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We continue to see real innovation in Bermuda in the key areas of Covid-19 remediation, climate risk finance and insurtech. With the continued growth of the ILS market and ...

We predict that in 2022 BVI will continue to be the go to jurisdiction for clients who want a fast and efficient route to market.

The refinancing activity is particularly significant in the European and Asian markets where BVI companies remain popular holding vehicles and are being deployed as guarantors and security providers.

We have already seen these provisions being used successfully to obtain injunctions and expect this to continue in 2022.

In the last two years we have seen significant growth in the relocation of HNWIs, their families and their businesses to the Cayman Islands, and this trend is likely to continue in 2022.

It has been a full year since the introduction of the Private Funds Act in the Cayman Islands which requires that close-ended funds be subject to registration with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

Increased access to the capital markets has seen the return of aircraft ABS deals far sooner than anyone had predicted with issuances in 2021 close to pre-pandemic levels.

These financings typically feature an SPV borrower structured as ‘bankruptcy remote'.

The Irish Companies Registration Office has confirmed that the launch of a central beneficial ownership register for companies and industrial and provident societies will be delayed to Q4 2017.

2021 was a bumper year for public and private M&A activity regionally and we expect that 2022 will follow suit. On the public front, a further increase in private equity-backed privatisation activity...

Looking ahead to 2022, from our position as primarily offshore lawyers, we have identified some specific trends on the horizon for the benefit of all our clients.

There are other macro-economic issues too: the threat of conflict in Ukraine, elections in Brazil and France, and economic rumblings in China.

In 2022 we expect to see an increase in the use of Master Trust structures in premium insurance financing. The Master Trust structure was historically set up as a quick way for high net worth individuals...

We continue to see activity on off-lease registration on 2-Reg, the Guernsey Aircraft registry

We are expecting the next Moneyval assessment in 2023.

When crypto just started getting big and people were doing ICOs, the Jersey regulator produced a guidance note which led to some interesting activity in Jersey.

The law is being written now and the GFSC are designing the regulatory rules and licensing regime that will apply to virtual asset service providers in Guernsey.