Press Releases
Next Plenary meeting
The next GIFCS Plenary will be held on 5 & 6 November 2025 in the Cayman Islands.
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GIFCS members meet to discuss implementation of lessons learned from the March 2023 banking turmoil
In a meeting jointly organised with the Financial Stability Institute, the GIFCS held a seminar on 9 & 10 April 2025 at the BIS Tower, Basel, Switzerland, on implementation of lessons learned from the March 2023 banking turmoil.
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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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