Notice to Industry - Reminder: SIBL Excluded Persons - AML/CFT Reporting Forms & Re-registration

AML/CFT REPORTING FORMS

The Authority issued Notices on 6th, 12th and 19th of June, 2019, whereby it notified all persons currently registered as excluded persons under the Securities Investment Business Law (2019 Revision) (“SIBL EPs”) of their obligation to file AML/CFT Reporting Forms (AIR157-75 and ARC-158-75). These forms are required to be filed pursuant to regulation 53A of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

The Authority wishes to remind SIBL EPs that the deadline for filing the AML/CFT Reporting Forms is 15 August 2019.

The AML/CFT Reporting Forms are accessible on the Regulatory Enhanced Electronic Forms Submission (REEFS) portal (https://reefs.cimaconnect.com) portal as follows: 

The Authority thanks you in advance for your cooperation in continuing to ensure that the jurisdiction remains compliant with international AML/CFT standards.

RE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Securities Investment Business (Amendment) Law, 2019 (“SIB Amendment Law”) came into effect on 18 June, 2019. As a consequence, the Authority now has supervisory powers over entities known as SIBL EPs (which were exempted from licensing requirements).1

The Authority therefore, wishes to remind all SIBL EPs that

1. in accordance with the transitional provisions under the SIB Amendment Law, all SIBL EPs that wish to continue to carry on business in or from within the Cayman Islands may apply to be re-registered as a “registered person” under the SIB Amendment Law (“Registered Person”); and 
2. in order to re-register under the SIB Amendment Law, SIBL EPs must provide such information as the Authority may request by 15 August, 2019, and complete the re-registration process, by filing an “Application to Re-Register under SIBL as a Registered Person” Form RRP-160-75 (the “Application”) via the Regulatory Enhanced Electronic Forms Submission (REEFS) portal (https://reefs.cimaconnect.com), by 15 January 2020.

The name and description of the Application to be filed via the REEFS portal is outlined below: 

Re-registration is subject to the applicant:

• having made all submissions and payments to the Authority required to have been made under the Securities Investment Business Law (2019 Revision);
• having shareholders, directors and senior officers who are deemed by the Authority to be fit and proper persons; 
• having a minimum of two directors;
• having directors in good standing that are currently registered or licensed as required under the Directors Registration and Licensing Law, 2014 (as amended); 
• filing, on or before 15 August 2019, the AML/CFT Reporting Forms as required pursuant to regulation 53(A)(2) of the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2019; and
• having submitted any other information requested by the Authority in connection with the re-registration application.

Note:

1. The AML/CFT Reporting Forms (AIR-157-75 and ARC-158-75) are required to be filed by each SIBL EP by 15 August 2019, regardless of whether or not they wish to re-register pursuant to the transitional provisions under the SIB Amendment Law.
2. A SIBL EP that fails to file the AML/CFT Reporting Forms (AIR-157-75 and ARC-158-75) by 15 August 2019 and an Application (RRP-160-75) by 15 January 2020 will not be considered for re-registration as a Registered Person pursuant to the transitional provisions under the SIB Amendment Law. 
3. Should that SIBL EP wish to continue to carry on securities investment business in or from within the Cayman Islands after 15 January 2020, they will be required to comply with all of the application requirements for new applicants under either section 5 (for registration as a Registered Person) or section 6 (for a license) of the SIB Amendment Law; and be registered or licenced by the Authority.
4. A SIBL EP that has not completed the re-registration process by 15 January 2020 will not be permitted to carry on securities investment business in or from within the Cayman Islands unless and until it has been registered as a Registered Person or licensed under the SIB Amendment Law.
5. A SIBL EP that does not provide the required information to the Authority by 15 August, 2019 will be deregistered by the Authority.

?Completion guides for the Application and AML/CFT Reporting Forms can be found at https://www.cima.ky/reefs-forms-guidance-notes. 

Queries relating to the completion of the Application and AML/CFT Reporting Forms can be sent to contactsecurities@cimoney.com.ky. 

For more information in relation to the SIB Amendment Law and the application process, please refer to the full text of the SIB Amendment Law available on the Authority’s website www.cima.ky as well as the frequently asked questions available at https://www.cima.ky/securities-faqs.