On 31 January 2023, Raymond Gradus said farewell to his position as chairman of the Boards of financial supervision (Cft) in the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. At his farewell, he presented the book Reflecties op zes jaar financieel toezicht (‘Reflections on six years of financial supervision’) to the Vice-President of the Council of State. This book was edited by Amsterdam Bureau for Economics in collaboration with the Cft secretariat. Raymond Gradus was chairman between 1 July 2017 and 31 January 2023.