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Cayman Islands AML and regulatory advisory

AML advice from people who have sat on both sides of the desk

Canopy Consulting is an independent Cayman firm. We take the AML officer appointments, write the policies your board can actually follow, run the audits, and get you ready for CIMA before CIMA arrives.

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50+ Years of combined AML and regulatory experience across the team

15 Minimum years in financial services for every adviser we put on your file

CIMA Board and supervisory experience inside the regulator, not just alongside it

One Independent firm, with no fund administration or audit arm to protect

What we do

Six ways we take compliance work off your desk

Every engagement is scoped to the entity in front of us. A single fund with one manager does not need the programme a licensed bank needs.

Outsourced AML officers

We accept AMLCO, MLRO and DMLRO appointments for funds, capital markets vehicles, securities investment businesses and licensees. Senior people only, named on your register, reachable when something breaks.

Policies and procedures

We draft and review AML, CTF, proliferation financing and sanctions manuals against the current Cayman regulations and guidance notes, then keep them current as the rules move.

Compliance, regulatory and governance

Risk assessments, board reporting, delegate oversight and the day to day questions that do not fit neatly into anyone's job description. Advice you can act on the same week.

AML audit and inspection readiness

Independent testing of your programme, a written gap list ranked by risk, and support through CIMA inspections and remediation once findings land.

AML and CTF training

Annual training built around your business and your actual client base, delivered in person or online, with attendance records and testing you can show an inspector.

Bank regulatory and advisory

Licence applications, prudential returns, correspondent banking questions and regulatory correspondence for banks and other licensed institutions.

Why firms call us

Independent, and small enough that you get the senior person

Canopy is not part of a law firm, an administrator or an audit practice. There is no other product we are trying to sell you and no conflict to manage.

1 The person who meets you is the person who does the work and signs the report.

2 We have written Cayman AML regulations, supervised firms under them, and been inspected under them.

3 Advice comes with a recommendation, not a list of options and a disclaimer.

4 Fixed scope and fixed fees for audits, policy work and training, so nothing lands as a surprise.

Who we work with

Regulated businesses that carry Cayman obligations

Hedge and private equity funds Fund managers and sponsors Banks and licensed institutions Trust and corporate service providers Investment and asset managers Securities investment businesses CLOs and capital markets vehicles Family offices and private wealth structures Fintech and virtual asset businesses Insurance and reinsurance companies

How an engagement starts

Three conversations, then work begins

Step one

We look at the structure

Entity type, activity, delegates, jurisdictions and where the money comes from. Usually one call and a document list.

Step two

We tell you what is missing

A short written summary of your obligations, the gaps we can see, and what we would fix first. No charge for this stage.

Step three

We agree scope and fees

One engagement letter, named people, dates. Officer appointments can usually be in place within two weeks.

Something due, or something already gone wrong?

Send us the entity name and the deadline. We will tell you honestly whether we can help and what it will take.

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