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212 published document(s) from Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

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2021 Annual Declaration for Registered Persons – ADR 046 – 75 (2020-12-07)Issued 2020-12-07This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA announcing that the 2021 Annual Declaration form (ADR 046-75) for Registered Persons has been made available o…
2022 Annual Declaration for Registered Persons (2021-11-24)Issued 2021-11-24This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing the release of the 2022 Annual Declaration Form for Registered Persons under the Securities Investm…
A2 Fund (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to the directors of a specific investment fund, the A2 Fund (registration…
AFS and FAR - Extension of Filing Deadline (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short general industry notice from CIMA extending a filing deadline for funds under the Audited Financial Statements (AFS) and Fund Annual Retur…
AML - CFT Reporting Requirements for Securities Investment Business Registrants (2019-06-06)Issued 2019-06-06This is a notice from CIMA's Securities Supervision Division announcing a new AML/CFT reporting requirement for persons registered under the Securities In…
AML Data Collection for Pre-2000 Non-Compliant Accounts (2022-03-09)Issued 2022-03-09This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA, dated 9 March 2022, informing financial service providers (FSPs) that they no longer need to submit the Non-C…
AML Notification – Extension of the Notification Deadline for Funds (2018-09-25)Issued 2018-09-25This is a short notice from CIMA announcing that the deadline for regulated funds to notify the Authority of their appointed Anti-Money Laundering Complia…
AML/CFT Obligations and Requirements for Excluded Persons (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This is a CIMA general industry notice dated 1 February 2019 addressed to companies registered as Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL) 'Excluded Pers…
Administrative Termination FAQs (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) general industry notice from October 2017 presenting a set of FAQs about its administrative termination…
Amended SIBL Excluded Person Registrations and Renewal Forms (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This is a CIMA General Industry Notice dated 1 February 2019 announcing updates to two REEFS forms used under the Securities Investment Business Law (2015…
Aphelion Offshore Fund, Ltd - Warning Notice (2019-03-14)Issued 2019-03-14This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against Aphelion Offshore Fund, Ltd. (Reg. #656261) and its directo…
Appointment of MLRO AMLCO For Funds (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This CIMA general industry notice clarifies obligations for Cayman Islands funds and other persons carrying out relevant financial business (RFBs) under t…
Audited Financial Statements and Filing FAR Form 4.0 (2020-12-11)Issued 2020-12-11This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing the release of an updated Fund Annual Return (FAR) Form, version 4.0 (FAR-016-22-04), which replaces the…
Azure Energy Fund, Inc. (2016-03-03)Issued 2017-10-17This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to the directors of Azure Energy Fund, Inc., published because CIMA was un…
Be On Guard for Counterfeit Notes (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public awareness notice issued jointly by CIMA and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Financial Crime Unit, warning that counterfei…
Been Promised Millions to Help Move Large Sums of Cash? It's a Scam! (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public consumer-alert notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017, warning the general public (not regulated e…
Beware of COVID-19 Scams (2020-04-02)Issued 2020-04-02This is a public awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 2 April 2020, warning about an increased risk of fraud and sca…
Beware of Financial Scams and Fraudulent Impersonations of CIMA (2025-03-31)Issued 2025-03-31This is a public awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning the general public about scams and fraud schemes in which…
Beware of Phishing Emails Falsely Claiming to be from CIMA (2025-08-27)Issued 2025-08-27This is a public awareness notice issued by CIMA warning that fraudulent phishing emails are circulating which falsely claim to originate from CIMA staff.…
Beware of ‘Quick-and-Easy’ Money-Making Ventures (2020-10-02)Issued 2020-10-02This is a public awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning members of the public about fraudulent 'quick-and-easy' m…
Business Email Compromise Schemes (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017 alerting Financial Service Providers to a growin…
CCAM Co. Ltd in Potential Breach of SIB Act (2025-02-28)Issued 2025-02-28This is a warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against CCAM Co. Ltd, a company registered under the Securities Investment…
CIMA Allows Extension for Regulatory Filings (2020-03-25)Issued 2020-03-25This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 25 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It announc…
CIMA Announces Key Leadership Title Changes (2024-10-31)Issued 2024-10-31This is a purely internal/administrative notice from CIMA announcing changes to the titles of its senior leadership positions as part of an organisational…
CIMA Announces One-time Non-Compliant Directors' Amnesty Scheme (2025-09-03)Issued 2025-09-03This is a notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing a one-time amnesty scheme for registered directors who are behind on their r…
CIMA Decision Notice - AC Holding Limited (In Official Liquidation) (2025-06-13)IssuedThis is a public extract of a CIMA Decision Notice concerning AC Holding Limited (In Official Liquidation), a registered Virtual Asset Service Provider (V…
CIMA Expands Outreach Efforts (2020-02-06)Issued 2020-02-06This is a purely informational notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it will expand its outreach efforts to licensees a…
CIMA Experiences Network Issues (2019-08-15)Issued 2019-08-15This is a short operational notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) dated 15 August 2019, informing industry that CIMA's own systems were…
CIMA Investment Schemes Warning (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public investor-warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017, cautioning the Caymanian public about unr…
CIMA Issues Warning for Advance Fee Frauds (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) alerting the general public, both locally and internationally, to a…
CIMA Network Issues Update (2019-08-16)Issued 2019-08-16This is a short administrative notice published by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 16 August 2019, informing the public that it was experi…
CIMA Network Systems Restored (2019-08-16)Issued 2019-08-16This is a short informational notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 16 August 2019 announcing that its network systems had been…
CIMA Notice - Foreign Currency Exchange (2020-11-11)Issued 2020-11-11This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that some businesses and individuals are exchanging foreign currenc…
CIMA Pays Tribute to Judiann Myles: A Colleague, Mentor & Friend (2025-04-08)Issued 2025-04-08This is a memorial notice published by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) paying tribute to Judiann Myles, a long-serving CIMA staff member who…
CIMA Releases Strix XBRL Overview User Guide (2025-12-02)Issued 2025-12-02This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing the release of a new 'Strix XBRL Overview User Guide.' The guide is intended to help regulated enti…
CIMA Remains Operational (2020-03-20)Issued 2020-03-20This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 20 March 2020, informing the public and regulated entities tha…
CIMA Response to Coronavirus (2020-03-14)Issued 2020-03-14This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 14 March 2020 informing licensees and industry stakeholders of…
CIMA Signs MOU with FSA Successor Agencies (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short informational notice from CIMA announcing that it has signed new Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the UK's Prudential Regulation Auth…
Cancellation Procedures for Registered Private Funds (2021-12-01)Issued 2021-12-01This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) informing registered private funds that the procedures for cancelling th…
Cancellation Procedures for Regulated Funds (2018-11-29)Issued 2018-11-29This is a CIMA general industry notice explaining the practical procedures that regulated mutual funds must follow when applying to cancel a Mutual Fund L…
Cayman Currency Ads Need Approval (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public notice from CIMA (originally dated 2 October 2009, republished/listed 17 October 2017) reminding businesses that Cayman Islands currency…
Cayman Islands ML/TF National Risk Assessment Survey (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by CIMA in October 2017 concerning the Cayman Islands' second Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) Nation…
Change in Distribution Method for AML Survey Forms (2022-08-19)Issued 2022-08-19This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing an operational change in how it collects AML/CFT/CPF and Sanctions data from regulated financial service…
Change in Effective Date for Basel II Public Disclosures (2021-05-28)Issued 2021-05-28This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing a phased implementation timeline for the Rules and Guidelines on Market Discipline Disclosure Requi…
Climate Change and Environmental-Related Risks Survey Reissued for Broader Participation (2024-06-03)Issued 2024-06-03This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA informing all regulated entities that its Climate Change and Environmental-Related Risks survey has been reiss…
Combined Sectoral Risk Ratings (2020-03-13)IssuedThis is a CIMA notice dated 13 March 2020 that publishes the results of a 2019 sectoral money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk assessment cover…
Commemorative CIMA Anniversary Banknotes in Circulation (2023-02-20)Issued 2023-02-20This is a public notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing the release of new commemorative D/4 series $25 and $50 banknotes to…
Counterfeit Notes Being Circulated (2019-06-21)Issued 2019-06-21This is a public awareness notice issued jointly by CIMA and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Financial Crime Unit, originally dated 10 Jun…
Currency Exchange (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017 reminding the public that currency exchange activi…
De-registration of LUT and LUL Funds (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice from CIMA explaining its procedures for de-registering or cancelling licences of regulated mutual funds that have been p…
De-registration of SIBL Excluded Persons (2020-03-09)Issued 2020-03-09This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 9 March 2020 announcing that a specified list of entities previously reg…
De-registration of SIBL Excluded Persons for Non-Compliance (2020-09-15)Issued 2020-09-15This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 15 September 2020, announcing that a specific list of over 190 named per…
Director Budiman Effendi Warned for Fitness and Propriety Concerns (2025-02-28)Issued 2025-02-28This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Mr. Budiman Effendi, a director registered under the Directors Registra…
Director Ling Zhang Warned for Failure to Provide Prescribed Information & Pay Annual Fee (2023-09-11)Issued 2023-09-11This is a CIMA warning notice addressed to Mr. Ling Zhang, an individual registered as a director under the Directors Registration and Licensing Act, 2014…
Director Registration and Licensing Bill FAQs (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a CIMA general industry notice from October 2017 presenting Frequently Asked Questions on the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 (DRLL…
Directors Registration and Licensing Law 2014 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) concerning the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014. It…
Do Not Respond to Emails Requesting Personal Bank Information (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short public-awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017, warning the general public about phishing…
Don't Be Fooled by Counterfeit Money (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017 (referencing an original incident from May 2010)…
E-Reporting Portal Closed (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that its E-Reporting Portal has been temporarily closed for f…
EReporting Notice - Audit Requirements and Filings: Regulated Funds FAQs (2019-06-17)Issued 2019-06-17This is a CIMA notice published as a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) clarifying audit requirements and filing procedures for regulated funds unde…
Electronic Submission of Applications for Audit Waivers for Regulated Mutual and Private Funds (2024-05-02)Issued 2024-05-02This is a general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing a procedural change to how Audit Waiver applications for re…
Electronic Submission of De-registration Applications for Regulated Mutual Funds (2020-10-19)Issued 2020-10-19This is a General Industry Notice issued by CIMA on 19 October 2020 announcing a procedural change to how de-registration applications for regulated mutua…
Enhancement of Fee Notification (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice from CIMA, published 17 October 2017, describing internal administrative improvements to two of its processes rather tha…
Erratum - Companies Act (2026 Revision) (E2 of 2026)IssuedThis is a formal erratum notice issued by the Cayman Islands government correcting a printing error in the Companies Act (2026 Revision). The error was in…
Extension for Audited Financial Statements and Fund Annual Return Form for Mutual Funds (2020-10-16)Issued 2020-10-16This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing a procedural change to how mutual funds request extensions for filing audited financial statements and t…
Extension of Deadline for Climate Change and Environmental-Related Risks Survey (2024-03-07)Issued 2024-03-07This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing an extension to the deadline for its Climate Change and Environmental-…
Extension of Filing Deadline for MFAs (2019-12-12)Issued 2019-12-12This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing an extension of the filing deadline for two AML/CFT reporting forms re…
Extension of Penalties Application for Revised Fund Fees (2026-02-13)Issued 2026-02-13This is a short CIMA general industry notice extending, for a second time, the deadline for regulated mutual funds and private funds to pay the incrementa…
Extension of Transition Period Under the Insurance Law 2010 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing an extension of the transition period under the Insura…
FAQs for Filing of REEFS Forms for AML Officers to Funds (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This is a CIMA general industry notice published as a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) explaining the practical mechanics of notifying the Authori…
FAR Filing Reporting Portal Now Open (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short general industry notice from CIMA announcing that its REEFS Portal (https://reefs.cimaconnect.com) is now open for the electronic filing o…
FAR Filings for Private Funds (2021-07-01)Issued 2021-07-01This is a short general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing the availability of the Financial Annual Return (FAR)…
FGI Radius Fund (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This is a warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, in its capacity as trus…
Filing Deadline Extended for Funds Due to System Issues (2025-07-01)Issued 2025-07-01This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) addressing technical problems with its REEFS Portal that affected funds trying to…
Filing of Audited Financial Statements and Fund Annual Return Form for Funds (2023-09-01)Issued 2023-09-01This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) addressing a technical system issue that affected the filing of audited…
FinCEN Advisory for US Financial Institutions (2017-11-03)Issued 2017-11-03This is a short notice published by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 3 November 2017 that flags a U.S. advisory to the local banking indust…
Foreign Bank Accounts (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017 warning about fraudulent emails being sent to clients of…
Fraud Alert: TrustFinance Not Authorised by CIMA (2025-08-15)Issued 2025-08-15This is a public fraud alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that an entity called "TrustFinance" is falsely claiming, via…
Fraudulent Due Diligence Email (2020-06-02)Issued 2020-06-02This is a public alert issued by CIMA warning that a fraudulent email purporting to be from the Authority was being circulated. The email, sent from the a…
Fraudulent Email - April 2016 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that a fraudulent email, purporting to come from CIMA and refe…
Fraudulent Email - October 2016 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning of a fraudulent email circulating in October 2016. The email, with t…
Fraudulent Message Initiating Transactions with Pull Transfer (2025-01-17)Issued 2025-01-17This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning of an ongoing phishing scam. Fraudulent WhatsApp messages and email…
Fraudulent Phishing Correspondence (2024-08-12)Issued 2024-08-12This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that fraudulent phishing emails impersonating CIMA are circulating.…
Fraudulent Phishing Email (2024-05-09)Issued 2024-05-09This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that a phishing email impersonating CIMA is circulating. The fraudul…
Fraudulent Phishing Email (2024-10-30)Issued 2024-10-30This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) alerting the public to a phishing scam in which fraudulent emails purportin…
Fraudulent Phishing Email (2024-11-19)Issued 2024-11-19This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning of an ongoing phishing campaign in which scammers send fraudulent em…
Fraudulent YouTube Video (2018-05-23)Issued 2018-05-23This is a public fraud alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning about a fraudulent YouTube video circulating under the title "…
Fund Annual Return Filing Fees (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice from CIMA reminding regulated mutual funds of the fee payable for filing a Fund Annual Return (FAR). It explains that si…
Fund Registration FAQs (2019-09-04)Issued 2019-09-04This is a Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) general industry notice from September 2019 answering frequently asked questions about the process for…
Funds Registration Notice (Interim Measures) (2020-02-20)Issued 2020-02-20This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) explaining a temporary process for registering certain mutual funds that…
Gate.io and Gate Global Corp Not Registered With CIMA (2025-04-11)Issued 2025-04-11This is a public investor-warning notice issued by CIMA on 11 April 2025 clarifying that Gate.io and Gate Global Corp are not, and have never been, regist…
General Licence Under Russian Sanctions Issued (2022-10-05)Issued 2022-10-05This CIMA notice announces that on 4 October 2022 the Governor of the Cayman Islands issued General Licence GL/2022/0001 under the Russia sanctions regime…
Global Securities Capital Fund (2018-04-05)Issued 2018-06-15This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Ignacio Gonzalez, director of the Global Securities Capital Fund…
Government Fee Increases for Financial Services Effective 1 January 2026 (2025-12-31)Issued 2025-12-31This is a general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing a series of legislative amendments that increase government…
Greenhouse Offshore Fund (2018-06-29)Issued 2018-06-29This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 28 June 2018 concerning the Greenhouse Offshore Fund (Registrati…
Hurricane Irma – Business Continuity /Disaster Recovery (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017, shortly after Hurricane Irma caused significa…
Implementation of Updated Mutual Fund and Private Fund De-Registration Forms (2025-11-14)Issued 2025-11-14This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA reminding regulated funds and their operators that updated de-registration forms for mutual funds and private…
Important Sales Policy Update for Commemorative $70 Banknote (2023-12-21)Issued 2023-12-21This is a short public notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing a change to its sales policy for the commemorative $70 banknote…
Industry Notice - AML/CFT Reporting Forms for MFAs (2019-11-21)Issued 2019-11-21This is a CIMA industry notice announcing the introduction of new AML/CFT reporting forms specifically for Licensed Mutual Fund Administrators (MFAs). The…
Industry Notice - Dissemination of Targeted Financial Sanctions Designations (2020-02-07)Issued 2020-02-07This is a short CIMA industry notice announcing an administrative service change rather than a new legal requirement: CIMA will begin automatically emaili…
Interim HOD to Lead Investments Supervision Division (2022-11-22)Issued 2022-11-22This is a purely informational notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing an internal personnel change. CIMA is recruiting f…
Jolly Capital Limited in Potential Breach of SIB Act (2023-09-11)Issued 2023-09-11This is a warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Mr. Weizeng Zhang, director of Jolly Capital Limited, a company registe…
L.A. Capital Management, Ltd. (2019-05-10)Issued 2019-05-10This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against L.A. Capital Management, Ltd. (Reg. #10504), a mutual fund,…
Launch of Climate Change and Environmental-Related Risks Survey (2024-02-07)Issued 2024-02-07This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it has launched a survey on climate change and environmental-rela…
Launch of LPA Risk Assessment Private Sector Consultation Survey (2025-10-17)Issued 2025-10-17This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA announcing that it is circulating, on behalf of the Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce…
Launch of Prudential Information Survey for Registered Persons (2025-12-31)Issued 2025-12-31This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing the launch of a new Prudential Information Survey (form ADR-046-75-02) that all Registered Persons must…
Limited Investor Fund - Audit Requirement (2020-11-26)Issued 2020-11-26This is a CIMA general industry notice dated 26 November 2020 clarifying an existing frequently-asked-question on the audit requirements applicable to Lim…
List of Extensions for Filing Regulatory Returns (2020-03-30)IssuedThis is a notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) published on 30 March 2020 that sets out a table of temporary extensions to filing dead…
List of Filing Extensions (2020-03-24)SupersededThis is a March 2020 notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) listing temporary extensions to various regulatory filing deadlines across t…
List of Fraudulent WebsitesIssuedThis is CIMA's master list of entities and websites that have used Cayman Islands addresses or branding but are not licensed or registered by CIMA and, in…
List of Recognized Overseas Regulatory Authorities under Section 2 of the Securities Investment Business Law (2011 Revision)IssuedThis is a CIMA notice publishing the gazetted list of "Recognized Overseas Regulatory Authorities" for purposes of section 2 of the Securities Investment…
MLRO SAR Filing Obligations for SIB Licensees and Registrants (2019-12-18)Issued 2019-12-18This is a general industry notice issued by CIMA's Securities Supervision Division reminding all entities licensed or registered under the Securities Inve…
Madbury Lane Advisors Fund No. 3 Warning Notice (2018-08-22)Issued 2018-08-22This is a public warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against two specific registered mutual funds, Madbury Lane Advisors…
Maldives Asset-Freezing (2018-11-14)Issued 2018-11-14This is a CIMA General Industry Notice, dated 14 November 2018, informing industry of a UK statutory instrument -- the Republic of Maldives (Asset Freezin…
Masks Now Mandatory at CIMA (2021-09-10)Issued 2021-09-10This is a short administrative notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing a COVID-19 related workplace/visitor policy change. Fol…
Master Funds Registration Form MF4 Issued (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA announcing the issuance of Form MF4, the registration form for Master Funds under the Mutual Funds Law. It set…
Maxam Absolute Return Fund Limited (2019-02-01)Issued 2019-02-01This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against Maxam Absolute Return Fund Limited (Reg. #11505) and its di…
Money Services Business - Requirement to be Licensed (2022-12-14)Issued 2022-12-14This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding businesses and individuals engaged in foreign currency exchange a…
Mutual Funds (Amendment) Law 2020 FAQs (2020-03-26)Issued 2020-03-26This is a CIMA industry notice published as FAQs explaining practical requirements under the Mutual Funds (Amendment) Law 2020, which reclassified funds f…
Mutual Funds Registrations - New REEFS Form Now Live (2020-10-19)Issued 2020-10-19This is a short CIMA industry notice announcing a procedural change to how Limited Investor Funds are registered. CIMA introduced a new online form (APP-1…
Myron Gushlak and Bluewater Partners Not Regulated by CIMA (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public investor-alert style notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017. It informs the public that Mr. Myr…
New Funds Laws FAQs Update (2020-04-15)Issued 2020-04-15This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it has published additional frequently asked questions (FAQs) rel…
New Insurance Annual Returns Requirements (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017, clarifying the process for licensed insurance…
New REEFS FAR Form (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a CIMA general industry notice dated 17 October 2017 announcing the availability of a new Fund Annual Return (FAR) Form in Excel format, together…
New Regulatory Measures (2019-04-10)Issued 2019-04-10This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that several new regulatory measures were published in the Cayman Isla…
New Rule on Regulatory Reporting Standards Issued (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it had issued a new rule titled the 'Rule on Regulator…
Notice - Registering/Licensing as a Regulated Fund FAQs (2019-09-04)IssuedThis is a CIMA notice from 4 September 2019 providing answers to frequently asked questions about registering or licensing a fund as a regulated mutual fu…
Notice of Fraudulent Email (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that a fraudulent email is circulating, falsely purporting to be fro…
Notice of Upcoming Implementation: VASP Financial Returns Form (2025-11-28)Issued 2025-11-28This is a general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing the release of a new VASP Financial Returns Form within its…
Notice to Industry - Reminder: SIBL Excluded Persons - AML/CFT Reporting Forms & Re-registration (2019-08-09)Issued 2019-08-09This is a reminder notice from CIMA to entities registered as "excluded persons" under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL EPs) about two related…
Notice to Industry - SIBL Excluded Persons - AML/CFT Reporting Forms & Re-registration (2019-06-19)Issued 2019-06-19This is a June 2019 CIMA notice directed at persons registered as "excluded persons" under the Securities Investment Business Law (SIBL EPs), extending a…
Notice: Travel Rule Requirements for Virtual Asset Service Providers (2022-02-22)IssuedThis is a CIMA notice announcing that Part XA of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2020 will come into force on 1 July 2022. Part…
Observations and Changes for REEFS Investment Strategy Selections (2023-11-08)Issued 2023-11-08This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing changes to the drop-down list of "Investment Strategy" categories used in the REEFS portal for regulated…
One-time Non-Compliant Directors' Amnesty Scheme Now Closed (2025-10-16)Issued 2025-10-16This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that the one-time Non-Compliant Directors' Amnesty Scheme, which allow…
Online Funds and Securities Forms Now Available (2017-10-03)Issued 2017-10-03This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing that a range of funds and securities-related application, change request, and other forms are now a…
Overseas Sale of CI Currency Temporarily Suspended (2021-03-18)Issued 2021-03-18This is a short public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 18 March 2021 announcing that it will temporarily stop processing…
Phishing Email Alert (2023-10-27)Issued 2023-10-27This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 27 October 2023 warning that a phishing email impersonating CIMA is circu…
Pooling of Monetary Resources (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding the public that pooling monies together for the purpose of remitt…
Pooling of Monies for Remittance (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding the public that the practice of pooling monies for the purp…
Private Fund Audit Requirement (2021-04-19)Issued 2021-04-19This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) updating private funds on the status of the Private Fund Annual Return (…
Private Fund Audit Requirement - Extension (2021-09-10)Issued 2021-09-10This is a short notice from CIMA extending a filing deadline for certain private fund forms. It advises that the due date for the Private Fund FAR (form P…
Private Fund SP Fees to be Returned (2023-03-22)Issued 2023-03-22This is a short industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 22 March 2023, announcing a change to how it collects annual reg…
Private Funds & Mutual Funds - Regulatory Rule Segregation of Assets FAQs (2020-07-21)Issued 2020-07-21This is a short CIMA notice from July 2020 announcing an update to its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) relating to the Regulatory Rules on Segregation o…
Private Funds - Updated Fund Annual Return Form (2022-02-16)Issued 2022-02-16This is a short industry notice from CIMA announcing that it is updating the Fund Annual Return (FAR) form used by private funds when submitting their aud…
Private Funds Law 2020 FAQs (2020-03-03)Issued 2020-03-03This is a March 2020 CIMA general industry notice presenting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Funds Law, 2020 (PFL). It is guidance exp…
Private Funds Law FAQs Update - AIVs Registration and Audit Requirements (2020-08-12)Issued 2020-08-12This is a CIMA general industry notice from 12 August 2020 updating the Private Funds Law FAQs, specifically addressing Alternative Investment Vehicles (A…
Private Funds Law FAQs Update - Audit Requirements (2020-07-22)Issued 2020-07-22This is a CIMA general industry notice from 22 July 2020 that updates one of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) accompanying the Private Funds Law (PFL…
Procedures for Mutual Fund Administrators Licence (2018-11-29)Issued 2018-11-29This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 29 November 2018 explaining the procedure for obtaining a Mutu…
Public Cautioned Against Crypto Scams and Financial Fraud (2025-02-13)Issued 2025-02-13This is a public caution notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 13 February 2025, warning members of the public about crypto sca…
Public Warned Against Online Trading Scams (2022-05-12)Issued 2022-05-12This is a public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning members of the public about online trading scams involving fraudule…
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Coins Restocked (2022-12-19)Issued 2022-12-19This is a public notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that Queen's Platinum Jubilee commemorative coins have been restocked…
RC Advisory Limited in Potential Breach of SIB Act (2026-01-13)Issued 2026-01-13This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Mr. Dmitriy Xenofontov, sole director of RC Advisory Limited, a Securit…
REEFS Fact Sheet (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This document is a general industry notice from CIMA in the form of a Q&A fact sheet describing REEFS (Regulatory Enhanced Electronic Forms Submission), a…
RSIF Management Limited in Potential Breach of SIB Act (2026-01-13)Issued 2026-01-13This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against RSIF Management Limited (Reg. #1604002), a Registered Perso…
Re-registration as a Registered Person – Requirement for Two Directors (2019-08-20)Issued 2019-08-20This is a 2019 general industry notice from CIMA's Securities Supervision Division addressing companies registered as "excluded persons" under the Securit…
Regulated Entities Search Function Update (2024-09-27)Issued 2024-09-27This is a short administrative notice published by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 27 September 2024, informing website users that the 'Re…
Regulatory Aid for Banking Industry (2020-04-01)Issued 2020-04-01This is a short notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 1 April 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering…
Regulatory Filing Extensions Update (2020-03-30)Issued 2020-03-30This is a short follow-up notice from CIMA, dated 30 March 2020, building on an earlier notice issued 25 March 2020 about COVID-19-related regulatory fili…
Regulatory Handbook Appendices (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short general industry notice from CIMA announcing an update to the Appendices section of its Regulatory Handbook. The key change is the introdu…
Reinsurance Company Engaging in Business Without Proper Authorisation (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) alerting the public and industry that JPJ Reinsurance Company SPC,…
Related Fund Entity Filings for Private Funds (2021-09-01)Issued 2021-09-01This is a general industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing the release of the Private Funds Related Fund Entity (RFE)…
Reminder of Travel Rule Requirements for VASPs (2022-03-23)Issued 2022-03-23This is a short reminder notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) directed at virtual asset service providers (VASPs), reiterating obligat…
Reproduction and Use of Images of Cayman Islands Currency (2025-12-23)Issued 2025-12-23This is a public notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding the general public, vendors, businesses, advertisers, and media outlet…
Revised REEFS FAR Form (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short industry notice from CIMA's Investments and Securities Division announcing that the Fund Annual Return (FAR) form has been revised so it c…
Revisions to Fees Payable by Regulated Mutual Funds and Regulated Private Funds (2026-02-04)Issued 2026-02-04This is a CIMA general industry notice explaining how recently approved Cayman Islands Government fee increases apply to the Annual Return Fee and sub-fun…
Revisions to Regulatory Handbook & Enforcement Manual (2025-07-02)Issued 2025-07-02This is a General Industry Notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it has revised two internal governance documents: Volu…
Rule on Regulatory Reporting Standards Deferred (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a brief notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that it has decided to defer implementation of its 'Rule on Regulatory…
Russia Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2014 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by CIMA on 17 October 2017 informing the Cayman Islands financial industry about a UK statutory instrument, the R…
Russia Crimea and Sevastopol (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2014 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a CIMA general industry notice, dated 17 October 2017, informing Cayman Islands regulated entities about the UK's Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol (S…
SIBL Excluded Persons Risk Assessment (2020-03-06)Issued 2020-03-06This is a General Industry Notice issued by CIMA on 6 March 2020 communicating the results of a national risk assessment of Excluded Persons registered un…
Safe Care Financial Ltd Not Regulated by CIMA (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public warning notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) alerting the public that Safe Care Financial Ltd. is not licensed b…
Sanctions Orders (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short general industry notice from CIMA announcing that it has updated the list of international Sanctions Orders applicable in the Cayman Islan…
Scam Warning - Cayman Islands Account Holders Update Email Not From CIMA (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public scam warning issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017. It alerts licensees, registrants and the general…
Statement - Delegation of AML CFT Obligations (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public statement issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017 clarifying how Section 3.62 of the Guidance Notes on the…
Statement by the Board of Directors of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a public statement issued by the Board of Directors of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017, providing an update on int…
Statement on AIFMD (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short informational notice from CIMA, dated 17 October 2017, describing a 2013 legislative amendment that allows CIMA to enter into memoranda of…
Statement on AIFMD Passporting Regime (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is an informational notice issued by CIMA in October 2017 (though the body text references events from 2014-2015) updating the industry on the status…
Statement on Cayman National Entities Settlement (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a short public statement issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017 addressing a US$6 million settlement reached be…
Statement on Indictment of FIFA Officials (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a brief public statement issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 17 October 2017 in response to media coverage of criminal alleg…
Statement on Silicon Valley Bank (2023-03-15)Issued 2023-03-15This is a short public notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 15 March 2023 in response to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (…
Surrender of Director Registration or Professional Director Licence (2021-01-20)Issued 2021-01-20This is a general industry notice from CIMA reminding registered directors, professional directors, and corporate directors of their ongoing obligations u…
Targeted Financial Sanctions - Russia and Belarus (2022-03-16)Issued 2022-03-16This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority on 16 March 2022, alerting financial service providers (FSPs) and virtua…
Termination of Mutual Funds on or prior to 31 December 2020 (2020-12-15)Issued 2020-12-15This is a General Industry Notice issued by CIMA on 15 December 2020, providing a temporary accommodation for mutual funds seeking to terminate and de-reg…
Termination of Regulated Funds - Apr 2017 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice issued by CIMA in October 2017 giving practical guidance to regulated mutual funds that want to terminate their registra…
Terrorist Financing National Risk Assessment (2020-03-13)Issued 2020-03-13This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing the publication of the Cayman Islands Terrorist Financing (TF) National Risk Assessment, prepared o…
The Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Anti-Money Laundering Officers (2021-06-07)Issued 2021-06-07This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reminding all Licensees and Registrants carrying out relevant fin…
The Sudan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2014 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice issued by CIMA informing the Cayman Islands regulated community about the UK's Sudan (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories)…
The United Nations Sanctions (Revocations) Order 2014 (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a General Industry Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) informing regulated entities that the UK's United Nations Sanctio…
The Venezuela (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2018 (2018-05-22)Issued 2018-05-22This is a CIMA general industry notice informing regulated entities that the UK's Venezuela (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2018 (SI 2018 No. 179…
Titan Asia Volatility Fund Ltd. and Titan Asia Volatility Fund L.P. (2017-09-12)Issued 2018-03-15This is a public warning notice issued by CIMA against two specific regulated mutual funds, Titan Asia Volatility Fund Ltd. and Titan Asia Volatility Fund…
Titan Global Return Fund Offshore Ltd. and Titan Global Return Fund L.P. (2017-09-12)Issued 2018-03-15This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on 12 September 2017 to Russell Abrams, as operator of Titan Global Return…
Travel Rule Requirements for VASP (2022-02-22)Issued 2022-02-22This is a General Industry Notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) advising that Part XA of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) (No. 2)…
UN Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) - Libya (2017-10-17)Issued 2017-10-17This is a general industry notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) reproducing the full text of United Nations Security Council Reso…
Upcoming Cayman Islands Virtual Assets Sector Survey – National Risk Assessment 2025-26 (2025-10-17)Issued 2025-10-17This is a General Industry Notice from CIMA announcing a Virtual Assets Sector Survey being conducted jointly with the Office for Strategic Action on Illi…
Upcoming updates to Mutual Fund and Private Fund De-Registration Forms (2025-11-03)Issued 2025-11-03This is a CIMA general industry notice announcing changes to the forms used in the REEFS portal to de-register mutual funds and private funds. Effective 8…
Update to Cayman Financial Sanctions Regime (2023-05-09)Issued 2023-05-09This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) informing financial service providers (FSPs) that the sanctions regime currently…
Update to VASP Application Form (2025-07-14)Issued 2025-07-14This notice from CIMA informs stakeholders that the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) application form on the REEFS portal has been updated, effectiv…
Update to the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Registration Application Form (2024-12-12)Issued 2024-12-12CIMA has issued a notice announcing an update to the application form used to register Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) via the REEFS portal. The o…
Update: AML/CFT Reporting Forms for MFAs (2019-11-28)Issued 2019-11-28This is a short industry notice from CIMA's Investments Supervision Division updating an earlier AML/CFT reporting notice issued on 21 November 2019. It s…
Updated CIMA and Registry Fees Now in Effect (2025-01-15)Issued 2025-01-15This is a general industry notice from CIMA announcing that updated government fees for a wide range of regulated entities and registry services came into…
Updated Private Fund Audit Waiver Policy (2022-03-16)Issued 2022-03-16This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing an update to its Regulatory Policy on Exemption from Audit Re…
Updated Statement on Silicon Valley Bank (2023-03-31)Issued 2023-03-31This is a short informational notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) providing an update on the situation following the failure of Silic…
Updates on 2024 and 2025 Annual Fee Deadlines and Penalties (2025-01-15)Issued 2025-01-15This is a short CIMA industry notice clarifying the payment deadlines and penalty timing for annual fees following fee changes published in the Cayman Isl…
VASP 2023 Annual Renewal Fees (2023-02-14)Issued 2023-02-14This is a short industry notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) addressed to all registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs) rega…
VASP 2024 Annual Renewal Fees (2023-11-17)Issued 2023-11-17This is a short industry notice from CIMA reminding all registered virtual asset service providers (VASPs) about their 2024 annual renewal fees. CIMA conf…
VASP FAQs Update (2022-05-02)Issued 2022-05-02This is a CIMA general industry notice from 2 May 2022 that updates the published FAQs for Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration/licensing un…
VASP Financial Returns Form Now in Effect (2025-12-01)Issued 2025-12-01This is a short notice from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) announcing that a new standardised VASP Financial Returns Form has gone live in C…
VASP Registration Update and Regulatory Developments (2022-02-04)Issued 2022-02-04This is an informational notice from CIMA providing an update on the Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration process under the Virtual Asset (S…
Warning Notice - Ms. Jianxin Yu, Director Registration #2824135 (2023-09-11)Issued 2023-09-11This is an individual enforcement notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) against Ms. Jianxin Yu, a director registered under the Di…
Warning Notice - Titan Volatility Fund Offshore Ltd. and Titan Volatility Fund L.P. (2017-09-12)Issued 2018-03-15This is a Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Russell Abrams, in his capacity as operator of Titan Volatility Fund Of…
Warning Notice — APAM Protected Asset Management Unit Trust (2019-01-31)Issued 2019-02-01This is a public Warning Notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to Cardinal International Corporation, Ltd., as Trustee of the APAM…
Withdrawal of Operator Letters in Lieu of Notarised Affidavits (2025-07-18)Issued 2025-07-18CIMA has announced that it is withdrawing, effective 15 October 2025, the temporary COVID-19 accommodation (originally introduced via a 30 March 2020 noti…