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Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering in the Cayman Islands

Current Version

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing in the Cayman Islands - 5 June 2020*View

(Notice of the issuance of this guidance was published in the Cayman Islands Extraordinary Gazette No. 46/2020 on the 5th of June 2020 as required by section 34(5) of the Monetary Authority Act)

Guidance Notes (Amendment) (No.1), February 2021 - Virtual Asset Service Providers*View

(Notice of the issuance of this guidance was published in the Cayman Islands Extraordinary Gazette No. 16/2020 on the 24th of February 2021 as required by section 34(5) of the Monetary Authority Act)

Guidance Notes Amendment (No. 2), May 2021 - SecuritizationView

(Notice of the issuance of this guidance was published in the Cayman Islands Extraordinary Gazette No. 45/2020 on the 28th of May 2021 as required by section 34(5) of the Monetary Authority Act)

Previous Versions of the Guidance Notes

The previous versions of the Guidance Notes since the September 2003 issue have been retained below to enable users to track the amendments.

Guidance Notes (Amendment) (No. 3): Targeted Financial Sanctions, February 2020View

Guidance Notes (Amendment) (No. 4): Ongoing Monitoring, February 2020View

Guidance Notes (Amendment) (No. 5): Virtual Asset Service Providers, February 2020View

Guidance Notes (Amendment) (No. 2): Assessing Risks and Applying a Risk-based Approach, February 2020View

Guidance Notes (Amendment), February 2020View

Guidance Notes Amendments (Countering Proliferation Financing), September 2019View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Cayman IslandsView

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Cayman Islands, August 2015View(Notice of the issuance of this amended guidance was placed in Gazette No. 15/2015 on the 31st of August 2015 as required by section 34(5) of the Monetary Authority Law).

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, August 2015View

List of Updates to the Guidance Notes, 3 November 2011View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Cayman Islands, March 2010View

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, March 2010View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the Cayman Islands, December 2008View

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, December 2008View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering in the Cayman Islands, September 2008View

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, September 2008View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering in the Cayman Islands, September 2003.View

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, March 2007View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering in the Cayman Islands, March 2007View

List of Amendments to the Guidance Notes, May 2007View

Guidance Notes on the Prevention and Detection of Money Laundering in the Cayman Islands, May 2007View