The new beneficial ownership registration regime has gone live in the Cayman Islands. Much of the focus to date has been on the mechanics of the new system:

Jonathon Clifton, Group Managing Director of OIL, spoke with China Business News about the opportunities and challenges of key offshore centres in the world with the increasing demand from China market.

The Cayman Islands has risen thirteen spots in the most recent Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), 'GFCI 20'.

This Q&A gives an overview of the key issues in establishing a business in the Cayman Islands, including an introduction to the legal system; the available business vehicles and their applicable formalities; ...

Private Client Guide 2015: Cayman Islands

Fairfield Sentry Limited is one of the first of the larger offshore feeder funds (that we are aware of) to pay distributions to its shareholders.

There is no doubt that the various regulatory changes we have seen in recent years have created a heightened administrative environment for SPV issuers and their investment managers.

The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific features of the transaction in question.

Particularly over the last five or so years, the world has become much more complex for UHNW international families.

Sponsored investment entities resident in a jurisdiction that has entered into a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement with the United States for FATCA (such as the Cayman Islands) that have US reportable accounts . . .

A formal update to clients will follow, but just a reminder that all Cayman FIs that were Reporting FIs on 1 January 2016 have the remainder of this year to complete outstanding...

The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) in Grand Cayman, including its Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3:00pm on Thursday, 11 May, for a staff meeting

The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) in Grand Cayman, including its Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3:00pm on Thursday, 16 February, for a staff training event.

DCI's main office will reopen on Friday, 17 March at 8:30am, and the counter will reopen at 9:00am.

The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) in Grand Cayman, including its Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3:00pm on Thursday, 18 May, for a staff meeting.

The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) in Grand Cayman, including its Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3:00pm on Thursday, 2 March, for a staff meeting.

The DCI in Grand Cayman, including its Business Licensing Counter on the first floor of the Government Administration Building, will close at 3:00pm on Tuesday, 29 November, for a staff meeting.

Partner Rolf Lindsay talks about his views from the Cayman Islands on the USA's FCPA, AML regulations and the role of the OFAC in terms of private equity and hedge funds risk.

Cayman has long been at the cutting-edge of developments in international trusts law, cementing its place as a market-leading international financial centre and jurisdiction of choice for ultra-high net worth families.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has now published statistics for the numbers of private investment funds registered with them across various categories and in aggregate as at the end of 2017.