The Legal 500

Editorial sections

Other

All countries

Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 - Key Considerations for Investment Managers

August 2010 - EU & Competition. Legal Developments by Ogier .

More articles by this firm.

With the enactment of the Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010 (“SIBA”) in the BVI, which came into force on 17 May 2010, the regulation of the BVI’s financial services industry has undergone a number of significant changes which will be relevant to users of BVI vehicles as investment managers of funds or other structures.

To facilitate the smooth transitioning of existing BVI entities into the new regulatory regime, transitional provisions exist under SIBA and the secondary legislation which accompany it, the Mutual Funds Regulations, 2010 and the Regulatory (Amendment) Code, 2010.

Read more...

For more information please visit www.ogier.com