Nevis Premier Issues Statement Rebutting Article In UK’s The Guardian Newspaper

The following is a statement from Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) dated July 16, 2018, in response to an article on Nevis’s Offshore Financial Services penned by contributor Mr. Oliver Bullough appearing on July 12, 2018, in the international edition of The Guardian, a newspaper in the United Kingdom.

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ECCU Regulatory Oversight Committee Advisory on Fintech Operations

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Regulatory Oversight Committee (ROC) held its 20th Meeting on 3rd July 2018 in Basseterre, St. Kitts. The ROC comprises Regulators from each ECCU member territory, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC).

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Norgate Insurance Group Ltd

The Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Nevis Branch has recently been made aware that Norgate Insurance Group Ltd has been making representation as a general insurer offering various insurance products from within Nevis.

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Bitcoin ATM Not Authorised by Regulators in ECCU

It has come to the attention of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Financial Services Regulatory Commission of St Kitts and Nevis (FSRC) that a Bitcoin ATM has been installed at a location in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. It is also our understanding that there are plans for the installation of similar machines in other locations in the Federation.

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July 2018 Newsletter – National Risk Assessment

A National Risk Assessment (NRA) is a comprehensive assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing risks (ML/TF) in a country. An NRA report highlights good governance practices in establishing NRAs and how the results are used to inform public policy and makes concrete recommendations where improvements could still be made.

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