Although not normally regarded as being in the first tier of traditional offshore jurisdictions, 2015 is shaping up to be an exciting year for financial services in Anguilla (or "British Anguilla", as it sometimes likes to brand itself).

There was considerable legislative activity in Anguilla during the year 2005. Three significant pieces of legislation have been submitted to the House of Assembly as follows and it is anticipated that they will soon be enacted.

In 1995, the Government of Anguilla took the decision to develop the financial services sector as a means of strengthening and diversifying the overall economic base and to provide another employment source for Anguillians many of whom were obtaining university educations

Anguilla’s position in the global offshore financial services industry has never looked more promising. The main factors which set Anguilla apart are: its stable constitutional position as a British Overseas Territory; its well regulated and competent financial services industry; its status as a true zero-tax jurisdiction; and its market leading, state-of-the-art, Anguilla Commercial Online Registration Network (ACORN), which revolutionises the company formation process.

Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory, having a constitutional relationship with Britain similar to the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. It lies in the Eastern Caribbean, very near the French/Dutch island of St. Martin/St. Maarten (7 miles), and to the East of Puerto Rico (200 miles) and the British Virgin Islands (94 miles) with St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua to the South EastThe FA provides for the establishment, operation and regulation of civil law type foundations

Speech made by Mr. John Lawrence, the newly appointed Director of the Financial Services Commission at the Launch of the Financial Services Commission, 2 February 2004, The Valley, Anguilla

Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory, is a relatively recent international financial services jurisdiction. The main pieces of legislation, which were either new or brought up to date since 1995, were: