The University of The Bahamas Launches FinTech Regulatory Innovation Program powered by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and in partnership with The Securities Commission of The Bahamas

The University of The Bahamas is pleased to announce the launch of The FinTech Regulatory Innovation Programme (UBFTRI powered by Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and in partnership with The Securities Commission of The Bahamas.

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Exec: Many fintech firms are considering The Bahamas because of regulatory regime

There are many fintech companies looking at setting up in The Bahamas because of the regulatory regime for digital assets put in place by the government, fintech executive Will Haskins told Guardian Business yesterday. Haskins, who is the head of strategy and content at fintech and Web3 community platform Finoverse, said there are still many jurisdictions that do not have ...

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PM: Government working on a regulatory framework for DAOs

Prime Minister Philip Davis announced yesterday while speaking at the Consensus 2023 conference hosted by Coindesk - a news site specializing in bitcoin and digital currencies - that alongside the recently announced revisions to the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Act, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) and the Digital Advisory Panel are working on a regulatory framework...

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Cryptocurrency survey finds investors want more regulatory certainty

Sixty percent of the players in the cryptocurrency space see greater clarity around regulation as the key to the growth in crypto adoption, a SALT survey during the recent Crypto Bahamas conference found.

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30-40m spend's regulatory block

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* Grand Bahama Power Company chief says generation upgrade plans hampered by lack of 'tie-in' between revenues and investment

* Says : 'I'm not incentivised to do the right thing'

* Hiring of generational rental units a wealth transfer from investors to customers, with $1.5m cost exceeded by more than $1.5m in fuel savings

* Major investor exits 27.7% stake in company, placing majori...

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Steps to ensure robust regulatory compliance?

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Central Bank?bill passed along with other regulatory bills

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URCA hosts its 2nd Regulatory Forum

The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), in partnership with the Public Utilities Research Center (PURC) of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, recently hosted its second in a series of Regulatory Forums for Senior Technical Officers at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, Nassau, The Bahamas...

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Symonette: Changes to legal, regulatory framework needed following blacklisting

The Bahamas must undergo changes to its legal and regulatory framework, and implement additional accounting and reporting obligations in order to be removed from the European Union's (EU) list of uncooperative countries, Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette said yesterday, [...]

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Survey stresses importance of activating regulatory framework for private pension schemes

Private pension fund assets are on the increase, with fund holdings close to $1.2 billion by the end of 2017 and the communications and utilities sector holding the largest amount of pension funds. However, the benefits paid out appear to be increasing quicker than the [...]

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