ALLIANCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

The Company
Alliance Investment Management believes that growth and stability come
from strong, long-term relationships with both clients and strategic partners. It considers itself a ‘one-stop’ source for a multitude of financial products. Trust is its backbone, experience its guide and long term performance as its goals ensure that every client is successful in attaining his/her investment objectives.  The company is regulated by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and The Securities Commission of The Bahamas.  It is fully licensed by The Securities Commission of The Bahamas.  Alliance Investment Management is an affiliate of BENCHMARK BAHAMAS LTD, a publicly traded investment company listed on The Bahamas international Securities Exchange.  Benchmark Bahamas Ltd actively seeks attractive investment opportunities to invest capital in public and private companies.

International Tax and Estate planning
Alliance Investment Management specialises in International Tax and Estate planning. Their service facilitates easy access and complete confidentiality.  The tried and tested techniques provide tax efficiency and money management flexibility with a high level of Asset Protection.

Corporate Services
Alliance Investment Management advises clients to establish foreign corporations to hold and trade their investment assets.

Foreign Corporations, International Business Companies (IBC’s) are the most common foreign investment vehicle because of their convenience and flexibility.  A foreign corporation can be formed in 24 to 48 hours and nominee directors and officers can easily be appointed.  Additionally no public record of directors is kept.

Alliance Investment Management can coordinate, on your behalf, the formation of a foreign corporation tailored to your wishes.  The basic cost of formation is around $2,500 with annual maintenance charges thereafter of around $2,000.

Global Markets
Alliance Investment Management has the ability to access global markets in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.  Investing in several different markets can help reduce portfolio impact when one region experiences an economic downturn.  In addition it provides a portal to institutional investment management and commercial lending groups.

Alliance Investment Management’s experts will research a broad range of investment products, lending capabilities and benefit services based on your specific needs. 

To learn more about Alliance Investment Management and its many services phone the UK representative, Tim Hamilton on

+44 1202 669966 or email tim@timhamiltonassociates.com.

The Directors.
The board of directors comprises distinguished and highly qualified icons of The Bahamas.

	Chairman and CEO Reno Jean Brown Mr Brown has over 40 years of experience in International and domestic banking.  He has served as Chairman and CEO of The Royal Bank of Scotland (Nassau) Ltd, Deputy Managing Director of Charterhouse Japet Bank & Trust Limited, and as a Manager with CA Bank & Trust International Ltd.  In addition he served 3 years as an Alternate Executive Director of The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank).  He is presently Chairman and a Director of Braun & Cie Ltd, a Director and the Secretary of Pepsi-Cola (Bahamas) Bottling CO Limited and a past Director and Treasurer of Commonwealth Bank Limited.
	President, Director and Chairman of The Investment Advisory Board Julian Renaud Brown Mr Brown is The President and a Director of Alliance Investment Management Ltd.  He is a professional Investment Banker with over 20 years of experience in the International Investment and Private Banking arena. Most of his career was spent at Lloyds TSB Bank & Trust (Bahamas) Ltd, where he rose to Manager of Investment Management, Trust & Corporate Services, and eventually to Director and Deputy Principal Manager.  He has also served three years as a Director of The Bahamas Development Bank.  In 1998 he was honoured by Barron’s Who’s Who of the World in Global Banking and Finance and also by International Who’s Who of the World.  He is presently the President and a Director of Braun & Cie Ltd and a Director of The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation.
	Director & Member of the Investment Advisory Board George Clifford Culmer Mr Culmer, a Director of Alliance Investment Management Ltd, is the Senior and Founding member of BDO Mann Judd, a member of BDO International which is the sixth largest international professional accounting firm worldwide.  He is a pioneer in Bahamian Accounting, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1966 and becoming the first Bahamian member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr Culmer is a past Director of The Central Bank of The Bahamas.  He currently holds directorships in several organisations and established Bahamian companies including Commonwealth Bank Limited and The Bahamas Financial Services Board.  In addition he is the past President of the Rotary Club of East Nassau.
	Director Idris George Reid Mr Reid is the Acting General Manager of The Bahamas Airport authority, having retired from Civil Service after a successful 43 year career.  Most notably he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries, Foreign Affairs and National Security. Mr Reid also served as High Commissioner to Canada for over 5 years.
	Director Sandra Juanita Knowles Ms Knowles has spent more than eighteen years in the international investment and private banking financial arena of which the last six years were spent on the regulatory side of The Bahamas Financial Services Sector.  From 1993 – 1997 Ms Knowles was the General Manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas, the first female to hold this position.  In 1997 until 2002 Ms Knowles became the first female inspector and Executive Director of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.   She was instrumental in formulating policies for the promotion of an efficient and knowledgeable regulatory environment.
	Secretary and Chief Financial Officer William Hogg Mr Hogg is a Senior Manager with BDO Mann Judd with responsibility for Trust and Corporate Services Management.  He has over 35 years experience in the accounting profession.  A qualified Chartered Accountant, he has served as a member of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants Investigations, Legislation and professional Practice Committees.