The purpose of the Agency is to be a specialist investigative law enforcement arm of the Government of the British Virgin Islands in relation to the Territory’s position as an International Offshore Financial Centre. This position requires the Territory to actively fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorist activity as well as the growing trends towards international financial industry related crimes.

The Agency’s vision is to maintain financial and business sectors that are free of money laundering and other major financial crime. To this end, the Agency endeavors to work diligently and proactively to safeguard the integrity of the Territory’s financial sector while contributing to the global fight against money laundering and other financial crimes.