The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority （CIMA）was established as a body corporate under the Monetary Authority Law on 1 January 1997. CIMA is created from the merger of the Financial Services Supervision Department of the Cayman Islands Government and the Cayman Islands Currency Board and it takes over the former responsibilities, duties and activities of these two bodies which include the issue and redemption of Cayman Islands currency and the management of currency reserves; the regulation and supervision of financial services, the monitoring of compliance with money laundering regulations, the issuance of a regulatory handbook on policies and procedures and the issuance of rules and statements of principle and guidance; the provision of assistance to overseas regulatory authorities, including the execution of memoranda of understanding to assist with consolidated supervision and the provision of advice to the Government on monetary, regulatory and cooperative matters.