The British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority has launched its BVI Financial Account Reporting System.

Following our client advisory issued on 11 January 2023 and available here, the BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022 will come into force on 1 February 2023.

The Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands announced on 20 March 2017 that it has made an enhancement to its Virtual Integrated Registry and Regulatory General Information Network.

BVI Partner Robert J.D. Briant and Counsel Nicholas Kuria were pleased to contribute the BVI jurisdictional overview to the Chambers Global 2023 Introduction to Corporate & Finance including...

On 18 January, His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John Rankin, delivered his first Speech from the Throne and the ears of the financial services industry pricked as we heard that:

Harneys has recently acted for a client in a successful court approved arrangement under section 82 of the International Business Companies Act (Cap. 291) (the "Act"). Importantly the arrangement offered significant benefits to a client with a complex corporate transaction that it wished to put in place. The primary benefit in this case was the ability to seek exemption of exchanged securities from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act&q

A recent decision of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Commercial Court has seen The Honourable Justice Jack (Ag) clarify the 'aggrieved person' test for an interloper seeking...

This robust decision illustrates that even in cases alleging fraud and dishonesty, it may be possible to obtain summary judgment on the merits.

On 18 February 2020, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council announced that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has moved to the ...

We are pleased to announce that following a meeting of the European Union's Economic and Financial Affairs Council on October 17, 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI)...

The introduction of the new BVI incubator fund product in June of this year has caught the attention of start-up fund managers.

The BVI Financial Services Commission issued the announcement on 1 July 2014 regarding new security features for Registry of Corporate Affairs certificates.

New regulations in the British Virgin Islands are transforming the offshore centre into an international fintech hub—and African companies could benefit.

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) legislature has made several amendments to the Territory's Trustee Act (the Act). These were made by the Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the Amendment Act).

The Government of the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") has recently announced an extension to the deadlines for the notification and reporting obligations under the Common Reporting Standard ("CRS").

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced additional services at the Registry of Corporate Affairs to improve service levels, with effect from November 2015.

Five key considerations to establish an investment management business in the BVI under the BVI's Approved Managers Regime.

Now, we don't cheat, so that narrows down one's options! In the iconic scene from the movie Margin Call, it was said, "it sure is a hell of a lot easier to just be first."

An industry to which most have been largely oblivious for decades, now sits perched in prime position to rival and potentially poised to overtake mainstream lending.