funds Association (MFA) will host <I>Forum 2004</I> on June 14-16 at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited reported net income of $26.1 million for its first quarter ending 31 March 2004.

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.

Smart Fund Model 007 (the "SFM Model 007") or the Super Qualified Investment Fund became available for use as of 22nd August, 2012.

The Segregated Accounts Companies (SAC) Act expands the legislative framework that strengthens The Bahamas' comparative advantage in the securities and capital markets areas.

The Bahamas ranked 2nd in the Latin Amercian/Caribbean region, and 39th globally, in the latest Country Credit Scorecard published by the Institutional Investor as a result of its country creditworthiness survey.

Minister Maynard-Gibson presented opening remarks at the STEP Caribbean Conference today at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort.

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.

The Governor of the Central Bank describes The Bahamas as one of the more significant financial jurisdictions operating in the world of financial services in a number of areas, and says it is in a position to compete with some of the best in the world.

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.

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.

The Washington-based Cato Institute has released its "Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report", produced in conjunction with the Fraser Institute of Canada.

In Paris today, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced that the governments of its member countries have approved a revised version of its Principles of Corporate Governance.

Cable Bahamas has announced that FibraLink Jamaica Ltd., a controlled subsidiary of its wholly owned subsidiary, Caribbean Crossings Ltd., has been issued a licence by the Jamaican Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to build and operate a submarine fibre optic cable to Jamaica.

The Bahamas has an excellent record, dating back to 1987, for robust Anti-Money Laundering arrangements. The Bahamas first criminalized the proceeds of drug trafficking in 1987 with the enactment of the Tracing and Forfeiture of Proceeds of Drug Trafficking Act.