Theme: The Bahamas Advantage - Staying Ahead of the Game

Embracing change has been a part of the industry’s mantra for more than 80 years and the overriding element that has driven developments in the last decade. BFSB firmly supports the view that all those with a vested interest in sustaining the industry must grasp and buy in to the evolving dynamics across financial services to remain relevant and build on the Bahamas’ competitive profile over the next 10 years and, indeed, in the years beyond.

Entering its tenth year, IBFS 2013 will present an ideal opportunity to build on the many accomplishments that have created The Bahamas Advantage but will also be a platform to reinforce the imperative of remaining “ahead of the game”.

Through joint deliberations with local stakeholders as well as international partners, IBFS 2013 will examine changes that drive The Bahamas Advantage and the resources that must be brought to bear to maintain and enhance the industry’s strategic edge. Agemda topics include:

• New Markets: Discrete Growth and Best Practices for Business Development and Access to the Ultra-Wealthy;
• Steadfast in Tradition…Open Arms to Innovation;
• Taxation Policies & Strategies: Development Tools;
• Bahamian Financial Services – Truly Global?;
• Succession Planning for International Families;
• Finding Client Solutions - The Alternative Investments Approach;
• International Arbitration - Prospects for New Arbitration Centres;
• Legal Hot Topics in Wealth Management;
• Public Private Partnership in Action - Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) Case Study;
• Talent Development Strategies: FSI Employee 2020;
• Insurance & Annuities - Flexible Strategies as Tax, Asset Protection & Investment Hedge.

Importantly, too, the Hon. L. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services, has agreed to utilise IBFS 2013 to launch the Government’s Strategic Plan for the Bahamas Financial Services Industry.