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Govt announces new financial services framework
Govt announces new financial services framework
The government announced a new framework yesterday that took effect January 1, aimed at leveling the playing field for financial institutions operating in The Bahamas, and further moving this country toward compliance with international standards imposed by the likes of the European Union (EU) and ...
Statement from the Hon. Peter Turnquest, DPM and Minister of Finance Regarding Financial Sector Reform
Statement from the Hon. Peter Turnquest, DPM 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 Treasury...
Trend: compliance officers increasingly under pressure
With the financial world still absorbing the turn compliance regulators have taken toward holding individual compliance officers personally liable for deficiencies in anti-money laundering (AML) programs, Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO) former Vice President Emmanuel Komolafe expressed confidence in the local talent to keep the jurisdiction compliant.
Report: U.S., the new tax haven
Report: U.S., the new tax haven
Even as Bahamian financial institutions enter a new regulatory environment supposedly aimed at stripping tax dodgers of international hiding places, the anti-secrecy thrust behind the new regulations has yielded an interesting result.
Payment Systems Bill Debate Notes - State Minister Zhivargo Laing
NOTES BY THE HON. ZHIVARGO LAING
MINSTER OF STATE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON THE
PAYMENT SYSTEMS BILL 2011