CIMA
Statement of Guidance
43 published document(s) from Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
| Citation | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| AML FAQs for Funds (2019-02-01) | In force | This is a CIMA guidance note in FAQ format clarifying how the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (AMLRs) and accompanying Guidance Notes (GN) apply to Caym… |
| Guidance Notes for the Completion of the Money Services Business Survey/Money Services Business Quarterly Return Form (March 2011) | Status not confirmed | This is a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) guidance document explaining how licensed Money Services Businesses (MSBs) should complete the Money Se… |
| Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing in the Cayman Islands (2020 Revision) | Status not confirmed | This is CIMA's consolidated Guidance Notes (2020 Revision) on preventing and detecting money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing (… |
| Private Funds Law FAQs Update (2020-05-07) | In force | This is a set of FAQs issued by CIMA on 7 May 2020 to explain how it will interpret and apply the Private Funds Law, 2020 (PFL), particularly the definiti… |
| SoG - Virtual Asset Custodians and Virtual Asset Trading Platforms | Status not confirmed | This document is a Statement of Guidance (SoG) issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in December 2024, setting out CIMA's minimum supervi… |
| Statement of Guidance - Business Continuity Management (All Licensees) (March 2007) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance (from March 2007) setting out supervisory expectations for business continuity management (BCM) that apply to all CIM… |
| Statement of Guidance - Capital Adequacy of Class B Insurers | Repealed | This is a 2006 CIMA Statement of Guidance explaining how the Authority expects Class B insurance companies (both unrestricted and restricted) to determine… |
| Statement of Guidance - Cessation and Non-Commencement of Business (Securities Investment Business) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance addressing what securities investment business licensees must do when they stop carrying on licensed business, or fai… |
| Statement of Guidance - Classification of Clients (Securities Investment Business) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance explaining how firms conducting securities investment business under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL) an… |
| Statement of Guidance - Client Assets, Money and Safekeeping (Securities Investment Business) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance addressing how licensees carrying on securities investment business under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIB… |
| Statement of Guidance - Corporate Governance for Mutual Funds and Private Funds (April 2023) | In force | This is a Statement of Guidance (SOG) issued by CIMA in April 2023 setting out minimum expectations for the corporate governance of regulated mutual funds… |
| Statement of Guidance - Foreign Exchange Risk Management | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out best-practice standards for banks to manage foreign exchange (FX) risk, including both general FX exposur… |
| Statement of Guidance - Interest Rate Risk Management | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance that explains how bank licensees are expected to comply with Rule 4(B) on interest rate risk, which requires them to… |
| Statement of Guidance - Internal Audit - Banks | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out best-practice expectations for banks licensed in the Cayman Islands regarding the establishment and opera… |
| Statement of Guidance - Investment Securities and Derivatives Risk Management for Banks | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance addressed to banks operating in or from the Cayman Islands, setting out sound risk-management practices for investmen… |
| Statement of Guidance - Large Exposures and Credit Risk Concentration for Banks | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance, dated November 2006, that explains how banks in the Cayman Islands should interpret and apply the Rules on Large Exp… |
| Statement of Guidance - Licensing - Insurance Companies | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out the criteria the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority applies when licensing insurance companies, and the on… |
| Statement of Guidance - Licensing - Insurance Managers | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out the criteria the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority applies when licensing insurance managers. It explains… |
| Statement of Guidance - Licensing - Mutual Funds | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out the licensing criteria the Authority applies when assessing applications for licensed mutual funds in the… |
| Statement of Guidance - Market Conduct (Securities Investment Business) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out expected standards of market conduct for holders of a Securities Investment Business Licence (SIBL) under… |
| Statement of Guidance - Market Conduct - Insurers, Agents and Brokers | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance (dated May 2018) that sets out expected market conduct standards for insurers and insurance intermediaries (agents an… |
| Statement of Guidance - Minimum Criteria for Maintaining Physical Presence for Banks (Section 6(6) BTCL) | Status not confirmed | This is a Statement of Guidance issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in March 2007, explaining the minimum criteria banks must meet to m… |
| Statement of Guidance - Nature, Accessibility and Retention of Records (April 2023) | In force | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance, effective April 2023, setting out the Authority's minimum expectations for how entities it regulates should keep, se… |
| Statement of Guidance - Operational Risk Management for Banks | Status not confirmed | This is a 2008 Statement of Guidance issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) that explains how banks should implement the operational risk… |
| Statement of Guidance - Outsourcing Regulated Entities (April 2023) | In force | This is CIMA's Statement of Guidance on Outsourcing (April 2023), which sets out the Authority's minimum expectations for how regulated entities should es… |
| Statement of Guidance - Professional Indemnity Insurance (August 2016) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance, dated August 2016, setting out the minimum standards that certain licensees should follow when obtaining and maintai… |
| Statement of Guidance - Reorganisation of Structure and Variation of Capital (Securities Investment Business) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance addressed to licensees carrying on securities investment business, setting out when they must notify the Authority of… |
| Statement of Guidance - Responsibilities of Authorised Agents of Banks and Trust Companies | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance setting out the responsibilities and minimum standards expected of Authorised Agents acting for banks and trust compa… |
| Statement of Guidance - Succession Planning (March 2019) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance (SOG), effective March 2019, setting out the Authority's minimum expectations for succession planning by regulated en… |
| Statement of Guidance for Licensees seeking approval to use an Internal Capital Model (ICM) to calculate the Prescribed Capital Requirement (PCR) | Status not confirmed | This is a Statement of Guidance issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) setting out the criteria CIMA will apply when deciding whether to a… |
| Statement of Guidance on Client Understanding, Suitability, Dealing and Disclosure for Securities Investment Business | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance directed at Cayman Islands licensees conducting securities investment business, setting out expected standards of con… |
| Statement of Guidance on Country and Transfer Risk Management by Banks | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance addressed to banks licensed in the Cayman Islands, setting out supervisory expectations for managing country and tran… |
| Statement of Guidance – Credit Risk Classification, Provisioning and Management (December 2018) | Status not confirmed | This is a Statement of Guidance (SOG) issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in December 2018, explaining how CIMA expects licensees it ca… |
| Statement of Guidance – Cybersecurity for Regulated Entities (April 2023) | In force | This is CIMA's Statement of Guidance (SOG) on Cybersecurity for Regulated Entities, dated April 2023, which supplements CIMA's separate binding Rule on th… |
| Statement of Guidance – Investment Activities of Insurers (February 2022) | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA Statement of Guidance (February 2022) explaining how the Authority expects insurers to comply with its Rule on Investment Activities of Ins… |
| Statement of Guidance – Virtual Asset Custodians and Virtual Asset Trading Platforms | Repealed | This document is a CIMA Statement of Guidance that set out the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's expectations for how licensed/registered virtual asset… |
| Statement of Guidance: Non-Fund Arrangements (November 2020) | Status not confirmed | This is CIMA's November 2020 Statement of Guidance explaining which types of arrangements fall outside the definition of a 'private fund' under the Privat… |
| Statement of Guidance: Outsourcing – Regulated Entities (April 2023) | In force | This is CIMA's April 2023 Statement of Guidance on Outsourcing, setting out the Authority's minimum expectations for how regulated entities should establi… |
| Statement of Guidance: Responsibilities of Insurance Managers (August 2017) | Status not confirmed | This is a Statement of Guidance issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in August 2017 setting out CIMA's expectations for how licensed ins… |
| Strix XBRL Overview for Form Fillers (FTS02-38 Rev0) | In force | This is a CIMA user guide explaining how regulated ("obliged") entities and their form fillers can optionally use XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Lang… |
| TMF-147-22 v2 – Termination of Mutual and Private Fund Application Form Completion Guide | In force | This document is a REEFS Form Completion Guide published by CIMA explaining how to complete and submit Form TMF-147-22_v2, the online application used to… |
| Termination of Registration or Licence FAQs (2017-10-17) | In force | This is a set of Frequently Asked Questions issued by CIMA explaining the administrative process for terminating (surrendering) a registration or licence… |
| VFR-051-84 VASP Financial Quarterly Return Form - Completion Guide | Status not confirmed | This is a CIMA completion guide explaining how Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) should fill out the VFR-051-84 VASP Financial Quarterly Return Form… |