December 2013 Newsletter – The Year In Review

Effective January 2013 all Corporate Service Providers were advised to submit a Certificate of Good Standing from the Registrar of Local Companies as a condition for renewal of their Registered Agent licenses.

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November 2013 Newsletter – Customer Due Diligence (CDD) cont’d

When performing elements (a) and (b) of the CDD measures specified under Recommendation 10, (identified on pg 1 of last month’s issue) financial institutions should also be required to verify that any person purporting to act on behalf of the customer is so authorised and should identify and verify the identity of that person.

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October 2013 Newsletter – Customer Due Diligence (CDD)

Financial institutions should be prohibited from keeping anonymous accounts or accounts in obviously fictitious names.

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September 2013 Newsletter – Mutual Exchange of Information on Taxation Matters

The purpose of the Saint Christopher and Nevis (Mutual Exchange of Information on Taxation Matters) Act, 2009

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August 2013 Newsletter – How to Achieve Better Corporate Governance Vol. 1

Corporate governance refers to the set of systems, principles and processes by which a company is governed. They provide the guidelines as to how the company can be directed or controlled such that it can fulfil its goals and objectives in a manner that adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial for all stakeholders in the long term.

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