BVI Financial Services Commission
Valerie Georges is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in corporate and commercial law. Currently serving as Senior Counsel at the BVI Financial Services Commission since June 2016, Valerie has previously held significant positions such as Corporate Counsel at Bedell Cristin and Partner at Appleby, where leadership included heading the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group and the Funds and Investment Services local group. Valerie's career began at Harneys as an Associate Attorney, followed by a role as Senior Associate at Lex Caribbean. Valerie's academic credentials include a Certificate of Legal Education from Sir Hugh Wooding Law School, an LLB from the University of the West Indies, a BA in Political Science from York University, and an Associate's degree from Bermuda College, complemented by education at Queen's College in Barbados.
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BVI Financial Services Commission
The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission was established as an autonomous regulatory authority in December 2001 by the enactment of the Financial Services Commission Act, 2001. The Commission is responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of all financial services in, and from within, the BVI. Such services include insurance, banking, trustee business, company management, mutual funds business, securities and investment business, as well as the registration of companies, limited partnerships, and intellectual property. As a result, the Commission now oversees all regulatory responsibilities previously handled by the government through the Financial Services Department. The Commission has also been tasked with new responsibilities which include promoting public understanding of the financial system and its products, policing the perimeter of regulated activity, reducing financial crime, and preventing market abuse. The establishment of the Commission also ensures a commitment by the BVI to play its part in the fight against cross border white collar crime while safeguarding the privacy and confidentiality of legitimate business transactions.