Investment Funds partner Tamsin West explains the new rules released by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority as it pertains to marketing materials for Cayman Funds and how do they apply to clients.

The Private Funds Law led to a new regulatory regime in the registration of private funds and brought us to the forefront of the gold standard for compliance that investors and managers now expect.

We also predict continued growth in the local financial services community as COVID has caused many to consider implementing substantive operations in the jurisdiction.

The UK is currently considering proposals on its overseas funds regime ("OFR"), which are relevant for managers planning to market investment funds in the UK

Enquiries on enforcement of security over Cayman and BVI share security and restructuring of debts have increased.

The new Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy Regime - which has been in the making for 10 years - will bring about changes to the implementation of a stand-alone restructuring moratorium.

Reforms to Cayman Islands insolvency legislation are expected to come into force in early 2022, providing practitioners with an alternative restructuring tool.

Following years of rapid growth, volatility and tightening regulation, the digital assets sector is recalibrating in the wake of the "crypto winter." It's clear the market has entered a new phase.

We expect to see renewed activity in M&A relating to trust company service providers.

In the latest episode of We Talk Banking and Finance, partner Julia Keppe is joined by Walkers partner and co-host Kim Paiva to talk to Sid Sharma, Director: Commercial & Legal at 2-REG, Guernsey's aircraft registry.

The obligation to report to a central register is unlikely to come into effect until 4MLD is fully transposed which is expected to occur in June 2017.

Ireland Update: Following enhanced scrutiny by the Central Bank in respect of investment by UCITS in CFDs, CLOs, CoCos and binary options

The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the "Act") was signed in to law on 6 August 2020 with most provisions commenced on 21 August 2020

On 5 September 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform published Ireland's Corporation Tax Roadmap.

This memorandum has been prepared to inform directors of companies of their obligations following the listing of specialist debt securities including Eurobonds on TISEA pursuant to Chapter 8...

Jersey and Guernsey trusts and foundations are popular choices for asset protection structuring. In this Q&A, partner Rupert Morris and senior counsel Sevyn Kalsi from Walkers' Guernsey and Jersey Private Capital & Trusts teams...

2021 was the year of the SPAC, with over 800 SPAC IPO filings globally. Despite regulatory and geopolitical headwinds, we expect this upward trend to continue through 2022...

Across Asia, 2021 saw the launch of a spate of products focused on environmental, social and governance issues, and green finance. The popularity of ESG product launches was matched by regulatory interest in the area.

Much has been written in the past few weeks about how the world, or a particular region of it, is facing a financial recession as deep as, or even deeper than, what was faced in 2007-09. But the comparisons and statistics...

Join the Walkers' global fintech team as they reveal how innovation can work hand in hand with compliance for long-term global growth and to what degree advisers must adapt to meet the sectors changing needs.