New Anti-money Laundering Regulations come into force
By Patrick Colegrave Harneys From ILO Introduction The government has adopted updated Anti-money Laundering Regulations which came into force on October 2 2017. The regulations demonstrate the Cayman Islands’ ongoing commitment to comply with the highest international standards on combating…
Cayman Islands: The Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017
By Martin Livingston, Tim Dawson, Adam Huckle From Maples The Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2017 (“AML Regulations“) were gazetted on 20 September 2017 and come into force on 2 October 2017. The Money Laundering Regulations (2015 Revision) have been repealed and…
Cayman Islands Automatic Exchange of Information Update – April 2016
By Tim Clipstone, Christopher Capewell, Tim Dawson, Tim Frawley, Patrick Head, Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson, Tahir Jawed, Andrew Quinn, Richard Grasby, Harjit Kaur, Michael Gagie From Maples Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms used herein shall have the meaning given to them…
Revised FATCA Guidance Notes Issued
Article by Christopher Capewell, Jon Fowler, Tim Frawley, Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson and Richard Grasby Maples and Calder The Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (“Cayman TIA”) issued the second official version of the Cayman Islands FATCA Guidance Notes (the “Guidance…
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OffshoreAlert reports Cayman’s Bryce Merren should plead guilty and is requesting extension of time From OffshoreAlert: Cayman’s Bryce Merren ‘should plead guilty’, says counsel August 04, 2014 – Cayman Islands resident Bryce Merren, who has been criminally indicted on three…
FATCA UPDATE: Cayman Islands TIA issues guidance notes
Guidance Notes on the International Tax Compliance Requirements of the Intergovernmental Agreements between the Cayman Islands and the United States of America and the United Kingdom, Version 1.0. On 22 July 2014, the Cayman Islands (‘Cayman’) Tax Information Authority (‘TIA’)…
BVI Government signs Model 1B IGA in relation to FATCA
By Ross Munro From Harneys The BVI Government has signed a Model 1B (non-reciprocal) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) in relation to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it was announced on 30 June 2014. The IGA can be accessed…
