2019-06-24
The Central Bank of The Bahamas mandates licensed financial institutions to maintain comprehensive accounting records and robust internal control systems that ensure prudent, day-to-day operations. These records must timely capture all transactions, exposures, and financial data to enable management to monitor asset quality, enforce risk limits, and submit accurate regulatory returns. Directors and management bear primary responsibility for designing, testing, and continuously reviewing these frameworks to safeguard assets, prevent fraud, and support informed decision-making.