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The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, commonly referred to as FATCA, became effective earlier this year, and foreign financial institutions in every jurisdiction, including in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, will be required to make certain reports to the US Internal Revenue Services.

On 25 March 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its third consultation package concerning the regulation of Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA).

On 17 January 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a statement on providing crypto-asset services related to Asset-Referenced Tokens...

By way of background to the appeal, the 1st to 6th respondents, in their capacity as minority shareholders, commenced derivative proceedings against the appellants.

In the recent decision of In the Matter of Holt Fund SPC, the Cayman Islands Grand Court confirmed for the first time that it has jurisdiction to wind up a segregated portfolio company...

2016 was the year of Donald Trump, Brexit and extensive overtime for celebrity obituary writers.

A new development to Company Law in Bermuda will place additional requirements on all companies whether local or exempted.

On 20 November 2024, the Bermuda government announced that it is consulting to establish a unified register for beneficial ownership of legal entities...

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).

The BVI Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) is presently reviewing the compliance arrangements of real estate agents throughout the jurisdiction to ensure they meet the requirements of the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) anti-money laundering (AML) regime.

On 6 December 2023, The BVI International Tax Authority (ITA) announced that the BVI Financial Accounting Reporting System (BVIFARS) payment portal will go live in January 2024...

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.

An important part of the assessment of an applicant for a SIBA licence is to consider the fit and proper status of the persons who ultimately own and exercise control of the licensee.

Amendments to the Cyprus citizenship by investment programme in September 2016 have amplified its appeal, leading to increased interest from foreign nationals.

The enactment of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2005 ("the Act") provides both minority shareholders and joint venture partners with important remedies under BVI law. The provisions apply to all companies incorporated under the Act, and all previous companies are deemed to be automatically re-registered under the Act from 1 January 2007. This effectively means all BVI companies.

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 Companies (Amendment) Law 2015 (the Law) has now come into effect in the Cayman Islands and will have potential application to all Cayman Islands companies.