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Results for: Minister for Financial Services Ryan Pinder

DPM addresses PPP forum

Thursday, August 29th, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press

...o better face the challenges of the future, we can all appreciate that the financial services industry has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. In this environment of ever-evolving global standards, the Government has enacted a significant number of new pieces of legislation, or amended existing legislation, to ensure The Bahamas remained globally competitive. In some instances, these have totally transformed the way business is transacted......

 

Financial advisor warns of FATCA impact

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 | Filed Under: News & Press

...sk management firm Prime Advisory Group (PAG). “It will be a big issue for financial institutions in terms of organization.” Räber believes that financial intermediaries will be most affected by the upcoming legislation, which requires all foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to disclose information on US clients. The Act has broadened the scope of the previous Qualified Intermediary (QI) system to include bodies such as brokers, investment compa......

 

Global USD Bond Fund listed on Bahamas exchange

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 | Filed Under: News & Press

...xchange. Family Guardian is the Investment Manager, and FG Financial has been appointed as the Administrator. Source: Bahamas Financial Services Board.......

 

PM christens new $15m vessels

Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 | Filed Under: News & Press

...nds of public/private partnerships which help to provide certain necessary services,” the Prime Minister said. The agreement calls for Tug Services to provide the tug boats on a daily timed charter. It also includes management services, crew, firefighting, oil spill recovery, salvage capabilities and vessel maintenance for tug services at Nassau Harbour and Clifton Pier. The government is reviewing other possible public/private partnerships in a n......

 

Parliament passes CRS bill

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 | Filed Under: News & Press

...e Competent Authority, The Office of the Attorney General, The Ministry of Financial Services, The Bahamas Financial Services Board and industry stakeholders. EU countries and those countries with whom The Bahamas has existing Tax information Agreements (TIEAS) are among this initial grouping. Letters of invitation have therefore been dispatched to the initial group of forty five countries. This however, is not an exhaustive list and further invit......

 

Upcoming legislation to strengthen Bahamas financial services sector

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 | Filed Under: News & Press

...etitive in an increasingly sophisticated marketplace, according to Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) chief executive officer Wendy Warren. In line with a multilateral memorandum of understanding with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (ISOCO), The Bahamas is looking to enact a Securities Industry Act, which Warren claims will allow the industry to be more responsive to business demands. The act is a “major undertaking f......

 

Government promotes financial services – video

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 | Filed Under: News & Press

...Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damien Gomez has said the government is committed to bolstering The Bahamas’ financial services industry. The Minister made the comment during a speech to industry professionals at a Bahamas Institute of Financial Services event this week. Watch a ZNS news report here.......

 

Financial services industry awards champion local talent

Thursday, November 17th, 2011 | Filed Under: News & Press

...(AIBT) again joined forces with BFSB to enhance the profile of the annual Financial Services Industry Excellence Award for the Achiever of the Year. In addition to the recognition and awards presented in this category by BFSB, Achiever of the Year Alec Rolle received the AIBT Professional Education Prize. The prize for the Student of the Year award was a $5,000 investment account and again was co-sponsored by Societe Generale Private Banking, CFA......

 

DPM urges innovation in financial services

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press

...es at the one-day conference, held at the Baha Mar Convention Centre. “The financial services sector is undergoing major change as the international regulatory environment continues to evolve.” Addressing the recent decision from the European Union to include The Bahamas in its list of “high risk” jurisdictions, the Minister said: “In a competitive commercial environment where geopolitics are constantly in play, it seems as though the playing fiel......

 

Lourdin leads Pictet to number one

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 | Filed Under: Features

...organization is divided into four principal business lines: global custody services, portfolio management, trading, and legal services,” explains Lourdin. “Each business line has its own team. Each head is a member of our executive management team.” In 2000, Pictet teamed up with Oceanic Bank & Trust Ltd, investing $30 million in the construction of new offices at Bayside Executive Park. The 12-acre purchase and construction of state-of-the-art fa......

 

Citi earns top magazine award

Friday, November 18th, 2011 | Filed Under: News & Press

...s in London, Rio de Janeiro and Milan. About Citi Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction servic......

 

PM delivers Mid-Year Budget Communication

Thursday, February 13th, 2014 | Filed Under: News & Press

...ness in food production. We are also committed to further diversifying our financial services sector; the further development and expansion of our yachting and shipping registries; expanding our investments in education; and strengthening national training through the National Training Agency to establish a competency based training and job placement system that is flexible and responsive to the actual requirements of the workplace. The Government......

 

Bridges to wealthy neighbours

Sunday, January 1st, 2017 | Filed Under: Features

...ffer the best opportunities for the Latin American market,” says Financial Services Minister Hope Strachan. Promoting products Although the brand recognition of The Bahamas is gaining momentum in LatAm markets, there is still a lot of work to do in keeping The Bahamas uppermost in investors’ minds in an already crowded and complex marketplace. As well as local competitors, which are constantly improving the quality and depth of their services, US......

 

Maritime opportunities

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 | Filed Under: Features

...ntributor to the gross domestic product of The Bahamas, behind tourism and financial services, which hold the first and second spots respectively. The ship registry is broad and deep, with gross tonnage of around 58millionfrom60countries and in all classes of vessels including tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo, passenger and cruise ships, ferries and even offshore support and oil rigs. The Maritime Authority deals with the global shipping, whi......

 

PM Christie completes formation of Cabinet

Monday, May 14th, 2012 | Filed Under: News & Press

.... DANIEL JOHNSON MINISTER OF YOUTH SPORTS AND CULTURE HON. MELANIE GRIFFIN MINISTER OF SOCIAL SERVICES HON. HOPE STRACHAN MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION HON. KHAALIS ROLLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INVESTMENTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER This second and final group of Ministers was sworn in at Government House May 11. Making the announcement the Prime Minister indicated that he would be making mid-term ministerial......

 
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