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ARTICLE · 13 JULY 2015

Hedge Funds: Offshore Reports

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Lawyers from across the firm have recently contributed articles for a series of offshore reports for HFM Week.

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Lawyers from across the firm have recently contributed articles for a series of offshore reports for HFM Week.

Hedge Fund Governance: the benefits of an independent board

Managing partner of our Cayman Islands office, Jarrod Farley, explores hedge fund governance with a focus on the benefits of an independent board of directors.

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From an article originally published in HFM Week: Cayman Report

New International Tax Rules: where now for hedge funds?

Guernsey senior associate Chris Hutley-Hurst highlights the key areas where the BEPS project has potential to impact on hedge funds and raises the issues that hedge fund managers should be thinking about now.

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