CAYMAN ISLANDS: EU takes Cayman Islands off AML list

The Ministry of Financial Services in the Cayman Islands has announced that as of 7 February, the EU has officially removed the Cayman Islands from its list of high-risk third countries with anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and counter proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF) deficiencies.

The EU Commission removed the Cayman Islands from its AML list following the publication of its Delegated Act.

Cayman’s delisting from the EU AML list was in line with previous EU protocol, the Ministry pointed out.

7 December 2024

CAREY OLSEN: Carey Olsen advises MNRPF on £450 million longevity swap transfer

Press release from Carey Olsen, Friday 6 December, 2024. Carey Olsen Guernsey has advised the trustee of the £1 billion Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (“MNRPF”) on its longevity swap

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16 August 2024

UK: Labour Announces Crackdown On Tax Dodgers To Plug £2bn Spending Hole

Labour has revealed it will plug the £2bn hole in its spending commitments by cracking down on tax dodgers. Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves have promised a Labour. government will

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21 August 2024

CHINA: China’s supreme court alters AML law to encompass virtual assets

The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC) has reworked its interpretation of the region’s AML laws to include virtual asset transactions. As part of a conference that

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20 January 2024

FINTECH: Crypto Hedge Funds Poised to Revolutionize Alternative Asset Investing

A game-changing shift is underway as roughly half of U.S. and European asset managers are embracing digital asset custody. Despite regulatory concerns, many experts including CKC.Fund contend that institutional

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