Trust and Company Service Provides (TCSPs)  play a key role in the global economy as financial intermediaries, providing an important link between financial institutions and many of their customers. They provide often invaluable assistance to clients in the management of their financial affairs and can therefore significantly impact transactional flows through the financial system. TCSPs are often involved in some way in the establishment and administration of most legal persons and arrangem...

GACO is delighted to invite you to this keynote Conference focussing on AI, the risks and benefits to our businesses, together with the growing risks we face from cybercrime and scams. We live in increasingly uncertain times and to succeed your business needs to manage a wide range of growing threats whilst keeping up to date with laws and regulations. We are sure you will find this Conference informative and entertaining. This is a not to be missed event but as in previous years attendance n...

What a fantastic beach party! What a fantastic group of people that attended yesterday's GACO 20th Anniversary Beach Party at Sandy Bay in Gibraltar!  We would like to thank Bua Malamalatabua, Angela Almeida and Esther Sanchez del Pozo for having organised this amazing event and the wonderful gift bag!  As one of the attendees clearly expressed it: "It is refreshing to see that Compliance People can celebrate and enjoy themselves in a relaxed environment!" We have taken a couple of pics fo...

We are delighted to invite you to our 20th Anniversary Summer Party. To celebrate this milestone and to thank our members for their continued support, we would like you to join us at a Summer Party at Kokonut on the 3rd July 2024 from 6pm. Please see the link below, where you will find the full information about the Party, and you will be able to register your attendance.  Please note that once registered your attendance will be expected and cancellation or no show will be charged a non-att...

While the scale and extent of sanctions is a modern development, they have a lengthy pedigree, having been used since ancient times. In fact, the first recorded use of sanctions results from a dispute between Athens and Megara, a neighbouring city state, in around 430 BC. After the inhabitants of Megara cultivated consecrated land and killed an Athenian herald, Athens imposed what we would now recognise as trade sanctions. In particular, Megara’s traders were excluded from Athenian markets, ...

Join us for a seminar on Conduct Risk expectations in the Financial Services sector, where industry experts will delve into the critical aspects of managing conduct risk. Gain valuable insights into regulatory expectations, best practices, and the latest developments in conduct risk management, including on enforcement action from the FCA and subsequent lessons learned.  Laura Scarpa will be joining us to share her insights into Conduct Risk and Fair value. Laura is a Partner in Deloitte L...