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The genesis for the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (‘CSX’) was the Cayman Islands’ strength in the mutual fund and structured finance sectors. In fact, with over 8,000 mutual funds and 155 mutual funds administrators, the Cayman Islands dominate the offshore mutual fund industry.

As the global marketplace continues to evolve, many investors have shifted their focus from purely profit-driven investments to those which are sustainable...

At its most basic level a partnership requires no formalities or registration and is the simplest manner in which to carry on a business. Partnerships have been used for many centuries and were initially governed by common law rules that evolved to regulate both the dealings of the partnership with third parties, and the dealings of the partners with one another.

Although not Cayman Islands law, the broad scope and extraterritorial effect of the EU Directive on Alternative. Investment Fund Managers

The Cayman Islands (Cayman) has long set the benchmark for sophisticated private wealth structuring and solutions.

Private equity funds have been capturing the attention of investors and the press in the past few years for a number of reasons. Their performance has typically outstripped the equity markets and other alternative investment strategies.

A unit trust is a form of collective investment scheme, designed to create a pool of assets for investment purposes and usually (but not always) to provide some liquidity to investors by permitting them to redeem their units.

Most regulated sectors in the Cayman Islands have continued on a steady path over the last 12 months with Private Funds up 3.4%. Funds may have previously been discouraged to set up...

When a Canadian hedge fund manager has built up a successful track record using a domestic Canadian fund vehicle, as a logical next step it may wish to use the same investment strategy to attract international investment.

Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with around 12,000 regulated open-ended funds and 12,000 regulated closed-ended funds.

What is the legal system (civil law, common law or a mixture of both)? The Cayman Islands are administered as a British Overseas Territory, but have a significant degree of internal self-government. The Cayman Islands have a combined common law and statute based legal system. English common law is of persuasive authority.

This update takes a look back at the key legal and regulatory developments which occurred during 2023. It also considers key legal and regulatory developments which will affect persons...

The Securities Investment Business Law (the "Law") came into effect on 22 July 2003 was consolidated and revised in 2004 and was passed in order to regulate the business of securities investment in the Cayman Islands.