The public is advised that on Sunday, 31 January 2021, the enforcement provisions outlined in the commencement order for the Virtual Asset Services Providers (VASP) Act will commence.

The Mutual Funds (Amendment) Law 2006 came into effect on 14 November 2006 and amended certain provisions the Mutual Fund Law (2003 Revision) ("Law"). Set out below is a brief summary of the key amendments

On Thursday December 6th, 2018 the Cayman Islands Government published draft legislation entitled "The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Bill, 2018".

There were more than 200 offshore initial public offerings (IPOs) announced or completed in 2015, with the majority of those businesses coming from the Cayman Islands, according to our new research.

Ogier acted as Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands legal counsel to the issuer on the HKEx listing of China Logistics Property Holdings Co., Ltd ("China Logistics") in July 2016.

At the end of 2020 our clients in the private equity ("PE") space in Asia could largely be characterized as looking forward with guarded optimism.

Rosalind Nicholson, a partner with Walkers in the BVI, and John Crook, a senior associate in Hong Kong, analyse recent developments in cross-border recognition in Bermuda, Cayman and the BVI.

With a depth of experience across all regulated sectors, our Regulatory and Financial Services team is positioned to address client needs and sensitivities. We have the largest dedicated Cayman Islands Regulatory...

With a depth of experience across all regulated sectors, our Regulatory and Financial Services team is positioned to address client needs and sensitivities. We have the largest dedicated Cayman Islands...

With a depth of experience across all regulated sectors, our Regulatory and Financial Services team is positioned to address client needs and sensitivities.

Ashley and Ed discuss the current hedge fund market and how the Cayman Islands continually keep abreast of the most innovative structures.

We're bringing you bite size insights and a fresh point of view on current legal trends and forces shaping the market for those doing business with the Cayman Islands.

While neither of these lists has any material relevance in the fund finance world, it's never nice to be included on one due to the connotations that they carry.

The European Council announced on 18 February 2020 that the Cayman Islands has been added to the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in tax matters (Annex I).

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority ("CIMA") has recently published its inaugural bi-annual Supervisory Issues & Information Circular.

Breaking the numbers down, CIMA report an increase of 2% in the registered category, 2% for master funds and no change for administered funds.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has published statistics for the numbers of private investment funds registered with them across various categories and in aggregate (typically excluding PE and VC) as at the end of 2018.

On 9 November 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published its Peer Review...

Historically, the timing of the commencement of the voluntary liquidation of a Cayman Islands company was often driven primarily by the desire to avoid incurring the following year's annual...

The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange has now published revised Listing Rules, effective April 2017.