Public Notice 1 of 2023 – Joint Authorised Agent Training

SECURITIES COMMISSION OF THE BAHAMAS & THE COMPLIANCE COMMISSION OF THE BAHAMAS PUBLIC NOTICE No. 1 of 2023 25 January 2023 Re: Joint Authorised Agent Training This NOTICE is issued by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (Securities Commission), in its capacity as administering authority of the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2020 (FCSPA, 2020), and the Compliance Commission of The Bahamas (the Compliance Commission) as the Anti￾Money Laundering Supervisory Authority for Designated Financial Institutions. The Securities Commission, pursuant to its authority under Section 31 of the FCSPA, 2020, and the Compliance Commission, pursuant to its authority under Section 32(b) of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 5 of 2018, will be conducting annual mandatory training for eligible persons desiring to be approved as agents in conducting annual routine examinations of financial and corporate service providers (FCSPs) and registrants of the Compliance Commission.

The session will be held as follows: Friday 24 February 2023 Via Virtual Conference Training of Agents: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm All interested eligible candidates (Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants licensees) desirous of participating in the training should contact Ms. Tina Wright at telephone (242) 397-5950 or by email at fcsp@scb.gov.bs no later than Monday 13 February 2023. The Securities Commission and the Compliance Commission further advise that the deadline for the application to act as their Agent is Tuesday 28 February 2023. You may contact the Examinations Department at the Securities Commission with any inquiries concerning this notice at telephone number (242) 397-4100, or in writing to P.O. Box N-8347, Nassau, The Bahamas, or via e-mail to fcsp@scb.gov.bs. You may also contact the Compliance Commission at telephone number (242) 604-4331/604-4322 or by email at compliance@bahamas.gov.bs.