Cayman Islands: Compliance

The Cayman Islands introduced significant regulatory changes in Q1 2026, including increased annual fees for regulated entities, extended deadlines for Common Reporting Standard compliance, and a new statutory framework for tokenised fund structures.

This edition of Conyers Coverage examines critical regulatory developments affecting Cayman Islands insurers, including the Legal Services Act's implications for insurance managers and in-house counsel, CIMA inspection trends, and evolving AML and beneficial ownership requirements. The newsletter also explores the growing market for funding agreements and analyzes key conditions precedent in financing transactions involving Cayman reinsurers, while highlighting findings from the Society of Actuaries report

This guide summarises the registration obligations of in-house counsel employed by insurance companies under the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (2025 Revision) (AMLRs) and the Legal Services Act (2020 Revision) (LSA).

The Cayman Islands remains one of the world's most reputable jurisdictions for company formation and investment structures

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When ShoreLabs, a global venture operating system (VOS) for emerging technologies, made the decision to relocate its headquarters from Switzerland to the Cayman Islands, it marked a significant moment...

Cayman foundations have become a preferred legal structure for token issuance, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), and Web 3 projects.

The principal regulator is the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). CIMA is responsible for the regulation and supervision of financial services firms operating in and from the Cayman Islands (including fintechs)...

The Securities and Investment Business Act (SIBA) applies to all entities organised or established in the Cayman Islands and which are engaged in the course of securities investment business...