REGULATORY LEGISLATION IN CURACAO
General requirements on the business operation
Regulatory legislation in Curacao does not distinguish between different kinds of products, such as for instance hedge funds, but is of a more general nature. The regulatory legislation of Curacao applicable to financial institutions is divided into four categories being: credit institutions, institutional investors, investment institutions & administrators and trust service providers.
The authority entrusted with the supervision on the financial institutions mentioned above is the Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten.
The regulatory legislation does provide for general requirements on the business operation of the financial institutes involved. The National Ordinance on …
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BES LAW DEVELOPMENTS
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES)
Within a couple of years, the BES Islands, as public entities, will be part of the country of the Netherlands in the framework of the political restructuring in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The US dollar will be introduced as the new currency in the BES Islands. Curacao and St. Maarten will each become a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and have their own legislation and regulations.
The starting point of the political restructuring is that Dutch legislation will be introduced only gradually into the BES Islands. It has been established that …
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DUTCH CARIBBEAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Central Bank monitors compliance
The regulatory rules and regulations in the Netherlands Antilles deal with credit institutions, investment institutions and administrators, insurers and insurance brokers, company pension funds, trust service providers, capital markets, anti-money laundering and identification, and foreign exchange control and license fees.
The Netherlands Antilles have one regulator: the Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles (Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen). The Central Bank is a separate legal entity (rechtspersoon) having its seat in Curacao. The Central Bank is also an independent administrative body (zelfstandig bestuursorgaan) and does therefore not fall under the political responsibility of the Minister of …
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