Cooperation - Securities Commission of The Bahamas

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (the Commission) is committed to the global effort to combat cross-border securities fraud. The Commission also recognizes that it is uniquely positioned to ensure the circumstances of the markets and industries it oversees, and the investors in the markets, are represented at global and local regulatory fora. To help it achieve its objectives, the Commission is a member of a number of international and local regulatory bodies and has entered into various formal agreements regarding cooperation and sharing of information with other regulatory bodies.

Memberships

International

IOSCO The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is the global standard setter for securities and capital markets regulators. The Commission has been an ordinary member of IOSCO since September 1996. The Commission is also a signatory to IOSCO’s information sharing agreements. It became a signatory to Appendix A of the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information (MMoU) on 27 December 2012 and an A.1 signatory to IOSCO’s Enhanced Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation (EMMoU) on 21 November 2018.

The MMoU sets an international benchmark for cross-border co-operation and provides securities regulators with the tools for combating cross-border fraud and misconduct that can weaken global markets and undermine investor confidence. The EMMoU contains provisions aimed to keep pace with technological, societal and market developments and to bolster deterrence to better protect investors and the markets.

The full texts of the MMoU and the EMMoU may be found in the section below.

CGSR The Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators was established to provide a forum for Regional securities regulators to discuss issues facing Caribbean securities and financial markets.

Domestic

GFSR The Group of Financial Services Regulators (GFSR) is comprised of financial services regulators in The Bahamas and includes the Securities Commission of The Bahamas, the Central Bank of The Bahamas, the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas, the Compliance Commission of The Bahamas, the Gaming Board for The Bahamas and the Inspector of Financial and Corporate Services (currently the Commission). This group serves as a medium for information sharing among members and is also used as a forum to discuss respectively unique and shared regulatory challenges. These agencies are signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which allows information to be shared as a need to effectively supervise the financial services sector.

Information Sharing Agreements

Part III of the Securities Industry Act, 2011 sets out provisions under which the Commission may provide assistance to domestic and foreign regulatory authorities. The Commission is a signatory to various mutual assistance agreements.

Text of the IOSCO MMoU
Text of the IOSCO EMMoU

AIFMD MOU

Jurisdiction Regulator MoU
Austria Finanzmarktaufsicht
Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission
Cyprus Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
Czech Republic Czech National Bank
Denmark Finanstilsynet
Estonia Estonian Financial Supervision Authority
Finland Finanssivalvonta
France Autorité Des Marchés Financiers
Germany Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
Greece Hellenic Capital Market Commission
Hungary Péünzugyi Szervezetek állami Felügyelete
Iceland Fjármálaeftirlite
Ireland Central Bank of Ireland
Latvia Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija
Liechtenstein Finanazmarktaufsichit
Lithuania Bank of Lithuania
Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
Malta Malta Financial Services Authority
Norway Finanstilsynet
Poland Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Portugal Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários
Romania Financial Supervisory Authority
Slovak Republic Národná banka Slovenska
Spain Comisión Nacional Mercado de Valores
Sweden Finansinspektionen
The Netherlands The Authoriet Financiële Markten
United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority
International Obligations
Transfer of Personal Data Between EEA Authorities & non-EEA Authorities