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Bermuda Monetary Authority (Collective Investment Scheme Classification) Regulations 1998 Bermuda Monetary Authority (Financial Institutions) (Control) Regulations 1994 Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 1969 Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 2006. It tightens up financial procedures on the Island and make it easier for whistleblowers to expose wrongdoing. Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR), an enhanced solvency regime applicable to Bermuda's Class 4 re/insurers. Bermuda Stock Exchange Company Act 1992 BIU Members Credit Union Co Op Society Act 1983 Commission on Racial Equality (CURE). See Bermuda Government Boards. Melbourne House, Suite 202. 11 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM KX. Telephone (441) 296-0613 or fax (441) 296-9142 or e-mail cure@ibl.bm. In other countries, these racial guidelines and regulations apply only in the public sector. But the Bermuda Government has made them apply in the private sector as well. Companies Act 1981. The principal statute governing the formation and operation of Bermuda companies. Companies Amendment Act 2009. Companies Amendment (No 2) Act 2011. Includes a raft of measures which will have a significant impact on Bermudas international business sector. Outlines a number of changes to the Companies Act 1981, tabled by the Ministry of Business Development and Tourism. Among the key changes are the permitting of sole and corporate directors of Bermuda companies, the option to waive annual general meetings and the removal of prohibitions on providing financial assistance. Other amendments include the use of paperless share transfers for listed companies, the ability for Bermuda companies to declare dividends or distributions when recording a profit, notwithstanding that the company may carry a negative retained earnings balance, and the addition of a new process for mergers as an alternative to the existing amalgamations procedure. Credit Unions Act 1982 Court of Appeal Amendment Act 2004 Regulatory Authority Act 2011 Electronic Transactions Act 1999 Exchange Control Act 1972 Exchange Control Regulations 1973 Exempted Partnerships Act 1992 Exempted Partnership Amendment Act 2009 Exempted Undertakings Tax Protection Amendment Act 2011, which extends a guarantee that the Bermuda Government will not charge exempt companies any taxes on profits, income or capital gains. The amendment prolongs that guarantee until 2035. While Premier Cox said the Government had no intention of starting taxation based on profit, income or capital gains, she said the amendment was meant to reassure businesses and make them more comfortable investing in the Island. She said that extending the agreement had always been on the Government agenda, but had been put off in the past because of international concerns that the exception could lead to harmful business practices, favoring international businesses over local. Insurance Act 1978 Insurance Amendment Act 2008. Insurance Returns & Solvency Amendment Regulations 2005 Interest and Credit Charges (Regulation) Act 1975 Investment Business Act 1998 Investment Business Regulations 1999 Investment Funds Act 2006. Licensing requirements of fund managers, codes and enforcement powers. Also makes it easier to register and license funds by eliminating unnecessary administrative procedures. Limited Partnership Amendment Act 2009 Merchant Shipping (ILO) Amendment Act, 2012. Occupational Safety & Health Amendment Act 2005 Overseas Partnership Amendment Act 2009 Partnership Amendment Act 2009 Payroll Tax Rates Amendment Act, as announced in the 2011-2012 Budget, In February 2011, this was announced and later legislated to reduce payroll tax from 16 percent to 14 percent. Premier Paula Cox said that the rollback would put $50 million back into the economy, but the act will benefit employers more than employees. Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009. Modernizes trust laws and helps remove some of the complications which might have stopped wealthy families looking at a jurisdiction to put a trust, from considering Bermuda. Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Regulations 1998 Regulatory Authority Act 2011 Specified Business Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Tightens access and exchange of information. Seeks to amend various pieces of specified business legislation to ensure consistency, transparency, and compliance with international tax information exchange standards, recommended by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Stamp Duties Amendment Act 2009 Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Act 2001
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(ii) All US$ cheques (checks) will be accepted at par with the Bermuda Dollar from companies denominated as Non-Resident under the Exchange Control Act. (iii). Every company must notify the Registrar of the whereabouts and situation of its registered office (which shall not be a post office box) on Form 13. (iv) Every company should use its registration number.
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Local Companies
Excludes banks & deposit companies, treated separately. They are those which are at least 60 percent locally owned and trade locally with Bermudians and other residents. Every local company must in the month of March forward to the Minister of Finance a Return of Shareholdings in the company as at December 31, on Form 14, signed by two directors. Every local company shall not later than March 31 submit to the Registrar of Companies the appropriate fee, with the Annual Return and fee and a filing fee of $34 for the Return. Late fees and Returns carry a penalty of $150. Specific fees apply where the issued capital is: Less than $50,000 50,000 or more but less than $250,000 $250,000 or more but less than $500,000 $500,000 or more but less than $1 million $1 million or more but less than $5 million $5 million or more but less than $ 10 million $ 10 million or more
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(v) Class 4 Insurer carrying on general business (vi) Long Term Insurer (vii) Class 1 Insurer carrying on general business and long-term business (viii) Class 2 Insurer carrying on general business and long-term business (ix) Class 3 Insurer carrying on general business and long-term business (x) Class 4 Insurer carrying on general business and long-term business (b) An insurance manager under Section 10 of the Insurance Act (c) An insurance broker under Section 10 of the Insurance Act (d) An insurance agent under Section 10 of the Insurance Act (e) An insurance salesman under Section 10 of the Insurance Act
Investment Companies
Investment Business Act 1998 applies. Local Investment Companies must be granted a license to carry on investment business in Bermuda within the meaning of section 2 of the Act, before they can sell their services. Licenses carry specific fees: Applying for a license under section 6 Annual fee for grant of license under section 10(1)
Licensed Companies
Meaning companies licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 1981 and the relevant Banks and Deposit Companies Act 1999. All shall forward license fees to the Registrar of Companies no later than 31st January. Banks Application for a banking license Where the bank has consolidated gross assets (in all currencies) of less than $200 million in value Where the bank has consolidated assets (in all currencies) of $200 million or more in value Deposit Companies Application for a deposit company license Trust Companies Every Trust Company licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Companies Act 1991 shall no later than March 31 in every year following the year in which it was licensed, pay a specific amount. Public Trusts (Regulation of Trust Business) Act 2001 Regulates all trust companies. Came into force on 25 January 2002, replacing the Trust Companies Act 1991.Licensing is a requirement.
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