Our 2026 British Virgin Islands regulatory calendar is now available!

Tim Clipstone recently participated in a Q&A focused on practical cross-border insight into alternative investment funds work.

On 18 January 2024, the BVI Financial Services Commission, in accordance with regulatory requirements, published Circular 2 of 2024 to remind all regulated persons under various...

If you are thinking of setting up an offshore hedge fund our new infographic which sets out the key steps is just for you.

In this guide, Michael Gagie and Matthew Gilbert provide an overview on lending and secured finance law in the British Virgin Islands.

In this guide, Michael Gagie and Matthew Gilbert provide an overview of lending and secured finance law within the British Virgin Islands.

In this article Tim Clipstone and Michael Gagie discuss the popularity of the British Virgin Islands as the jurisdiction of choice for international business companies ..

One of the aims of the BVI Insolvency Act (“the Act”) is to bring certainty to the insolvency regime in the BVI, including time limits for compulsory winding up procedures. In two recent cases the High Court gave a clear message that time limits will be strictly applied, even where this means a BVI company is then subject to a liquidation order.

On the 12 February 2023, the EU Council has decided to regulate the handling of assets belonging to the Central Bank of Russia which are immobilised due to EU sanctions.

The deadline for the first filing of annual returns by companies incorporated or registered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is this Monday 30 September 2024.

The BVI was amongst those moved to the EU's list of fully cooperative tax jurisdictions on 18 February.

On 16 January 2024, the BVI Financial Services Commission announced the release of updated annual return forms, in an effort to enhance reporting efficiency...

The 2025 BVI regulatory calendar includes key regulatory filing dates with additional guidance and background on some of the primary regulatory regimes...

The International Tax Authority (ITA) of the British Virgin Islands has released templates for Individual and Entity Self-Certification Forms under US and UK FATCA. Copies can be found on the BVI Government's website.

ESMA published its latest advice to the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission on the application of the AIFMD passport regime to asset managers and investment funds domiciled in non-EU countries.

This article reviews the steps licensees must take to avoid risking enforcement action as a breach of the parent legislation under which the licensee's licence is granted.

On 30 January 2025, the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) announced that they are conducting a survey to assess the impact of their guidance documents.

On 5 December 2024, the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") gazetted the Virgin Islands Financial Services (Miscellaneous Exemptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, effective retrospectively from 15 October 2024.

Are you considering establishing a private investment fund in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI")? Remember these key points...

On 26 March 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/927 (AIFMD II) amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) and the Undertaking for Collective Investment...