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The Central Bank of the Bahamas (the Bank) has updated its official release of its Excel Reporting System (ERS) from Version 2.0 to Version 2.5 for the Authorised Dealers and Authorised Agents and Version 2.4 replaces Version 2.0 for the International Licensees. The latest revisions to the ERS is in the context of the Bank’s market risk framework, which now includes a suite of nine additional reporting forms in the ERS.
All public licensees with the exception of branches and pure trust companies are expected to report on their ‘Trading Book’. Those that meet the deminimus threshold will be required to complete as appropriate the suite of Market Risk forms.
The Guidance Notes for the Completion of the ERS, which serve as a companion tool to assist licensees in completing the ERS, has now been supplemented with a subsidiary Guidance Notes for the Completion of the Market Risk Reporting Forms.
“Authorised Dealers” and “Authorised Agents” should note that the revised ERS comprises the following suite of monthly and quarterly reporting forms (see table below). However, for International Licensees, all reports in the table below are to be reported quarterly, only. To further improve the synergies provided by this initiative, we encourage institutions, to the extent possible, to create links between the report forms and individual accounting systems.
| Monthly Forms | Quarterly Forms |
|---|---|
| Form 1-Statement of Liabilities | Form 3A-Dormant Account Report |
| Form 2-Statement of Assets | Form 3B-Analysis of Resident B$ Deposits |
| Form 2A-Statement of Other Assets and Liabilities | Form 5B-Credit Card Report |
| Form 3-Analysis of Deposits by Depositors | Form 7-Profit and Loss |
| Form 4-Analysis of Loans and Overdrafts | Form 8-Analysis of Payments System |
| Form 5-Analysis of Consumer Credit | Fiduciary Assets |
| Form 10-Interfinancial Transactions | Memo Items |
| Statement of Capital Adequacy | Maturity-Wise Analysis |
| Statement of Assets by Zone | Interest Rate Sensitivity |
| Statement of Investments | Investments by Currency Type |
| Statement of Market Loans/Depositors | Trading Securities |
| Statement of Large Exposures | Trigger Form |
| Summary of Non-Performing Assets and Provisions | Interest Rate Risk - General |
| Sectoral Exposures | Interest Rate Risk - Specific |
| Large Loan Arrears | Foreign Exchange Risk |
| Large Exposures 2 | Equity Risk |
| Commodities Risk | |
| Interest Rate Options | |
| Equity Forex Commodities Options | |
| Market Risk Capital Charge |
All Licensees should refer to the guidance notes for the submission protocols and other reporting instructions. Regarding submission, the completed ERS forms are to be emailed to RegReports@centralbankbahamas.com for "Authorised Dealers" and "Authorised Agents". The completed forms for submission of the ERS for "International Licensees" should be emailed to bsdqreturn@centralbankbahamas.com. All Licensees are required to submit the ERS forms by the prescribed deadline i.e., 15 business days after the end of the reporting period.
