Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Regulators in key offshore centres are actively engaging Web3 structures. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has begun issuing supervisory letters to Cayman foundation companies....more
In a year rich with meaningful content from the Cayman Islands office, the pieces that captured our readers’ attention most came from our Regulatory & Risk Advisory, Private Client & Trust, Corporate, and Litigation &...more
Welcome to the Winter edition of our Conyers Coverage newsletter. As always, we are pleased to bring you a jam-packed edition with timely legal and regulatory insights and details on industry developments from the Cayman...more
Anti-money laundering counter-terrorist financing and proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CFP) remains the main focus of inspections, and CIMA has demonstrated a clear readiness to take enforcement action where deficiencies are...more
Are you or your client considering writing third party (re)insurance business within a Cayman Segregated Portfolio Company insurer (SPC) and currently debating whether a segregated portfolio (“Cell”) or a Portfolio Insurance...more
In this first of a series of pieces on reinsurance financing we break down the key components involved in financing transactions for Cayman Islands reinsurance companies....more
The old saying that “Independent Directors are like parsley on a fish: technically they are there, but they are largely decorative” is now very much defunct in the context of the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry....more
In our summer briefing we discussed global credit ratings agency AM Best’s proposal to overhaul how it rates cell company structures, including segregated portfolio companies (SPCs)....more
Welcome to our current edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. This issue dives into regulatory shifts and emerging trends shaping the compliance landscape. Whether you are navigating new rules or anticipating what...more
In this seven part series, Barnabas Finnigan and Nick Ward dissect special purpose vehicles and bankruptcy-remote orphan structures of the type used in the US CLO market. Together they explore how SPVs are formed, how they...more
Conyers has recently seen a significant increase in the use of trusts in the structuring of insurance transactions entered into by Cayman Islands licensed insurers in addition to their continued use in structuring the...more
In a recent market briefing delivered to the Cayman Islands’ (re)insurance industry, global credit ratings agency AM Best announced its proposal to change its criteria for rating cell companies including Segregated Portfolio...more
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) set out its approach to group (or consolidated) supervision in a November 2023 regulatory policy update (the Regulatory Policy). CIMA defines consolidated supervision as: “a...more
Earlier this week, the UK’s highest court delivered a landmark decision in the combined appeals of Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Dalston Projects Ltd & Ors v Secretary of...more
It has been two years since the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) introduced its Rule on Corporate Governance for Regulated Entities (the “Corporate Governance Rule”), and a year and a half since it came into force....more
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
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
The Beneficial Ownership Transparency (Access Restriction) Regulations, 2024 (the “Access Restriction Regulations”) commenced on 28 February 2025 and will supplement the Beneficial Ownership regime in the Cayman Islands. The...more
Businesses must be aware of the three core money laundering offences: concealing, arranging and acquiring (use and possession) criminal property. The FRA has issued a seven-day working period to consider all defence...more
With effect from 1 April 2025, the licensing regime under the VASP Act will be implemented, requiring those providing virtual asset custody services or operating virtual asset trading platforms to obtain a licence under the...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
In the 28 January 2025 judgment in Bradley & anor v Frye-Chaikin [2025] CIGC (Civ) 5, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands addressed the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by a party in the preparation of written...more
The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity /...more
On 28 January 2025, Justice Asif KC ("Asif J") handed down his judgment in Bradley and Another v Frye-Chaikin [2025] CIGC (Civ) 5 in which the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Court") commented for the first time in a...more
In October 2024, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) issued an updated Regulatory Policy on the Recognition and Approval of an Actuary (the “Policy”), setting out its minimum criteria and process for determining...more