March 2018 Newsletter – 2018 AML/CFT Awareness Seminar & Training Workshop
The Nevis Financial Services (Regulation and Supervision) Department will be hosting its 13th annual Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Awareness Seminar and Training Workshop on Monday, May 14 and
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. This year the Workshop will be held under the theme, “Improving Transparency and Accountability – Fostering Confidence in Today’s Regulatory Environment.”
February 2018 Newsletter – Know Your Employee
The headlines today are filled with many instances of how employees have caused reputational and financial damage to businesses because of bad publicity. How can this be prevented? The reality is, that although total prevention is impossible, regulated entities can minimize their risks by implementing practical Know Your Employee (KYE) solutions.
Read MoreJanuary 2018 Newsletter – Legalisation by Apostille
A large number of countries all over the world have joined a treaty that greatly simplifies the authentication of public documents to be used abroad. This treaty is called the Convention de La Haye du 5 Octobre 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
Read MoreDecember 2017 Newsletter – The Year In Review
Staffing Changes, Compliance Matters, International Insurance, Revised Ordinances, Training, Seminars, Meetings, Statistics, Upcoming events for 2018
Read MoreNovember 2017 Newsletter – Global forum & CFATF Update
The 10th Plenary Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (the Global Forum Plenary) took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon on November 15th to 17th , 2017. The Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec) also hosted a meeting of small states that are also International Financial Centres (IFCs) on November 14th, 2017 to discuss the Global Forum Plenary’s agenda items. The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis was represented by Ms. Heidi-Lynn Sutton.
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