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51 published document(s) from Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
| Citation | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 AMLRs Key Changes, Outsourcing AML/CFT Operations & FASB Updates (2017-11-22) | Issued 2017-11-22 | This is a 2017 CIMA supervisory circular that summarizes major changes brought by the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017 (AMLRs), which replaced the… |
| 2021 Review of TCSPs Compliance with AMLRs - Customer Verification and Identity (2022-01-19) | Issued 2022-01-19 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular reporting the findings of onsite AML/CFT/CPF inspections conducted in 2021 of Trust and Corporate Services Providers (… |
| 2021 Review of TCSPs Compliance with AMLRs - Sanctions Screening Policies and Procedures (2022-06-17) | Issued 2022-06-17 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular presenting the findings of a 2021 thematic review of Trust and Corporate Services Providers' (TCSPs) compliance with t… |
| 2022 Review of TCSPs Compliance with AMLRs – Sanctions Screening Policies and Procedures (2023-07-27) | Issued 2023-07-27 | This CIMA supervisory circular reports the findings of the Authority's 2022 onsite inspection review of Trust and Corporate Services Providers (TCSPs) reg… |
| 2023 Complaints Handling Survey Review (2024-03-13) | Issued 2024-03-13 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 13 March 2024, reporting the results of a 2023 Compla… |
| 2024 Climate Survey Circular Letter (2024-02-01) | Issued 2024-02-01 | This is a short web notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it will be administering a survey focused on climate change a… |
| AML/CFT & Sanctions Onsite Inspections & Findings Pt 1 (2019-03-08) | Issued 2019-03-08 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular (Part 1) summarising the results of the Authority's 2018 onsite inspection programme, with a focus on AML/CFT and sanc… |
| AML/CFT & Sanctions Onsite Inspections & Findings Pt 2 (2020-05-29) | Issued 2020-05-29 | This is a supervisory information circular issued by CIMA summarizing the results of its 2019 AML/CFT and sanctions onsite inspection program (the second… |
| AML/CFT On-site and Off-site Supervision of the Virtual Asset Service Providers (2025-09-18) | Issued 2025-09-18 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular explaining how the Authority carries out AML/CFT (including CFT, proliferation financing and sanctions) supervision of… |
| AML/CFT Remediation (2023-12-29) | Issued 2023-12-29 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular explaining how the Authority monitors and expects financial service providers (FSPs) to remediate deficien… |
| AML/CFT Reporting Forms for VASPs (2020-12-03) | Issued 2020-12-03 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 3 December 2020, following the launch of the Virtual… |
| Admin Fines - Sharing of Information (2020-10-13) | Issued 2020-10-13 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by CIMA on 13 October 2020, reminding regulated entities that the Monetary Authority (Administrative Fin… |
| Amendments to the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act in Effect 1 April 2025 (2025-04-01) | Issued 2025-04-01 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular announcing that, effective 1 April 2025, Phase Two of the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) legislative framework… |
| Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness (2018-06-04) | Issued 2018-06-04 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular addressed to Class 'A' Property and Casualty Insurers in the Cayman Islands, issued in June 2018 in the wa… |
| CIMA Regulatory Update: June 2023 to December 2023 (2024-03-31) | Issued 2024-03-31 | This is CIMA's periodic regulatory update summarizing legislative and regulatory developments between June and December 2023. It is an informational circu… |
| Changes to Business Plan (2021-09-16) | Issued 2021-09-16 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding all licensees of their existing obligation to… |
| Clarifications to the Market Discipline Disclosure Requirements (Pillar 3) Rules and Guidelines (2022-08-02) | Issued 2022-08-02 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular in which CIMA provides interim clarifications on how banks should apply the Market Discipline Disclosure Requir… |
| Climate Change, Environmental, Social and Governance and Sustainability (2022-07-11) | Issued 2022-07-11 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular addressed to the insurance sector, alerting insurers to the growing importance of climate change and Envir… |
| Common Regulatory and Thematic Issues Pt 1 (2016-02-01) | Issued 2016-02-01 | This is the first edition of CIMA's Supervisory Issues & Information Circular, a bi-annual publication intended to raise industry awareness of common regu… |
| Common Regulatory and Thematic Issues Pt 2 (2016-10-01) | Issued 2016-10-01 | This is the second edition of CIMA's Supervisory Information Circular, a general-industry notice covering several recurring regulatory and thematic issues… |
| Complaints-handling and Regulatory Expectations (2024-10-23) | Issued 2024-10-23 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular (dated 23 October 2024) that sets out the Authority's expectations for how regulated entities should handl… |
| Cybersecurity Circular (2016-05-25) | Issued | This is a 2016 circular from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) addressed to all licensees, raising awareness about cybersecurity risks facing t… |
| Cybersecurity Circular (2017-10-17) | Issued 2017-10-17 | This is a 2017 circular from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) raising awareness about cybersecurity risks facing the financial services indust… |
| Dividend Payments and Distributions (2022-07-28) | Issued 2022-07-28 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding regulated entities of their obligation to noti… |
| Environmental, Social and Governance and Sustainable Investing (2022-04-13) | Issued 2022-04-13 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 13 April 2022, alerting regulated investment funds to… |
| General Overview: Audit Firms, BEC Schemes, Board Proxies & Other (2019-09-06) | Issued 2019-09-06 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular from September 2019 that bundles together several unrelated supervisory topics for Licensees and Financial Service Pro… |
| Importance of a Comprehensive Crisis Management Framework and CIMA's Commitment to Implementation (2025-01-10) | Issued 2025-01-10 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular explaining why regulated entities in the Cayman Islands—particularly those considered systemically important—should ha… |
| Information Circular - Cybersecurity (2017-10-30) | Issued 2017-10-30 | This is a short public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 30 October 2017, reminding its licensees of the ongoing risk of cy… |
| Key Findings from Onsite Inspections of Registered Persons (2025-05-08) | Issued 2025-05-08 | This is a supervisory information circular from CIMA summarizing the findings of onsite AML/CFT inspections conducted on 113 Registered Persons (RPs) unde… |
| Key Findings of Registered Persons from On-site Inspections (2022-07-12) | Issued 2022-07-12 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 12 July 2022, summarizing key weaknesses found during… |
| Non-Face-to-Face Customer Due Diligence Measures (2023-11-09) | Issued 2023-11-09 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 9 November 2023, explaining amendments made in August… |
| Onsite Inspections Findings, Licensees' AML/CFT Supervisory Approach & Thematic Review (2017-09-01) | Issued 2017-09-01 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular dated 1 September 2017 that covers three related topics. First, it formally confirms that, following chang… |
| Procedure for Licence Applications (2021-06-28) | Issued 2021-06-28 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular that sets out general guidance for any entity applying for a licence to conduct regulated business in or f… |
| Registered Persons: Key Findings from On-site Inspections 2020 (2020-12-14) | Issued 2020-12-14 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular in which CIMA reports the preliminary findings from its 2020 on-site inspections of Registered Persons (RPs) —… |
| Requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards (2018-01-05) | Issued 2018-01-05 | This is a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) supervisory circular, dated 5 January 2018, that follows up on an October 2017 circular addressing the… |
| Special Issue of Supervisory Circular - Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness - May 2018 (2018-09-25) | Issued 2018-09-25 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular reminding Class 'A' Property and Casualty Insurers of their existing obligations around business continuity and disast… |
| Supervisory Circular - AML/CFT Reporting Forms for VASPs (2020-11-30) | Issued 2020-11-30 | This is a supervisory circular issued by CIMA on 30 November 2020 announcing a new AML/CFT reporting form for the virtual asset services sector, following… |
| Supervisory Circular - VASP Registration Reminder (2021-01-15) | Issued 2021-01-15 | This is a short supervisory circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding entities that provide or propose to provide virtual… |
| Supervisory Circular 2023 - Complaints Handling Survey Review (2024-02-23) | Issued | This is a CIMA supervisory circular sharing the results of a 2023 Complaints Handling Survey conducted by the Authority's Banking Supervision Division. Th… |
| Supervisory Circular on Crisis Management (2025-01-10) | Issued | This is a Supervisory Circular issued by CIMA on 10 January 2025 explaining why a robust crisis management framework matters for the Cayman Islands financ… |
| Supervisory Information Circular – Complaints-handling and Regulatory Expectations (2024-10-23) | Issued | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by CIMA on 23 October 2024 addressing complaints-handling practices and the Authority's expectations for… |
| Supervisory Information Circular – Stress Testing for Insurers (2023-06-28) | Issued 2023-06-28 | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular dated 28 June 2023 that provides guidance to insurers on how to conduct stress testing, a risk management… |
| Supervisory Information Circular: VASP Registration/Notification Requirements (2020-10-30) | Issued | This is a CIMA Supervisory Information Circular dated 30 October 2020 explaining the opening of registration and notification requirements under the Virtu… |
| Supervisory Issues & Information Circular (2017-10-17) | Issued 2017-10-17 | This is the inaugural edition of CIMA's Supervisory Issues & Information Circular, a bi-annual publication in which the Authority highlights thematic and… |
| Supervisory Issues and Information Circular - Climate Risk for Banking Sector (2021-12-20) | Issued 2021-12-20 | This is a Supervisory Issues and Information Circular issued by CIMA on 20 December 2021, addressed to the Boards of Directors of all Category 'A' and 'B'… |
| TCSPs Onsite Inspections Findings & Administrative Fine Regime (2017-02-01) | Issued 2017-02-01 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by CIMA on 1 February 2017, sharing a non-exhaustive summary of common compliance deficiencies identifie… |
| Thematic Credit Review (2021-12-24) | Issued 2021-12-24 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular from CIMA's Banking Supervision Division reporting on a Thematic Credit Review conducted between 18 March 2021… |
| Third Party Reliance Testing for Agents/Nominees and Eligible Introducers (2022-05-19) | Issued 2022-05-19 | This is a CIMA supervisory information circular, dated 19 May 2022, reminding all regulated entities of their existing obligations regarding third-party r… |
| Update: Importance of a Comprehensive Crisis Management Framework and CIMA's Commitment to Implementation (2026-03-02) | Issued 2026-03-02 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular from CIMA providing a status update on its ongoing work to build a crisis management framework for the Cayman I… |
| VASP Registration Reminder (2021-01-15) | Issued 2021-01-15 | This is a Supervisory Information Circular issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 15 January 2021, reminding entities that provide or i… |
| VASP Registration/Notification Requirements (2020-10-30) | Issued 2020-10-30 | This is a CIMA supervisory circular dated 30 October 2020 announcing the opening of registration and notification for entities providing virtual asset ser… |