Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Headquarters | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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Established | January 1, 1997 |
Chairman [1] | Grant Stein |
Central bank of | Cayman Islands |
Currency |
Cayman Islands Dollar KYD (ISO 4217) |
Website | http://www.cimoney.com.ky |
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is the primary financial services regulator of the Cayman Islands and supervises its currency board.[2]
The CIMA manages the Cayman Islands currency, regulates and supervises financial services, provides assistance to overseas regulatory authorities and advises the Cayman Islands government on financial-services regulatory matters.
It is a statutory corporation created pursuant to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Law (2013 Revision).[3]
Regulatory Framework
- Banks and Lenders
- Offshore Banks
- Funds and Segregated Portfolio Companies
- Payment Processing Services
- Credit Unions
See also
- Economy of the Cayman Islands
- Cayman Islands dollar
- Securities Commission
- List of financial regulatory authorities
References
- ↑ CIMA website - Structure and Governance
- ↑ Cindy Scotland (7 July 2014). "The Cayman Islands Financial Services Regulatory Framework". Mondaq.
- ↑ Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Law (Revised)], section 5(1): "There is established an Authority to be called the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority which shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate name."
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