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AML/CFT/CPF SFI Guidelines and Guidance Notes

Pursuant to The Banks and Trust Companies Regulation Act, 2020, and the Central Bank of The Bahamas Act, 2020, the Central Bank is responsible for the licensing, regulation and supervision of banks and trust companies operating in and from within The Bahamas. As such, all supervised financial institutions are expected to adhere to the Central Bank's licensing and prudential requirements and ongoing supervisory programmes, including periodic onsite inspections, and required regulatory reporting. From time to time, the Central Bank will issue policies to provide further clarity and guidance to licensees with regards to AML/CFT/CPF industry best practices. For your convenience, key industry guidelines and guidance notes are listed below. To view detailed information about a document, click on the document title. To download a document, click on the appropriate PDF icon. Each icon represents a different type of file available for download.

  Document Title Date Issued Latest Date Amended Applicability
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Banks Trust Banks Trust
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessments Guidance Notes 2023-06-01 N/A
Press Release: Amended Streamlined Requirements for Account Opening, Provision of Financial Services and Customer Identification 2023-04-20 N/A
Central Bank Releases Corrigendum to AML/CFT/PF Guidelines 2018-09-20 N/A X
Corrigendum 2018-09-20 N/A X
Guidance Notes on Managing Financial Crime Risk and Proliferation and Proliferation Financing 2018-08-21 N/A X
Guidance Note on Streamlined Requirements for Account Opening, Provision of Financial Services and Customer Identification 2018-06-20 N/A X
AML, KYC and CFT Best Practices 2012-02-06 N/A X
Notice: Supervision of Nominee Activities of Subsidiaries and Related Companies of Banks and Trust Companies 2011-04-18 N/A
Guidelines for Licensees on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism 2011-03-04 N/A X
GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE FITNESS AND PROPRIETY OF MONEY LAUNDERING REPORTING OFFICERS (MLRO) IN THE BAHAMAS 2010-11-01 N/A X
Guidelines for Licensees on the Prevention of Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing 2009-05-01 2023-04-06 X
Guidelines for Licensees on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism 2009-05-01 2017-05-31 X
Additional Explanation: Supervision of Nominee Activities of Subsidiaries and Related Companies of Banks and Trust Companies [GN: 01-03/08] 2008-03-14 N/A
Notice: Reporting of Unverified Facilities and Development of an Anti-Money Laundering Risk Framework 2004-06-15 N/A X