On 20 November 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) formally published its legislative proposal to amend the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the PRIIPs KID Regulation and repeal the SFDR Delegated…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Like the English Insolvency Act 1986, and in common with multiple jurisdictions across the common law world, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Ireland, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands,…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts
The GFSC is driving future growth and positioning Guernsey as a trusted, innovative hub for digital finance and digital assets.
The Digital Finance Consultation proposes regulatory changes to support tokenisation,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Institutional clients prioritise scale, credibility and compliance in the digital assets sector.
Distribution challenges and strict marketing restrictions remain as significant hurdles for businesses…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Anti-money laundering counter-terrorist financing and proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CFP) remains the main focus of inspections, and CIMA has demonstrated a clear readiness to take enforcement action where deficiencies are…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
Sponsors are targeting exits and exploring high-growth sectors like quantum computing, data centres, fintech and sports franchises to capture innovation-driven deal flow.
Large-scale transactions are gaining traction as…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
We recently achieved a significant milestone by obtaining permission from the Royal Court of Guernsey for Joint Administrators to make a distribution to unsecured creditors during an administration. This marks the first order…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations
Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-asset sector…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
The market dynamics of 2024 and 2025 have created a fertile ground for new SPAC IPOs, but this time around, sponsors and directors are examining the lessons learned from the previous cycle to shape a more thoughtful, resilient…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
Guernsey has long been recognised as a stable, sophisticated and adaptable jurisdiction for trust structuring.
Its trusts regime offers a blend of flexibility, confidentiality and legal certainty, making it a compelling…
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/ International Law & Trade, Taxation
On 17 November 2025, in a welcome development the European Commission (Commission) adopted its proposed regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to the use of LMTs by open-ended AIFs and UCITS…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Jersey is moving quickly to implement the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), marking a significant development for the island’s financial and digital asset sectors. On 29 October 2025, the Minister of External…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
The Cayman Islands has committed to implementing the OECD's Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). CARF is being implemented in the Cayman Islands by the Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Crypto-Asset…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On 20 November 2025, the VISU published a notice requiring all BVI entities which hold or control funds or economic resources controlled, held or owned by a Designated Person to file a new annual report by 30 November 2025…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
A proposed new Payment Services Act will replace the Money Service Business Act 2016, introducing a tiered risk-based licensing framework and three activity categories: digital facility providers, payment-handling providers and…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
