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Next Plenary meeting

The next Plenary meeting of GIFCS will be held in Gibraltar on 22-23 April 2026.

• GIFCS updates international Standard for the Regulation of TCSPs

  In response to a growing level of business by trust and company service providers (TCSPs), the Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (GIFCS) first introduced an international Standard for the Regulation of TCSPs in 2014.

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• GIFCS members meet to discuss regulation of trust and company service providers, and HR development

  The GIFCS held a Plenary meeting on 4-6 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 implementation of the revised Basel Core Principles

  The GIFCS held a Plenary meeting on 22-23 April in Basel, Switzerland.

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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 Isle of Man.  

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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 increases membership – Andorran Financial Authority

  The GIFCS is pleased to announce that the Andorran Financial Authority (AFA) has joined the group as a member.  The AFA is the prudential supervisor and regulator of the financial system of the Principality of Andorra.

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• GIFCS members meet to discuss: operational risk in the crypto sector, unravelling complex AML/CFT cases, and sustainability

  The GIFCS held a Plenary meeting in London on 24-26 April 2023.  

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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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