由加勒比海地区金融活动工作组主持的2017年中期反洗钱审查即将展开。开曼群岛的金融业、金融立法者以及政府正在为此做准备。

在这次计划已久的审查之前，一系列意在反洗钱和防止资助恐怖主义的新法案就已被通过或是正被提交审议。

法规制度上的变化包括：近期废除了《保密关系（保护）法》以及拟议对监管非盈利组织以及非金融服务相关的企业（包括房地产业和贵金属经销商）进行立法。

财政部长Wayne Panton于五月发表意见称，尽管开曼群岛曾经接受过加勒比海地区金融活动工作组组织的定期审查，但将于2017年下半年展开的这次调查将不同于以往。

“新的评估标准将不再只关乎技术性要求”Panton说道，“也将会基于（现行规管制度）的有效性进行评估。我们认为有必要于审查前做好适当的准备”。

英文版

The Cayman Island's financial servicesindustry, financial regulators, and the territory's Government are preparingfor a mid-2017 review of the territory's anti-money laundering regime by theCaribbean Financial Action Task Force.

Ahead of the long-planned inspection, anumber of new pieces of legislation have been passed or proposed to strengthenthe territory's defenses against money laundering and terrorist financing.

Changes include the recent repeal of theConfidential Relationships (Preservation) Law and proposed legislation toregulate non-profit organizations and non-financial services-related businesses(including real estate business and precious metals dealers).

Financial Services Minister Wayne Pantonsaid in May that while the Cayman Islands has been subject to periodic reviewsby the Financial Action Task Force, the one due to occur in the second half of2017 will be different from those the territory has experienced in the past.

"These new assessments are nolonger just about technical requirements," Panton said. "There willbe an assessment based on effectiveness [of the current regulatory system]. Ourview is we need to have that in place ahead of time."

来源：Wolters Kluwer 全球税务研究信息库