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This Guide discusses the Cayman Islands law requirements when taking security over shares in a Cayman Islands exempted company (a company).

We have highlighted below ten of the key reasons owners, financiers and operators regard the Cayman Islands as the jurisdiction of choice for aircraft registrations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") recently published the text of the new Rule 203(b)(3)-2 (the "New Rule 203") and amendments to existing rules, adopted on October 26, 2004, which will require advisers to certain private investment pools, such as hedge funds, to register with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") by February 1, 2006.

Buying property in the Cayman Islands is relatively simple and straightforward. The government guarantees the right of ownership of each parcel of land, there are no restrictions on foreign ownership of...

The economic downturn has resulted in an increase in mortgage defaults and a consequential increase in mortgage possession actions.

At the end of July 2021 it was estimated that the global orderbook for new ships stood at around 20% of the current global fleet. Some analysts have suggested that this is largely due to increased...

Once extended to Cayman, the Cape Town Convention will directly apply to that jurisdiction, with Cayman gaining the status of a territorial unit of a Convention State.

In this briefing we look at the typical collateral packages provided in favour of a secured party in a subscription finance deal.

The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (the "CSX") commenced operations in July 1997 and currently lists more than 1,000 issues with aggregate capitalisation in excess of US$80bn, including investment funds, specialist debt and derivative warrants.

The Retail Mutual Funds (Japan) Regulations 2003 (the "Regulations") were introduced by the Cayman Islands' Government on November 19, 2003.

In recent years, the subscription facility market has increased significantly in size as more private equity funds use these lines of credit attracted by the flexibility and liquidity that such facilities can offer.

Eurobonds listed on the CSX now benefit from the quoted eurobond exemption for withholding tax purposes.

In January 2008, the Alternative Investment Managers Association re-published its Offshore Alternative Fund Directors' Guide (the 2008 Guide) recommending that, in order to be considered properly independent, a director should have no executive function with regards to the fund's investment manager, investment adviser or affiliated companies.

In the Cayman Islands chapter of this guide, Shari Howell, Sherice Arman, Nick Herrod provide up-to-date and practical guidance on aviation finance in the Cayman Islands.

This article highlights certain considerations and advantages for entities carrying out securities investment business in or from the Cayman Islands.

The CLOser is Maples and Calder's industry newsletter focused primarily on current Cayman Islands and Irish legal issues relevant to the CLO market.

The Cayman Islands are an attractive choice for shipowners seeking financing for their vessels, and for financiers looking for security in relation to their investment due to the...