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
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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
Since the enactment of the Monetary Authority (Administrative Fines) (Amendment) Regulations (2022 Revision) (the “Fines Regulations”), the Cayman Islands has witnessed a continuous increase in the number of administrative...more
4/24/2024
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Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fines ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Judicial Review ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
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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
Welcome to the third instalment of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of exciting developments, including the welcome news of the Financial Action Task...more
11/22/2023
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Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Internal Controls ,
Investment Funds ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Reform
Welcome to the second instalment of our Cayman Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. As we cover in this issue, there have been a number of exciting recent developments, including news from the Financial Action Task...more
9/5/2023
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CIMA ,
Corporate Entities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
General Licenses ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Taxation
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
Since the enactment of the Monetary Authority (Administrative Fines) (Amendment) Regulations (2022 Revision) (the “Fines Regulations”),1 the Cayman Islands has witnessed a continuous increase in the number of administrative...more
The Department for International Tax Co-operation (DITC) issued a revised version (version 3.2) of the Guidance on Economic Substance For Geographically Mobile Activities in July 2022 (Revised ES Guidance Notes)....more
A very warm welcome to our eighth edition of Conyers Coverage. As we start to wind down on 2022 #TeamConyers is already reflecting on what a hectic and exciting year it’s been for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry –...more
12/2/2022
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Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mediation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies ,
Taxation
It’s necessary from time to time to take a step back to review an insurer’s broader legal, regulatory and compliance landscape and reset and restructure its compliance procedures where required. We briefly set out below a...more
We are pleased to bring you the summer 2022 edition of Conyers Coverage, the Cayman Islands insurance newsletter.
The Cayman Islands insurance and reinsurance industry has had a strong start to the year and Conyers is...more
7/22/2022
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
EU ,
Funding ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
New Rules ,
Pari Passu ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Restructuring
The Cayman Islands has further improved its technical compliance with the 40 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations relating to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT)....more