Private Fund Application (APP-101-77-05)
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (the "Authority") is advising of a change to the Private Fund registration Form through the REEFS portal. Effective 21 October 2025, the current Application for Private Fund form, APP-101-77, will be replaced with a new form, APP-101-77-05. This enhancement is designed to facilitate updates to the processing requirements for the Private Fund applications via REEFs. These changes ensure a more efficient registration process for Private Funds.
Important Transition Information:
1. All new Fund applications from 22 October 2025 onwards must be submitted using the form APP-101-77-05 via the REEFs portal.
2. Applications that are In-Progress as of 21 October 2025 can still be submitted using the existing APP-101-77 form and submitted before 5:00pm on 05 November 2025, after which the application must be resubmitted using APP-101-77-05. Any application that is In-Progress as of 06 November 2025 will be considered as invalid and no longer available.
3. Material changes include the following:
a. Incorporation of the CIMA ID functionality, allowing for the selection of known individuals from dropdown lists and the entry of CIMA IDs where applicable. This approach streamlines the process of identifying individuals already known to CIMA while still allowing for the entry of new individuals when necessary.
b. Evidence of Exemption field for funds which have sought registration more than six months after formation. This field already exists on the APP-101-22 and APP-101-53 forms.
c. Two new legal structures have been introduced: Unit Trust (Master Unit Trust), Unit Trust (Umbrella).
d. For multi-funds, additional sub-entity selections have been added: Sub Trust, Segregated Portfolio of an SPC.
Ultimately, the APP-101-77-05 form provides the Authority with additional essential information to exercise its regulatory and supervisory functions. Structured across multiple schedules, it ensures a comprehensive review of applicants.
Should you require any assistance regarding the new form or the Fund extension process, please refer to the Completion Guide available on the CIMA website.
For further information or queries, please contact Registrations@cima.ky .
New Money Services Business Form
REEFS Notice:
The quarterly prudential return for Money Services Businesses (MSB-024-09) is now live on REEFS. Please refer to correspondence dated 18 September 2025 regarding parallel reporting and refer to the Regulatory Forms & Completion Guides webpage for updated completion guides.
Contact Emails For CIMA Regulatory Divisions
Matters of a regulatory nature such as REEFS field data requirements and validation errors should be sent to the respective divisions, where appropriate persons have been assigned to handle such requests. Below is a list of designated email addresses, which users can refer to when reporting regulatory issues:
- Banking Supervision Division - REEFS_Banking@cima.ky
- Compliance Division - REEFS_Compliance@cima.ky
- Fiduciary Services Division - REEFS_Fiduciary@cima.ky
- Insurance Supervision Division - REEFS_Insurance@cima.ky
- Investments Supervision Division - REEFS_Investments@cima.ky
- Policy & Development Division - REEFS_Policy@cima.ky
- Securities Supervision Division - REEFS_Securities@cima.ky
- VASP Supervision Division - REEFS_VASP@cima.ky
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