IMF Staff Country Reports

Cayman Islands: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector—Volume I—Review of Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision

Publication Date:

March 11, 2005

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper highlights key findings of the assessment of financial sector regulation and supervision in the Cayman Islands. The assessment reveals that in the last two years, an extensive program of legislative, rule, and guideline development in the Cayman Islands has introduced an increasingly effective system of regulation, both formalizing earlier practices and introducing enhanced procedures. The implementation of financial regulation and supervision complies broadly with standards in all the areas assessed. However, issues related to resources and potential breaches of operational autonomy affect the regulator and, hence, supervision in all sectors.

Series:

Country Report No. 2005/091

Subject:

Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Banking Crime Financial institutions Financial markets Financial regulation and supervision Insurance Mutual funds Stock markets