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When a person dies having made a will, their personal estate is transferred to their personal representatives and thereafter to the person, or people, who have been named as beneficiaries...

Amendments to the Investment Business Act 2003 (Current IBA, as amended by the IBA Amendments, the Amended IBA) became operative on 27 July 2022 (IBA Amendments).

Further to our News Alert dated 12 April 2018, in which we provided an overview of Bermuda's plans to develop and implement a globally recognised standard for regulating the Fintech sector in Bermuda

SCPSIs must have strong governance and risk management to meet regulatory standards and safeguard operations...

It has been more than a decade since the creation of the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, yet digital assets are only now being adopted by mainstream business.

New opportunities and challenges are on the horizon as the ILS sector looks to help manage everything from cyber risk to cryptocurrency and intangible assets, says Peter Dunlop at Walkers Bermuda.

Sharon A. Beesley and Bourn Collier consider the use of Bermuda's segregated account structures for representing digital assets including stablecoins and off-chain or "real world assets" (RWA).

The sudden emergence and rapid growth of crypto-currencies and other digital assets in recent years, combined with seemingly unlimited potential applications ...

In November 2024, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") released a consultation on a proposed new framework for the licensing and supervision of providers of non-governmental digital identities...

The ICO Legislation regulates all aspects of offering digital assets to the public in or from Bermuda.

Having successfully launched the world's most progressive ICO legislation, the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 is Bermuda's latest development in establishing a comprehensive legislative and regulatory framework ...

Since the announcement of its Fintech strategy in November 2017, the Bermuda government has positioned Bermuda as a market-leading jurisdiction with respect to Fintech, with a view to Bermuda operating...

Aside from its beautiful beaches and sunshine, Bermuda makes a compelling case for fund managers looking to domicile in a competitive and dynamic jurisdiction...

This report provides a summary of important legislative and regulatory developments in Bermuda for the quarter ended 30 June 2022.

Bermuda is an Overseas Territory of Great Britain situate 917 km due east off the North Carolina coast in the Western Atlantic Ocean.

The pace of regulatory change at the end of 2019 was fast and furious which resulted in a raft of legislative changes that became operative during the first quarter of 2020.

Partner Steven Rees Davies and associate Alexandra Fox have authored the Bermuda chapter of Global Legal Insight's fourth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation.