Offshore · CIMA
Cayman Islands securities investment business licensing (CIMA)
A securities investment business licence from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority places your firm in the premier offshore financial centre. Cayman is the jurisdiction of choice for institutional-grade structures and carries weight with sophisticated counterparties that more lightly regulated centres cannot match.
The regulator
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority supervises securities investment business under the SIBA framework, in a jurisdiction long favoured by funds and institutional managers. Its standards and international cooperation are calibrated to that institutional clientele, which is why the licence travels well.
What the licence permits
Regulated under the CIMA
- Carry on securities investment business under CIMA
- Deal in, arrange, advise on, or manage securities by category
- Serve institutional and sophisticated international clients
Who it suits
Firms that want the most institutionally credible offshore licence available, often alongside fund structures.
Market access
Strong international and institutional reach from the premier offshore hub.
What to weigh
Cayman is the institutional end of offshore, with cost and substance expectations to match. It is a strong fit where counterparties are sophisticated, and overkill for a simple retail launch.
We run the Cayman Islands application end to end
Whether you build from new or acquire an existing licensed entity, BrokLicense handles incorporation, the regulator application, the AML and compliance framework, banking and liquidity introductions, and the trading stack. You stay the principal. We do the work, in confidence, and stay on for compliance once you are live.
Cost, capital, and timelines depend on your model and are set out in a first consultation, under NDA, not published here.
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Discuss your mandate in confidence
Every engagement begins under a mutual NDA. Set out the firm you intend to operate and the timeline you are working to, and you leave the first consultation with a recommended jurisdiction, the route to the licence, and a defined scope of work.
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