December 2016 | Business View Caribbean

54 55 barbados stock exchange coming to Barbados, if there is any dis- pute, you have a judicial system that is independent and there is certainty that a resolution will be had.” And, of course, the 17 employees of the BSE are all seasoned professionals with many years of experience who can accommodate the Exchange’s member companies as well as their investors. “We have persons within the Stock Exchange who are competent and capable to man- age the affairs of the Exchange, and by extension, their affairs,” Yarde states, unequivocally. “There is a wealth of talent and knowledge within the organization.” Preferred vendors n Sagicor Asset Management Inc. www.sagicorcom Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company is an American insurance company based in Columbia, South Carolina. Colonial Life offers disability, accident, life, cancer, critical illness, and hospital confinement insurance plans in 49 states. Colonial Life was founded in 1939 by Edwin Averyt and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Unum in 1993. Colonial Supplemental Insurance fills in the gaps that health insurance doesn’t always cover, such as the cost of co-pays, deductibles, and medications. It may provide benefits for medical expenses as the result of hospital stays, surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, health screen- ings, doctor visits, and emergency room visits. n FGC Services Limited www.fgcservicesltd.com FGC Services Limited is a Listing Sponsor for the International Secu- rities Market of the Barbados Stock Exchange. FGC provides assistance to companies which wish to list on the ISM to structure and conduct their business from Barbados. Their services include providing advice to issuers on the application process, listing require- ments and obligations; acting as the primary point of contact with the BSE and offering assistance in connection with ongoing regulatory filings and compliance on behalf the listed entity. n PricewaterhouseCoopers SRL www.pwc.com