Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), including the funds statistics from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission...more
Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in the Cayman Islands, including the further changes to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, recent regulatory publications, CIMA annual...more
Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with nearly 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and over 17,000 regulated closed-ended funds....more
The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is a long-standing jurisdiction of choice for the incorporation of investment funds. This is due to the familiarity and stability of the BVI’s English common law based legal system, tax...more
On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “Amendments”) came into effect. The Amendments impact...more
1/23/2025
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Beneficial Owner ,
British Virgin Islands ,
Business Companies Act ,
Business Entities ,
Companies Act ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exemptions ,
Filing Requirements ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Partnerships ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transparency
Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with around 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and 16,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The...more
10/3/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Investment ,
Investment Fund Vehicles ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Mutual Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Penalties ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements