Deputy Premier and Minister of FInancial Services André Ebanks will travel to London and New York for financial services industry engagement.
Continuing the efforts to keep international stakeholders updated on the strength of Cayman’s regulatory and commercial framework for financial services, Deputy Premier André Ebanks MP is leading delegations to the UK and EU, and then to the US, during September.
“Financial services continues to perform exceptionally well for the Cayman Islands, and the public is now well aware of the industry’s contribution to public services and projects,” said Ebanks, who is also the Minister of Financial Services and Commerce.
“Having face-to-face discussions with international elected officials and civil servants, and with international industry, greatly helps us as a country to maintain our global regulatory effectiveness and to take advantage of emerging market opportunities,” he explained. “It allows financial services to continue providing significant benefits for our people.”
In the UK the Deputy Premier will meet with government and civil service officials; attend a Cayman Finance roundtable; and speak at Maples London Investment Funds Forum 2024, from 9-11 September. On 12 and 13 September, he will meet with EU and EU member states officials.
In the US during the week of 15 September, he will attend client meetings arranged by industry; and speak at the Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association’s (CIRCA) reinsurance roundtable and the Ogier Funds Symposium.
Accompanying the deputy premier in the UK and EU are Government’s Deputy Representative for Financial Services to Europe Julie Campbell and Representative to the UK Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, both based in the UK; Director of the Ministry’s Regulatory Affairs Unit, Andrea Proctor; Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) Managing Director Cindy Scotland and Senior Legal Counsel Stephanie Adolphus; and Cayman Finance CEO Steve McIntosh and Associate Director Samantha Widmer.
Accompanying him to the US are the Ministry’s Head of Advisory Services in the Regulatory Affairs Unit, Duwayne Lawrence; CIMA’s Head of Insurance Supervision Division Kara Ebanks and Chief Analyst Dane Doctor; CIRCA’s Chair David Self and CIRCA representative Greg Mitchell; Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) Chair Kieran Mehigan; and Cayman Finance’s McIntosh and Widmer, as well as Brittany MacVicar, Cayman Finance associate director for insurance and reinsurance.
