The BVI Financial Services Commission (BVIFSC) will have face-to-face meetings locally, in Panama, London and Hong Kong starting mid-February 2026, under the Meet the Regulator (MTR) Forum umbrella. Photo: VINO/File

Mr Kenneth B. Baker, Managing Director and CEO of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the Meet the Regulator Forums continue to be a crucial interactive tool through which the BVI Financial Services Commission can help to reduce compliance risk, while strengthening its regulator-industry relationships and improving commitment and accountability for its various processes. Photo: BVIFSC/File

The MTR delegation, which will be led by the Managing Director and CEO of the Commission, Mr Kenneth B. Baker, will also include a contingent of other senior officials from the Commission, as well as the Director of the International Tax Authority, Ms LaToya James, BVIFSC stated in a press release on January 30, 2026.

The MTR Agenda is expected to give a rundown of Commission regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2026 and to provide updates on the integration of the economic substance database into the VIRRGIN platform, Beneficial Ownership registration, and progress toward complying with recommendations related to financial services stemming from the 2024 Mutual Evaluation Report.

'Critical feedback'

During the MTRs, service providers and financial services stakeholders will have the opportunity to dialogue with members of the delegation and to provide critical feedback on matters initiated by the Commission.

Mr Baker stated, “Our Meet the Regulator Forums continue to be a crucial interactive tool through which we help to reduce compliance risk, while strengthening our regulator-industry relationships and improving commitment and accountability for our various processes. As we travel to meet with our stakeholders in North America, Europe and Asia, we also have the opportunity to augment our MTRs with private meetings, where deeper and more customised conversations in support of ensuring clarity and regulator agility can be facilitated.”

Mr Baker went on to emphasise the importance of corporate stakeholder representation at the MTRs, and to highlight the value of engaging directly with financial services regulators.

Registration portals for the BVI, Panama, and Hong Kong MTRs and for the BVI Financial Services Roundtable in London are expected to go live during the first week of February.