Corporate transparency and the BVI: Past reputation, present reform

The British Virgin Islands has been at the centre of some of the world's best-known corporate secrecy stories, from the Panama Papers to the Pandora Papers, and this year it found itself on both the FATF grey list and the EU's list of high-risk jurisdictions. This episode asks what has changed on the ground, and whether reform is closing the gap between the BVI's reputation and its current practice.Join ICA Vice President Tim Tyler as he talks to Simone Martin, FICA, TEP, FCG, about corporate transparency and the BVI's work to reform its financial services sector. Simone spent over two decades as a regulator with the BVI Financial Services Commission, latterly as Director of Special Projects, and now works as a compliance educator and consultant through her own practice, IGNUS SOLUTIONS.Bring your questions - this is your chance to hear directly from a former regulator on what reform looks like from inside the BVI.