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A question that often arises in practice is how to obtain documents and information about companies based in the British Virgin Isles (BVI). Contrary to popular belief, it is much easier to obtain information...

The Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 (the "VASP Act") came into force on 1 February 2023. The VASP Act regulates virtual asset service providers ("VASPs") and requires...

In 2023, it was estimated that the value of assets under management by hedge funds was in the region of US $5 trillion. Increasingly, offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands...

International financial centres (IFCs) stimulate investment activity between ‘onshore’ economies.

The AIFMD restricts its scope to the regulation of investment managers rather than underlying funds being managed.

Carey Olsen has contributed to The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2024 for Blockchain.

Whilst completely separate regimes, the CRS imposes similar reporting and other obligations as are required under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or "FATCA" regime.

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued the Regulatory Code (Recognised Exchanges) Notice, 2015 (the Notice) under powers set out in the Regulatory Code, 2009 (the Code). The Notice is effective as of 15 January 2016.

In Antow Holdings Limited v. Best Nation Investments Limited, a case concerning a challenge to the transfer of shares, the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ...

If you or your clients are taking security from BVI companies you need to be aware of recent developments flowing from the introduction of the BVI Business Companies Act 2004 and the Insolvency Act 2003.

The trust has always been regarded as one of the best succession vehicles, but its use to cater for the succession of shares in companies has historically been impeded by a rule of English trust law (the prudent man of business rule) which is designed to help preserve the value of trust investments.

In this chapter we will focus on the popularity of BVI companies as listing vehicles on international stock exchanges, including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange...

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is the world’s leading corporate domicile, with approximately 454,000 active companies and over 500 active limited partnerships.

Cyprus has been in the spotlight recently due to the negotiations with what has become known as the troika (the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission) regarding terms of financial aid.

On 12 November 2025, the BVI's Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in a complex inter-family dispute concerning valuable shares (the APIC Shares)...

Two recent US cases in New York have provided some useful insights into the treatment by the US Courts in New York of applications made under Chapter 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code for non-US insolvency proceedings to be treated by the US Courts as the main proceedings for the liquidation of non-US entities.

SIBA was enacted by the BVI to become the principal legislation governing the securities and investment business in the BVI. SIBA was enacted on 17 May 2010, together with the Mutual Funds Regulations (‘MFR').

This guide provides an overview of the British Virgin Islands’ Approved Manager regime.