ArticlePrivate Client Guide 2021 - JerseyWalkers has recently worked with ICLG to create a Private Client guide exploring the jurisdiction of Jersey for 2021.JerseyCorporate/Commercial LawWalkers
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ArticleRegulatory Changes | Channel Islands FundsSenior Associates Sophie Reguengo (Jersey) and Stephen Ozanne (Guernsey) recently provided comment to BL Magazine on Funds Regulation.JerseyFinance and BankingWalkers
PodcastWe Talk Banking & Finance Podcast – Fund Finance & Capital Markets With Michael Mbayi Of Pinsent Masons (Podcast)In our second episode of season two, Group Partner Julia Keppe and Senior Associate Alice Wight interview Luxembourg-based Legal Director Michael Mbayi who was recently recognised...JerseyFinance and BankingWalkers
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ArticleFunds Europe Roundtable: Jersey Adapts To Private Capital's Digital AgeDilmun Leach, member of our Investment Funds & Corporate practice group in Jersey, and part of our Global Fintech team, recently took part in a Funds Europe roundtable...JerseyTechnologyWalkers
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ArticleFinancial Regulatory And Disputes Summit 2022On Monday 14 November 2022, Sara Hall partner in our Global Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group will be speaking at the Legal Business Financial Regulatory and Dispute Summit 2022. United KingdomFinance and BankingWalkers
ArticleSponsoring The 10th Annual FFA European SymposiumOur team will be attending both the conference and a series of meetings around it, and we look forward to connecting with clients, contacts and others across the fund finance market. United KingdomFinance and BankingWalkers
ArticleFuture Plans For Bermuda Public Beneficial Ownership RegisterBermuda has collected and maintained information concerning beneficial owners of Bermuda registered entities for over 70 years and the Bermuda Government committed to making...BermudaFinance and BankingWalkers
ArticleWalkers Acts In Ever Harmonic's Acquisition Of Clear MediaWalkers has acted as Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands legal counsel to both the offeror and the lenders in a voluntary cash offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of ClearBermudaFinance and BankingWalkers
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ArticleUpdate On BVIThe British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has succeeded in its request for a supplementary review to more accurately reflect its current legislative status following the EU's...British Virgin IslandsStrategyWalkers
ArticleChambers FinTech Guide 2019: BVIPartners Oliver Bell and Lucy Frew, along with senior counsel Lisa Penn-Lettsome and associate Jude Hodge have provided legal commentary on the key issues and developments in FinTech. British Virgin IslandsTechnologyWalkers
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