The Cayman Islands is one of the most utilised international
finance centres (IFC) in the Asian finance
industry. The largest and most populous continent, Asia
covers a diverse cultural landscape, with highly differing
economies, laws and regulations and it is against this backdrop
that the use of Cayman structures has been established as a
legitimate and important channel for capital inflows and outflows
between Asia countries and around the globe. In particular,
they have been highly utilised across Asia in capital markets,
structured finance, M&A, and in the funds industry, most
notably in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Japan.
Cayman Islands entities, when incorporated into a structure, can
assist businesses compete for and service an international client
base allowing international stakeholders to co-operate without any
one stakeholder taking the "home field" advantage.
There are also a number of advantages in the Cayman Islands'
legislative framework that
