The Bahamas will be represented at the 5th Annual Offshore Financial Services Summit on May 26-27, at Simpson's-in-the-Strand, London.

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).

April 7, 2022, Nassau Bahamas, Today, The Bahamas is compliant or largely compliant in 38 of the 40 FATF Recommendations.

AIBT, BFSB and the Ministry of Finance held an industry consultation on the new provisions in the Business License Bill, 2023 (the "Bill") as it pertains to IBCs...

The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) conducted a mutual evaluation of The Bahamas during an onsite visit (November 30 2015 to December 11 2015).

On Friday, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB), the regulatory agency responsible for authorising persons to operate in the investment funds and securities markets, issued Guidelines for the staledating of applications. According to a news release from the Public Relations Coordinator, the SCB had fomalised a Staledating Policy at the end of last month.

Today we debate an important compendium of financial services related bills that address three distinct subject matters.

The Bahamas government hosted an Industry Briefing Session on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and other International Initiatives facing the financial services sector.

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).

The Bahamas has the opportunity to position itself as the Wealth Capital of The Americas.

On Friday May 24th, 2019 the Competent Authority published the attached updated list on CRS/AEOI Exchange Partners.

Pursuit of the highest possible professional standards in an environment which facilitates the efficient operation of financial services guides the regulatory and supervisory approach in The Bahamas.

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.

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