The Regulations enable these new funds to be set up and launched on a fast-track, cost effective basis with minimal regulatory oversight by the BVI Financial Services Commission...

This advisory summarises the key features of the Law and the Guidelines and their likely impact on closed-ended funds and their managers.

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

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

New legislation is currently being considered by the BVI Government which is expected to require in-scope entities that carry on particular activities to have economic substance within the BVI.

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

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Hedgeweek recently regarding the success of the BVI's two new funds products focused at the start-up manager; the incubator and approved funds.

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.

I was really pleased to see yesterday that AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, has published a paper which gives a really clear explanation as to why so many of the world's alternative investment funds are set up in offshore jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands and the BVI.

Ollie and I just wrapped up a very interesting presentation today to a cross-section of the BVI funds industry.

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gibraltar in relation to the supervision of managers of alternative investment funds (AIFMs).

Subsequent to the announcement by ESMA on 19 July 2016, the BVI has published the Securities and Investment Business (AIFMD) Regulations 2016 on 29 September 2016.

As you might expect at a January conference, a lot of time was spent during the breakouts looking at the tea leaves to determine what 2017 might hold for us.

During a recent visit to our London office, I had the privilege of attending AIMA's Spotlight and Cocktail reception in London, the highlight of which for me was a keynote speech by Robert Peston.

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

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").

If you want to de-register a BVI fund by cancelling its certificate of recognition, the chances are things haven't gone as planned.

The BVI funds market sees a huge variety of structures and investment managers from all over the world who seek a domicile that provides stability.

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