Banking & Financial Services
The Bahamas is one of the world's longest-established international financial centres. We advise domestic and international banks, trust companies, broker-dealers and money-transfer businesses at every stage of their operation here, from the first licence application onwards.
For Bahamian institutions, we handle licence applications under the Banks and Trust Companies Regulation Act, ongoing compliance with the Central Bank of The Bahamas, and the lending and security documents that keep the business running day to day.
For international clients, we advise on setting up a Bahamian presence, whether that is a restricted bank, a representative office or an affiliate structure, and on how Bahamian rules sit alongside the expectations of regulators back home, including FATCA, CRS and economic substance.
Cross-border experience
We regularly act for banks and financial groups based in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia that are setting up or running operations in The Bahamas.