Press Releases
Next Plenary meeting
The next GIFCS Plenary meeting will be held in Basel, Switzerland, on 9-10 April 2025.
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GIFCS members meet to discuss implementation of Basel III, and the Recovery of Stolen Assets
The GIFCS held a Plenary meeting on 12-14 November 2024 in the Virgin Islands. The occasion included a workshop held in conjunction with the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (StAR) of the World Bank and UNODC.
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GIFCS members meet to discuss sustainable finance and third-party providers
The GIFCS held a Plenary meeting on 22-23 November in Basel, Switzerland. The occasion was marked by a seminar jointly organised by the BIS Financial Stability Institute (FSI) and the GIFCS on sustainable finance and third-party providers.
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GIFCS members meet to discuss: Virtual assets, Supervisory approaches on ESG strategy, Enforcement techniques
The GIFCS held its second Plenary meeting of 2022 in Mauritius from 22-24 November. The meeting was hosted jointly by Bank of Mauritius and the Mauritius Financial Services Commission.
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GIFCS meets in London April 2022
The GIFCS held its first Plenary meeting of 2022 in London on 26 & 27 April. The meeting was held on a hybrid basis, with nearly half the membership attending in person and the remainder, together with Observers, joining virtually.
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GIFCS completes a further evaluation under its TCSP Standard
The Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (GIFCS)) has completed a further evaluation of compliance by member jurisdictions with its Standard on the Regulation of Trust and Company Service Providers, in respect of Bermuda.
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GIFCS members discuss operational resilience, third-party service providers and cloud computing
The GIFCS, in conjunction with the Financial Stability Institute (FSI), organised a conference on 10 & 11 November to discuss operational resilience, outsourcing to third-party service providers, and risk management of cloud computing. A range of external speakers covered the work of the standard-setting bodies, emerging prudential frameworks, and risk management and supervisory approaches.
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GIFCS completes a third evaluation under its TCSP Standard
The Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (GIFCS)) has completed a further evaluation of compliance by member jurisdictions with its Standard on the Regulation of Trust and Company Service Providers, in respect of the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
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GIFCS meets: New MMOU signatories come on board
The Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (GIFCS)* held a virtual Plenary meeting on 20 October 2020.
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GIFCS completes a further evaluation under its TCSP Standard
The Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (GIFCS)) has completed a further evaluation of compliance by member jurisdictions with its Standard on the Regulation of Trust and Company Service Providers, in respect of the Cayman Islands.
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The Role of Corporate Directors
The GIFCS* has previously issued a Standard on the regulation of trust and company service providers, which has become an international benchmark for oversight of this sector. The responsibilities and statutory duties of directors are an integral part of this regime, and it is an essential part of good governance to ensure that they are carried out in an effective manner.
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