Bulletins

10/20/2014

Companies (Non-Profit Organisation) Regulations, 2014

The Companies (Non-Profit Organisation) Regulations, 2014 (the “Regulations”) came into effect on 6 August, 2014. The Regulations were specifically...

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08/08/2013

Relocating Investment Managers Offshore

The recent implementation of the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) in Europe will have forced investment managers...

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07/01/2013

The Trustee Exoneration Clause

Questions marks are constantly raised over the performance of a trustee’s duties and whether the trustee in question has...

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06/20/2013

Higgs & Johnson Successful in RAPAA Application

In 2012, Higgs & Johnson advised you of the introduction of the Rule Against Perpetuities (Abolition) Act, 2011 (the...

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05/09/2013

Changes to Private Trust Company Regime

In 2007 the Banks and Trust Companies (Private Trust Companies) Regulations (“the Act”) introduced a light touch regulatory regime...

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03/13/2013

FATCA as it relates to Bahamian Law

Overview of FATCA In 2010, the U.S. government enacted the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (the “Act”). The...

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03/01/2013

Real Property Tax Incentives Introduced in The Bahamas

On the 25th of February, 2013 Prime Minister Perry Christie, in his 2012/2013 Mid-Year Budget Statement, with a view...

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09/21/2012

Launch of Smart Fund Model 007: Super Qualified Investment Fund

Smart Fund Model 007 (the “SFM Model 007”) or the Super Qualified Investment Fund became available for use as...

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08/27/2012

Cayman Islands: New Patents & Trade Marks Law

A new Patents and Trade Marks Law came into effect in the Cayman Islands on December 7, 2011.