Welcome to the first 2025 edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this instalment, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest regulatory developments to ensure you have the most up-to-date insights into...more
4/25/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
FATF ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Licenses ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The Cayman Islands Government has taken a significant step in the regulation of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with the commencement of the licensing regime under the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (as...more
4/23/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
Licensing Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
The Beneficial Ownership Transparency (Legitimate Interest Access) Regulations, 2024 commenced on 28 February 2025. Under these Regulations, the Cayman Islands Registrar (the “Registrar”) may provide access to the information...more
The VASP Act defines “Virtual Assets” as digital representations of value that can be digitally traded or transferred and can be used for payment or investment purposes. Digital representations of fiat currencies (which is...more
3/5/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
FATF ,
FinTech ,
Licensing Rules ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sandbox ,
Stablecoins ,
Trading Platforms
A warm welcome to this 12th edition of Conyers Coverage to kick off 2025. Now that the dust has settled, our team is reflecting on another exceptional year for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry in 2024. We lawyers may...more
2/4/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Ownership ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
FATF ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
NAIC ,
New Regulations ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Management ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies
2024 was once again an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. In this edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook, our team has summarised the key changes and news during 2024 and taken a look at the...more
1/22/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Fees ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
General Licenses ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Transparency Directive
What is the Travel Rule?
The virtual asset “Travel Rule”, formally known as the “Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendation 16”, requires Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) to share and hold specific customer...more
12/4/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Digital Assets ,
FATF ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Travel Rule
Welcome to the third Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review instalment of 2024. In this edition we cover the latest Cayman Islands regulatory updates including the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act and The Perpetuities...more
10/23/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU Horizontal Safeguard Regulation (HSR) ,
FATF ,
Filing Requirements ,
General Licenses ,
International Tax Authority ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rule Against Perpetuities ,
Sanctions
A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Conyers Coverage. The whirlwind that is the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry continues to blow with gusto! To keep you updated on recent developments, we include various items from...more
8/29/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Data Breach ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
EU ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance
Welcome to the second instalment of 2024 of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this edition we cover several Cayman Islands regulatory updates including updates to the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, the...more
7/23/2024
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Digital Assets ,
Dispute Resolution ,
FATCA ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fund Managers ,
Insolvency ,
Investment Funds ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Venture Capital
केमैन आइलैंड को EU की एंटी-मनी लौंडरिंग सूची से बाहर निकालने की पूरी तैयारी हो चुकी है। यह कार्रवाई वित्तीय एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (Financial Action Task Force, FATF) निगरानी समूह के 27 अक्तूबर 2023 के फैसले के बाद और फिर उसके बाद...more
Welcome to the first instalment of 2024 of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of updates in the first quarter of the year. Perhaps most notably is the...more
5/1/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Transparency Directive ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
General Licenses ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
UK
2023 was an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. While we have endeavoured to keep you updated throughout the year with our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Reviews, our team has highlighted below the key changes...more
2/15/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Companies Act ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Transparency Directive ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
General Licenses ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
UK
Oct 2023 This decision was announced on 27 October at the closing of the FATF’s plenary meetings in Paris, France. The FATF announcement confirmed that the Cayman Islands maintains a robust and effective anti-money...more
11/8/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
We are pleased to welcome you to Conyers' Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review, keeping you apprised of the latest regulatory news and developments.
The past few months have been a particularly active time for...more
8/4/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Audits ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corporate Governance ,
Deadlines ,
Economic Sanctions ,
FATF ,
General Licenses ,
Judicial Review ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Russia ,
Stock Exchange