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
It has now been over a year since the updated Enforcement Guidelines: Economic Substance (the “Guidelines”) were issued on 31 March 2023, outlining the enforcement powers and processes of the Cayman Islands Tax Information...more
8/27/2024
/ Business Entities ,
Cayman Islands ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Guidance Update ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Tax Authority ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued a regulatory policy (the “Policy”) outlining the criteria for approving Registration or Licensing of Virtual Asset Service Providers (“VASPs”).
The Policy applies to...more
7/19/2024
/ Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Digital Assets ,
FinTech ,
License Applications ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Trading Platforms
In the Matter of Gulf Investment Corporation et al v The Port Fund LP et al (“Gulf Investment”) and the earlier judgment of Dorsey Ventures Limited v XIO GP Limited (“Dorsey Ventures”), the Cayman Islands Grand Court provided...more
The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2024 Revision) (the “ES Act”) was brought into force to demonstrate the commitment of the Cayman Islands as a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...more
The Financial Services Institute in collaboration with Conyers, Grant Thornton and Cayman Finance hosted its fourth comprehensive training seminar on “Preparing for an Onsite Inspection from the Cayman Islands Monetary...more
5/24/2024
/ Business Entities ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Corporate Management ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inspections ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning
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
The first dedicated reinsurance conference in the Cayman Islands was by every conceivable metric an incredible success. Hosted by CIRCA, close to 450 reinsurance professionals gathered at [Re]Connect to network and hear...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
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
/ Administrative Fines ,
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
/ 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
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
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Internal Controls ,
Investment Funds ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Regulatory Reform
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
There are only 9 days until all licensed insurers are required to comply with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s (“CIMA”) new Rule on Corporate Governance (the “Rule”) (which replaces the Rule on Corporate Governance for...more
10/11/2023
/ Audits ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Internal Controls ,
New Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance Agreements
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
/ Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Entities ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
General Licenses ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Taxation
A warm welcome to our latest edition of Conyers Coverage. It’s been a dizzying year to date for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry, so it’s time for some updates and insights.
The momentum is real and the pipeline...more
8/11/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
AML/CFT ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance ,
Required Documentation ,
Shareholders
On 14 April 2023, the Governor of the Cayman Islands issued a general licence (GL/2023/0002) for the payment of legal fees (the “Cayman General Licence”). This means that, under specified circumstances, Designated Persons...more
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 introduction of the Data Protection Act (the “DPA”) in 2019, there has been a steady increase in the number of data protection breaches that have been reported to the Office of the Ombudsman. It is expected that...more
2/27/2023
/ Breach Notification Rule ,
Cayman Islands ,
Data Breach ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Enforcement ,
International Data Transfers ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data
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
In the recent judgment of In the Matter of Margara Shipping Limited (the “Margara Decision”) the Cayman Islands Grand Court provided some useful guidance on the basis on which a company can be restored to the Register of...more
Conyers were instructed by Silver Base Group Holdings Limited (“Silver Base”) in relation to a successful application for the appointment of “light-touch” provisional liquidators for restructuring purposes before the Grand...more
Since the introduction of the Data Protection Act (the “DPA”) in 2017, there has been a steady increase in the number of data protection breaches that have been reported to the Office of the Ombudsman . It is expected that...more
11/16/2021
/ Business Entities ,
Cayman Islands ,
Client Services ,
Compliance ,
Data Breach ,
Data Breach Plans ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employees ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Notification Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK Data Protection Act
The Cayman Islands has become a hub for financial reinsurance and captive entities. These entities often write or reinsure traditional property and casualty risks emanating from various underlying businesses. Insurance is...more