The Cook Islands

Financial Regulatory Standards in the Cook Islands.

The Cook Islands is rated as one of the most compliant countries in the world for anti-money laundering (AML). That rating is from the objective and comprehensive Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) & Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation Report September 2018.

The Cook Islands is rated higher for AML than Jersey, Guernsey and the British Overseas Territories. See the official statement from the Cook Islands FSC Commissioner, who oversees the regulation and application of AML laws in the Cook Islands.