Financial Industry Seminar – Evolving Legislative Landscape

Thursday February 16th, 2012

Category: Legal, Financial Services, BFSB

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) in conjunction with the Association of International Banks & Trust Companies (AIBT), Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) & the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) will host this all-day seminar to address recent legislative developments.

The first half of the Seminar, Leading Innovation in Private Wealth Management will tackle issues like the Amendments to the Trustee Act – Why change was necessary in light of international trends and developments and The Executive Entity: How it could change the way we structure wealth plans. The second half of the Seminar, A Modern Insolvency Framework, will examine the amendments to the insolvency regime and discuss topics like, Insolvent Trading, Shadow Directors and other key provisions.

Seminar speakers include: David Brownbill, QC; Sen. The Hon. John Delaney, QC, Attorney General of The Bahamas; Andrew Law, Chief Executive Officer, International Protector Group Limited; Anthony Kikivarakis, Partner, Deloitte; Arthur Seligman, Partner, Lennox Paton; Brian Moree, QC, Senior Partner, McKinney Bancroft & Hughes; Brian Simms, QC, Senior Partner, Lennox Paton; Dr. Earl Cash, Partner, Higgs & Johnson; Maria Ferere, President & Director, FT Consultants; Metta MacMillian-Hughes, Partner, Lennox Patton; Tanya Hanna, Partner, Graham, Thompson & Co. and Timothy Colclough, Vice President & Head of Trust & Fiduciary Services, Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited.