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ARTICLE · 20 JANUARY 1997

Supervision Of TCI's Financial Sector

Turks and Caicos IslandsEnvironment
The laws of Turks & Caicos Islands comprise locally-enacted statutes or ordinances, statutes specifically extended to TCI by Britain and, to the extent applicable the common law of England.

TCI started its, offshore finance activities in the early i98os through the ;activities of local professionals and the introduction of the Companies Ordinance in i98i, providing for the TCI exempted Company, or IBC. In i989 the industry took on a more formal structure with the creation of the Offshore Finance Centre Unit, now renamed Financial Services Commission -(FSC). The FSC is headed by a Superintendent, Mr. John Lawrence Superintendent, Mr. James Cooney, an Insurance Superintendent, Mr. Colin Holder, and the Registrar of Companies, Miss Deborah Lindsay.

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