Tag: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

CIMA report reveals banking sector under pressure

CIMA report reveals banking sector under pressure

| 21/12/2017 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): A report assessing the health of the Cayman Islands banking sector in 2016 has revealed that the sector remains “vulnerable to global macroeconomic environments, as well as political uncertainty and regulatory policy changes from advanced and emerging countries”. The 2016 Banking Statistical Digest also revealed that while local GDP and government finances improved in 2016, […]

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Former CIMA policy officer returns as deputy head

Former CIMA policy officer returns as deputy head

| 03/10/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has welcomed back an old employee who, after more than two years in the private sector, has returned to the regulator as the deputy head of Policy and Development Division. Rayford Britton, a former chief policy officer at CIMA, returned to the authority last month to take up […]

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CIMA appoints new deputy head

CIMA appoints new deputy head

| 22/08/2017 | 2 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) last month named Shakira Cox Deputy Head of the Banking Supervision Division, responsible for providing support to the overall operation and management of the division, both on-site and off-site. CIMA Acting Managing Director Patrick Bodden said of the appointment, “With the recent expansion of the Banking Supervision […]

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CIMA names two new deputy heads

CIMA names two new deputy heads

| 10/07/2017 | 9 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has promoted two staff members to top positions within the organisation, as of 1 June 2017. Suzanne Sadlier was named deputy head of the Insurance Supervision Division and Judiann Myles was appointed deputy head of the Compliance Division. Sadlier has been a reinsurance specialist at CIMA since joining […]

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CIMA begins to create online payment system

CIMA begins to create online payment system

| 12/04/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): As government inches its ways towards providing more online or e-services, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has announced the launch of what will, in a few months, be a fee payment section of the Regulatory Enhanced Electronic Forms Submission (REEFS) system for authorised financial services industry users. Officials said the payment section […]

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CIMA celebrates 20 years of service

CIMA celebrates 20 years of service

| 03/03/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) will host a Family Fun Day for all staff and their families, as well as a charity 5K Walk/10K Run, set for Sunday, 21 May 2017. In January 1997, CIMA began operations as an amalgamation of the Financial Services Supervision […]

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Glidden confirmed as CIMA’s banking boss

Glidden confirmed as CIMA’s banking boss

| 19/01/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): The acting head of the Banking Supervision Division at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has been confirmed in the post. On 1 January Gloria Glidden was given the official title for a job she has be doing since last year. Officials said she would continue to provide supervision of both international and commercial […]

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CIMA releases 2015 Investments Statistical Digest

CIMA releases 2015 Investments Statistical Digest

| 09/01/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has released the 9th edition of the Investments Statistical Digest, which outlines the information that is required to be filed by all regulated funds via the Funds Annual Return (FAR), through CIMA’s electronic reporting systems, up to financial year ends December 2015. The document shows that while […]

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Cayman holds bank de-risking discussions in DC

Cayman holds bank de-risking discussions in DC

| 09/01/2017 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): Ministry of Financial Services and Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) officials recently held a second round of meetings in Washington DC with key US Congressional staff, regulators and stakeholders about bank de-risking from the Caribbean perspective. The Cayman officials then contributed to Financial Stability Board discussions on an action plan to address the […]

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Ex CIMA compliance boss moves to FRA

Ex CIMA compliance boss moves to FRA

| 16/08/2016 | 4 Comments

(CNS Business): Robert James Berry, the former head of compliance at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, has been appointed as the director of the Financial Reporting Authority (FRA). Berry, an anti-money laundering expert who worked in private banking before he joined CIMA, has move to the government unit responsible for investigating suspicious activity in the […]

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Deputy takes over as compliance boss at CIMA

Deputy takes over as compliance boss at CIMA

| 02/08/2016 | 4 Comments

(CNS Business): After ten years as deputy, Audrey Roe has been promoted to head of the Compliance Division at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Now leading one of CIMA’s most important divisions, she has also assumed the role of money laundering reporting officer for the authority. With some thirty years financial sector experience, Roe will be […]

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CIMA finally fills top insurance post

CIMA finally fills top insurance post

| 21/07/2016 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): After several years without a leader at the helm of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority’s insurance division, the regulator has finally filled the post. Following an open competitive recruitment process Ruwan Jayasekera has been confirmed as the new head of the department. Given the importance of the growing sector, there had been mounting […]

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CIMA reveals deal with Gibraltar in wake of Brexit

CIMA reveals deal with Gibraltar in wake of Brexit

| 05/07/2016 | 2 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission in the wake of  the UK’s recent referendum on leaving the European Union, the results of which impacted both territories. CIMA officials said the deal would pave the way for cooperation and exchange of information regarding […]

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CIMA battles to find insurance chief

CIMA battles to find insurance chief

| 25/04/2016 | 1 Comment

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has struggled to find someone for the post of Head of the Insurance Division, officials said, citing fierce competition in the insurance sector as a contributing factor. At present, the post has been temporarily filled by Ruwan Jayasekera, who is very experienced and known to the industry, and […]

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CIMA battles forgers with seminar on fake cash

CIMA battles forgers with seminar on fake cash

| 29/10/2015 | 0 Comments

(CNS Business): The US Secret Service and representatives from money printers, De La Rue, will be partnering with CIMA and the RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) next week at a fraud detection and prevention seminar to help businesses in the fight against forged currency. “At CIMA, we are highly conscious of the need to continually […]

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