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The British Virgin Islands (the "BVI") is one of the leading offshore funds jurisdictions, attracting investment managers and investors worldwide.

Once upon a time, half way across the world and well over a decade ago, I gave my first client presentation on the merits of the BVI for cross border structuring to a roomful...

Your usual Maples Group contact will be able to assist you in making these determinations.

Following our September 2022 client advisory, the BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 was enacted on 29 December 2022.

The Investment Business (Approved Managers) Regulations, 2012 provides an attractive "regulatory light" option for qualifying investment managers and advisors.

In 2005, Goldman Sachs named Iran as a member of the "Next Eleven", a country with the potential of becoming one of the world's largest economies in the 21st Century.

The British Virgin Islands is advancing its position in the digital assets space through the implementation of CRS 2.0 and progress towards CARF, while single-asset, closed-ended vehicles are gaining traction for tokenised funds and blockchain projects. These regulatory developments and structural innovations are reshaping how crypto assets and real world asset tokenisation projects can be efficiently structured in this jurisdiction.

News outlets, including The Guardian and CNBC, were reporting and market watchers were opining in early 2019 that a slowing world economy forebodes a major global economic shift—possibly...

While the Cayman Islands has forged a deserved reputation as the leading offshore jurisdiction for investment funds, in recent years the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has gained increasing popularity...

On 22 January 2020, the Court handed down judgment in the matter of Pacific Fertility Institutes Holding Company Limited v Pacific Fertility Institutes (HK) Holding Company Limited.

The BVI and Cayman Courts are usually the work horses of the Caribbean international financial centres. 2016 proved to be no different.

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is the standard for automatic exchange of financial account information produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...

Following recent revisions of the British Virgin Islands' (BVI) companies and investment funds laws, the BVI has now turned its attention to its trust regime.

The New Fund Regulations are expected to come into force and be available for use imminently.

BVI entity can be either incorporated as a segregated portfolio company or if already incorporated, registered as such by the Registrar.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has introduced a new regulatory regime for the recognition of private investment funds.

The applicants, Happy Lion Ventures Limited and Chinex Limited, issued an application to appoint Joint Liquidators over RZ3262019 Limited (the "Company") on the grounds that it was unable...

The BVI Financial Services Commission has now finalised the format for the Annual Financial Return that needs to be lodged with a BVI company's Registered Agent every year (starting in 2024 or later, as explained below).