The CRCA conference wouldn’t be possible without our awesome partners!
Meet Our Partners
Platinum Co-Partners
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Ministry of Financial Services, Labour and Trade
The newly formed Ministry of Financial Services, Labour and Trade (MFSLT) strategically consolidates a diverse portfolio to address the complexities of the modern economy and optimise the business environment in the Virgin Islands. By integrating financial services, labour, trade, science and technology, digital transformation, statistical services and economic planning, the Ministry aims to streamline operations, improve coordination, and foster economic expansion, workforce productivity, and a thriving business ecosystem.
This strategic consolidation reflects the Government of the Virgin Islands' commitment to modernising its approach to economic development. It represents a dedicated effort to bolster the Virgin Islands' global competitiveness, ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic growth in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
Deputy Premier, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE, leads the Ministry's portfolio as the Minister, while Ms. Petrona Davies serves as Permanent Secretary, responsible for the execution of policies and the overall administration of the Ministry.
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BVI Finance
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BVI ACO
Last Call Cocktails
Refresh Partner
Keynote Speaker Partner
Lanyard Partner
Coffee Break Partners
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Insurance Company of The Bahamas
The Insurance Commission of The Bahamas was established on July 2, 2009, under The Insurance Act 2005, Chapter 347. It is responsible for the regulation and control of all insurers and intermediaries in The Bahamas. As both the prudential and market conduct regulator, the purpose of the Commission is to ensure a sound and stable insurance marketplace and maintain consumer confidence in the industry.
The Commission's mandate includes the administration of the 2005 Insurance Act and the 2009 External Insurance Act, insurance market surveillance, promotion and encouragement of sound and prudent insurance management and business practices, providing advice to the Minister of Finance on insurance matters, and ensuring compliance with the Financial Transactions Reporting Act and Anti-Money Laundering legislation.
The mission of the Commission is to protect the interests of stakeholders, through effective regulation and supervision of the insurance industry in The Bahamas. The vision of the Commission is to ensure consumer confidence. The core values and beliefs of the Commission are:
Trust is Our Cornerstone. Integrity, Our Commitment. Accountability, Our Promise.
The purpose of the Commission is to strengthen the protection given to policyholders under the existing act, to increase the capital and solvency requirements of insurance companies, to expand the existing regulatory framework, to provide for the establishment of a supervisory authority, to include the regulation of all insurance intermediaries, and to give effect to related matters.
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Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn LLP is a global law firm with 900+ attorneys across 16 offices in Brussels, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C. The exceptional depth and geographic reach of our resources enable the firm to manage virtually every type of business-related legal issue. Our attorneys take time to learn about our clients’ organizations and their business objectives and collaborate seamlessly to respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs.
Visit our website www.winston.com to learn more.
Charging Station Partner
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Grant Thornton Sint Maarten
Grant Thornton Sint Maarten forms part of the Grant Thornton International network.
We are a global leading provider of audit, tax, and advisory services. With 140+ offices across the world, from which 23 offices are in the Caribbean, our local presence in the Caribbean region is unmatched. By working closely together across our service lines, we offer our clients the added value they are looking for.
Here, we believe in making business more personal. This gives us the ability to grow our relationship with you. Leading to richer insights, sharper advice, and more opportunities for your business.
We're ready to help you face challenges of every size and industry.
Tote Bag Partner
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Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Benesch is a business law firm and limited liability partnership with more than 400 attorneys and offices in the United States. The firm is known for providing highly sophisticated legal services to national and international clients that include public and private, middle market and emerging companies, businesses, organizations, and governments. Our White-Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group includes former federal and state prosecutors, former members of public defender and attorney general offices, experienced trial and appellate lawyers, investigators, regulators and securities, sanctions, antitrust, and compliance-focused lawyers.
WiFi Partner
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The BVI Association of Registered Agents
The Association of Registered Agents works to be the link between the professionals working in the financial services industry and the British Virgin Islands Government, the Regulators and all other BVI competent authorities. The Association tries to ensure smooth communication and interaction between those parties with the aim to:
- to further the development of the BVI as an international corporate, trust and financial center;
- to formulate and maintain a code of conduct for members to preserve and promote the BVI's integrity and reputation;
- to encourage clients of members to carry out their respective functions and objectives in an ethical manner consistent with the best practices and interests of the BVI and the international business community;
- to foster and co-ordinate the common interests of its members in relation to the Government and the public; and
- to promote the education, training and participation of British Virgin Islanders in the financial services sector
Exhibitor Partners
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Trans World Compliance
Trans World Compliance (TWC) assists tax authorities, financial institutions, and MNE’s in combating tax avoidance and evasion with world-class rule-based technology for EOI on request, Spontaneous EOI (ETR), and AEOI (FATCA, CRS, CbC, and other exchange types). The estimated $427 billion of missed tax revenue is the driving force for global economies to pursue this issue aggressively. TWC’s solutions provide all stakeholders with the tools to fight for a more equal and just world while improving efficiency and lowering costs. We are in the right place and time and have the solutions to assist with this worthwhile cause.
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HLSCC Robert Mathavious Institute for Financial Services
The HLSCC Robert Mathavious Institute for Financial Services (RMI) is the only professional qualification centre in the British Virgin Islands. For more than 20 years, it has been providing training, education, and professional development opportunities to support the financial services industry and during this period, hundreds of persons have obtained internationally recognised professional qualifications and the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to function as competent professionals in the banking, trust, insurance, public service and other industries.
The RMI has conducted courses in individual subject areas that are examined by professional organisations such as the International Compliance Association (ICA), The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). The RMI also offer several introductory courses in areas such as compliance, financial services, and corporate governance, as well as short trainings such as Risk Management, Understanding Financial Statements and Emotional Intelligence. It has a unique FinTech Training Programme, which includes a capstone and conducts several webinars, seminars, and workshops throughout the year.
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Compliance Caribbean
Compliance Caribbean is based in Curaçao, a strategic location that allows them to provide comprehensive compliance services specifically tailored to the Dutch Caribbean region. Compliance Caribbean has extensive knowledge and over 25 years of experience in the local regulatory frameworks and requirements of Curaçao and the surrounding islands.
This localized understanding enables them to effectively assist businesses and financial institutions in the Dutch Caribbean in complying with the unique regulatory landscape of the region.
Compliance Caribbean's Integrity Suite is a digital programma of services, that empower businesses in the Caribbean to uphold high ethical standards and combat fraud and corruption. With a focus on promoting integrity and transparency, this suite offers a range of services including
- Screen-IT: integrity screening
- compliance, ethics and integrity training
- iReport: end-to-end external whistleblowing solution
- PEP Caribbean: database with (dutch) Caribbean PEPs
- Compli, our latest addition to the programma enabling SME’s to manage their compliance
Compliance Caribbean's commitment to integrity makes them a trusted partner for businesses seeking to maintain the highest ethical standards in the Caribbean region.
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Illises Entertainment Equipment Services
Since 2008, Illises Entertainment Equipment Services (I.E.E.S.) has been the go-to provider for top-tier entertainment equipment solutions. Officially established in 2017, I.E.E.S. brings a passion for lighting, staging, and effects to a diverse range of events, including corporate functions, weddings, concerts, and more.
Located on the vibrant Golden Rock island, Sint Eustatius, we have built a reputation for delivering exceptional service and cutting-edge equipment that transforms any event into a memorable spectacle.
Choose I.E.E.S. to elevate your event beyond the ordinary with our unmatched expertise and dedication.
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Nagico
The NAGICO Group operates in 21 territories in the Caribbean, providing property, motor, life, and health insurance risk solutions to individuals and companies. NAGICO is committed to the region and prides itself on being Fast, Fair and Always There in every aspect of its business and engagement. To learn more, visit NAGICO at www.nagico.com or on their social media platforms (linkedin.com/in/nagicoinsurances/).
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide range of industries including insurance, financial services, healthcare and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, USA, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com, and www.relx.com.
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Truth Technologies Inc.
For over 25 years, Truth Technologies has helped 900+ global institutions expand business growth without increasing risk exposure. With our robust databases of entities, the Sentinel Compliance Platform provides cost efficient AML/KYC solutions that mitigate costly risk. Our sanctions expertise helps your company efficiently screen transactions, entities, and third-party relationships. Learn more on how to get access to the most advanced and state-of-the-art compliance software in the industry.
Truth Technologies - Excellence in Risk Compliance since 1996
Corporate Partners
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Guy Carpenter
Driven by innovation. Powered by purpose. Guy Carpenter brings together unmatched insights with bespoke solutions to help clients meet the challenges of our time.
An industry leader who understands your business, as you confront ever-evolving risks, Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of reinsurance broking expertise, capital solutions, strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics.
We are the world's top specialists in risk transfer, new forms of capital, and actuarial science and analytics—bringing our expertise to bear on your most complex challenges.
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National Bank of the Virgin Islands
As a leading financial services provider, we are dedicated to delivering personalised service that exceeds expectations. Understanding our customers’ diverse financial needs, we offer specialised services and resources to help them achieve their goals. Both individual and business customers are encouraged to explore our comprehensive range of savings and borrowing solutions.
We are committed to continually expanding our services to create value for every customer, reinforcing our identity as a customer-centric bank. Our mission is to assist everyone in advancing their financial standing, making banking more convenient, simple, and human.
Our extensive range of products and services is designed to meet versatile needs. Whether growing savings, managing day-to-day expenses, preparing for retirement, or instilling good money habits in children, we provide the right solutions. For businesses, our tailored financial services support cash flow management, growth and expansion financing, operational efficiency improvements, and financial risk mitigation.
Choose the National Bank of the Virgin Islands to experience banking prioritising success.
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Guidehouse
Guidehouse is a leading provider of consulting services with broad capabilities in management, technology and risk consulting. Our financial crime consultants work with global financial institutions and fintechs to build effective and efficient risk management and compliance programs. In response to heightened regulatory scrutiny of anti-money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC) and anti-terrorist financing policies, companies turn to Guidehouse to defend their enterprises and protect against legal, fiduciary, shareholder and reputational risk. Whether a client needs to improve sanctions compliance, enhance transaction monitoring or drive convergence between AML and fraud functions, we’ve helped similar companies overcome these challenges by driving pragmatic and right-sized solutions tailored to their risk management profile.
Headquartered in McLean, VA, Guidehouse has more than 17,000 professionals in over 55 locations globally.
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Alcogal
Aleman, Cordero, Galindo, and Lee (Alcogal) is a highly reputable law firm that provides comprehensive legal services in banking and finance, M&A, litigation, offshore services, and other business-related matters.
At our core, we boast extensive proficiency in serving banking institutions and multinational corporations. We take great pride in representing some of the largest foreign and locally owned banks operating within Panama's financial landscape. In addition to our banking expertise, we also excel in handling Mergers & Acquisitions, participating in the largest and most complex M&A transactions in the country. We also have a leading litigation team, providing guidance and strategic counsel to companies and individuals. Alcogal is also a highly experienced energy and telecom in Panama, advising the largest players in the market.
Our reputation for delivering prompt, efficient, business oriented and sound legal advice is well-earned. Our highly skilled attorneys have extensive knowledge and experience in Panamanian law, ensuring that our clients receive exemplary representation.
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Smith Compliance Consulting
Our goal is to help you achieve better compliance, having worked directly as a Compliance Officer facing regulators, lobbying for legislative changes, managing inspections and enabling ongoing compliance. Our in-depth knowledge and 30 years of financial services experience in North America will go far to implement a tailored solution to you.
If you are setting up a new business in Barbados and require guidance, creating a compliance program from scratch, desirous of enhancing your current documentation or seeking an engaging facilitator to provide various types of training to your staff or Board, Smith Compliance Consulting Inc. will do the work for you.
Smith Compliance Consulting Inc. leads independent AML and Operational Risk assessments, develops custom training, creates policies and procedures, manages board self-assessments, organizes compliance program plans and manuals, designs testing and monitoring plans, facilitates remediation projects to resolve audit or inspection corrective actions, and conducts independent testing to broaden the scope for existing compliance departments.
Hiring a proven and competent consultant is a smart and cost-effective alternative for business operations that do not require a full-time employee, but do require periodic expert assistance. Changing legislation requires a subject matter expert to develop a sound and robust regulatory program to meet your obligations. You may not need a full-time compliance or Anti-Money Laundering specialist; however, you do need to comply with the laws and have a program in place.
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Association of Compliance Officers Curacao (ACCUR)
Media Partner
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IFC Media
Since its establishment in 2006, IFC Media has been the leading publishing house for the global wealth management industry. Representing international finance centres across the globe while creating a comprehensive archive of commentary, analysis and technical articles, IFC Media publications include the flagship IFC Review annual, the biannual IFC Economic Report and regional reviews such as Invest Africa, Caribbean Review and Asia Pacific Review.
Supplementing our hard copy publications is ifcreview.com, which houses the monthly IFC Review E-Journal and the IFC Review digital library and archive. Created as an online resource for wealth management professionals, ifcreview.com combines reference materials with highly technical articles and thought-provoking commentary from industry leading contributors. With continually updated coverage from over 30 international finance centres and daily news bulletins, ifcreview.com is a one-stop-shop for wealth management professionals right across the globe.
IFC Media delivers an integrated knowledge base for the world’s leading IFCs and their wealth management professionals.