Compliance Online is a subscription website providing information on banking, insurance, governance, financial crime and international affairs. The site includes news, comment and analysis and in-depth articles. Links are given to FSA (Financial Services Authority) papers, consultation documents and policy statements. The compliance timeline gives details of and links to UK, EU and international legal and regulatory documents covering each subject.
Legislation for the Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines dealing with business, finance, banking, insurance and money laundering issues, on the website of the local Financial Services Authority. The website also includes an outline of the legal system.
British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI-FSC) website provides access to full-text legislation dealing with banking, finance, business, insurance and money laundering issues. The legislation can be browsed or searched using the site search engine. It is also possible to specify which division the legislation relates to such as banking and fiduciary, shipping, insurance or investment. Legislation is presented in full-text in PDF format.
Online document prepared by staff at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2002 and made freely available on the IMF website. The document is concerned with the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCP) which were introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in 1997. This paper reviews the experience of the IMF and the World Bank who have conducted BCP compliance assessments in 60 countries. The paper looks at developments in the financial markets and in banking supervision. The document is presented in PDF format.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is a committee of the Bank for International Settlements concerned with banking supervision issues. Members include officials from central banks who have responsibility for the supervision of banking business such as the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority. The site provides access to publications of the BCBS including the Compendium of Basel Committee documents, a compilation of guidelines and standards set down by the Committee.
The European Central Bank (ECB) makes available on its website a collection of documents which constitute its legal framework. Included in the collection are the relevant EU primary legislation (EC Treaty, EU Treaty and so on); the Statute of the ECB and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks; the ECB rules of procedure and other institutional provisions; and legal provisions relating to the ECB's operations (monetary policy, payment and settlement systems, banknotes and coins, foreign exchange etc.). In addition, all the ECB's legal opinions are provided.
The briefings are expert commentory on a variety of current affairs and cases concerning all sectors in which the host firm (Farrer & Co) are involed. Going back to 2007, these briefings can be filtered by date, theme and intended audience.
A collection of Jersey banking, commercial and financial laws, on the website of the Jersey Financial Services Commission. Both primary and secondary legislation is available.
Report on investigations into anti money laundering efforts in the United States securities industry, carried out by the US General Accounting Office (GAO) and published on their website. The GAO is a non-partisan agency within the legislative branch of the US government, established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 with a remit to independently audit government agencies.
The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI-FSC) is a regulatory authority. Its website lists regulated entities and provides policy information and guidance, details of the international sanctions regime and information about countering money laundering and terrorist financing. There is a collection of BVI legislation on money laundering, corporate structures, insolvency, insurance, trusts, virtual assets and other matters. Enforcement notices are available, together with forms, annual reports and other material.
