Securities Commission of the Bahamas

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The Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB), formerly the Securities Board of the Bahamas, [1] is an agency responsible for regulating investment funds, securities, and capital markets in the Bahamas. [2] Among other responsibilities, it enforces the Financial and Corporate Service Providers Act, the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Act, and the Carbon Credits Trading Act. [2] Its members are appointed by the Minister of Finance. [3]

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SCB was established in 1995 by the Securities Board Act, [2] [4] but its mandate is now provided for by the 2011 Securities Industry Act. [4] Its offices are at Poinciana House on East Bay Street, Nassau. [3]

Its executive director is Christina Rolle, who has served in this role since January 26, 2015. [2] [5] [6] [4] She was preceded by Hillary H. Deveaux, who served as interim executive director from September 11, 2013, until 2015. [4] [7]

The commission's chairs have included Timothy Donaldson [8] and Tonya Bastian Galanis. [4]

As of 2015, SCB oversaw more than 1,000 firms. [6] That year, the commission accepted a two-year position as chair of the Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators. [6]

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