Mutual Funds In The Bahamas
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Mutual
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Mutual funds have become the largest growth area
in The Bahamas' financial services sector over the last
few years, and the country is developing into a major
international center for mutual funds. The Bahamas'
tax-free and investor-friendly regulatory environment
makes it attractive to fund managers seeking alternative
offshore asset bases. It costs less to operate a fund in
The Bahamas, therefore, providing investors with more
profit. The nature of fund activity has evolved from funds being sold to international clients by private banking institutions with local branches to funds being established in the country, using Bahamian institutions to service them. The uptrend in mutual fund investment prompted the Government to pass the Mutual Funds Act in 1995, which protects investors by regulating the fund industry through a Securities Board and Administrators that license mutual funds. Applications for fund licenses must include a prospectus of the fund and provide guarantees to the board that the fund's promoters are reputable. The board's inspector has the authority to examine records of a fund, audit the fund, or act on behalf of investors if their interests are in danger. Confidentiality and privacy are assured by provisions in the new legislation. Mutual Fund ManagersAtlantic Bank of Commerce Ltd. Bank American & Banking
Corporation (Bahamas Ltd.) Chemical Bank & Trust (Bahamas)
Ltd. CIBC Trust Company (Bahamas) Ltd. Coutts & Company (Bahamas) Ltd. Darier Hentsch Private Bank &
Trust Ltd. Demachy Worms & Co.
International Eastland American Bank Ltd. Euro-Dutch Trust Co. (Bahamas) Ltd. Fidinam Trust Corporation (Bahamas)
Ltd. Laurentian Bank & Trust Company
Ltd. Lloyds Bank International Private
Banking Mees Pierson (Bahamas) Ltd. Montaque Securities International, Ltd. Morgan Trust Company of The Bahamas Norshield International, Inc. Rawson Trust Company Ltd. Sand Ander Investment Bank Ltd. The Chase Manhattan Private Bank The Citibank Private Bank The Private Trust Corporation Ltd. Thorand Trust & Management Ltd. Westpac Bank & Trust (Bahamas)
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