2024-02-05
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The Securities Commission of The Bahamas and the Compliance Commission mandate annual training for eligible persons, specifically Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants licensees, to qualify as agents for routine examinations of financial and corporate service providers. The virtual training session is scheduled for 23 February 2024 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with registration closing on 16 February 2024. Successful participants must submit applications to act as authorised agents by 29 February 2024.
PUBLIC NOTICE No. 2 of 2024 5 February 2024 Re: Joint Authorised Agent Training This NOTICE is issued by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Securities Commission), in its capacity as administering authority of the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, 2020 (FCSPA), and the Compliance Commission of The Bahamas (the Compliance Commission) as the AntiMoney Laundering Supervisory Authority for Designated Financial Institutions. The Securities Commission, pursuant to its authority under Section 31 of the FCSPA, and the Compliance Commission, pursuant to its authority under Section 32(b) of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, 2018, will conduct annual mandatory training for eligible persons to be approved as agents in conducting annual routine examinations of financial and corporate service providers (FCSPs) and registrants of the Compliance Commission. The training will be conducted: Friday 23 February 2024 Via Virtual Conference 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Any eligible candidate (Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants licensees)interested in registering forthe training may contact Ms. Tina Wright at email fcsp@scb.gov.bs or at(242) 397-5950, no later than Friday 16 February 2024. For persons who complete the training, the deadline for applications to act as an authorised agent is Thursday 29 February 2024. You may contact Tina Wright at the Securities Commission, at the contact details above, with any inquiries concerning this notice.