Offshore Trusts Report: British Virgin
Islands
Supervisory and Licensing Regime and Fees
Specifically, the BVI reacted to the November, 2000
KPMG Independent Review of Financial Sectors in the Caribbean Overseas
Territories. The three main recommendations of the KPMG report which
apply to the BVI were the establishment of an independent regulatory
authority, the enhancement of laws and systems for combating money
laundering and the enactment of compulsory investigative powers
to enable regulators to obtain and to share vital information with
overseas regulators.
Companies offering trust services must be licensed
under the Banks and Trust Companies Act 1990, and supervised by
the Inspector of Banks, Trusts and Company Managers. Trust licenses
are as follows:
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