Bahamas - Licensing Requirements for Professional ServicesBahamas - Licensing Requirements
- There are license requirements for professional service providers in The Bahamas specific to each field from insurance and securities brokers to medical doctors and real estate agents. For example, the Securities and Financial Services laws of The Bahamas, the Securities Industry Act, 1999, the Investment Funds Act, 2003, and the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2000 require all market participants operating in or from The Bahamas and products offered to the public to be licensed by or registered with the Securities Commission. Further information is available on the website of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.