Cayman Islands: The Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017
By Martin Livingston, Tim Dawson, Adam Huckle From Maples The Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017 (“AML Regulations“) were gazetted on 20 September 2017 and come into force on 2 October 2017. The Money Laundering Regulations (2015 Revision) have been repealed and…
Cayman Islands DCI seeks input from realtors, precious metal dealers
From Cayman Islands Department of Commerce and Investment Cabinet on 2 March 2017 designated the Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) as the Regulator for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) in the Cayman Islands. With the Cayman Islands further…
Sir Ronald Sanders: The Ire of two Prime Ministers | Sir Ronald Sanders
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday June 9, 2017 – On May 29, two former Prime Ministers and leaders of opposing political parties in Antigua and Barbuda presented their nation’s parliament with one of those rare…
Politicians and the Panama Papers
By José Niño From Cayman Financial Review The recent Panama Papers leak has brought tax havens to the forefront of public policy discussions. Naturally, many individuals and supranational entities have advocated for more stringent regulations on tax havens and tougher…
A Caribbean banking agency in the US: a further step to independence
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Caribbean governments, indigenous banks and offshore banks located in the Caribbean are extremely concerned about the withdrawal of correspondent relations from Caribbean banks by banks in the United States of America (US)….
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Cayman Islands Grace Gealey to star on FOX’s “Empire” Grace Gealey, originally from the Cayman Islands, will be starring on FOX’s Empire, which premieres in January 2015. Grace Gealey stars as Anika Gibbons in the anticipated FOX series EMPIRE co-created…
BVI’s mutual evaluation by CFATF/SEC protection for US investors
BVI’s National Risk Assessment scheduled By Aki Corsoni-Husain and Mirza Manraj From Harneys The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is scheduled to undergo its Fourth Round of Mutual Evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in 2017 based on…
The Caribbean engaging the world in Financial Services
Article by Gonzales Jalles Cayman Finance The Caribbean Export Development Agency, in partnership with the Government of The Bahamas, recently organised a regional summit with focus on financial services and how the economies in the region can grow that industry…
Premier speaks at Chatham House
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA, presented a speech on the topic Combatting Global Corruption at Chatham House in London, England, on Tuesday, 4 February, 2014. Chatham House is a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate…