Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Jersey including news and updates from the Jersey Financial Services...

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Key decision makers within the Government, regulators, funding agencies, corporate and legal service providers, as well as private sector financial technology (fintech) interests, came together recently at the offices of Invest Barbados to chart the way forward for the island's growing fintech industry.

The Financial Services Commission of the British Virgin Islands announced on 20 March 2017 that it has made an enhancement to its Virtual Integrated Registry and Regulatory General Information Network.

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.

The Mauritius Legislature has modernised the legal framework that governs the non-banking financial services sector on the island by introducing three new pieces of legislation, and repealing five pieces of legislation that had become outdated.

This policy guidance sets out a strategy for addressing the fast tracking of private and professional funds, which are required to be recognized under the Mutual Funds Act 2004 ("the Act") with the view towards establishing Anguilla as a jurisdiction of choice in the offshore mutual funds industry.

New response deadlines have been imposed for Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) information requests.

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) has signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between members of the Group of International Financial Centre Supervisors.

Initial currency offerings (ICOs) of crypto-currencies, tokens and other block chain based assets raised over US$ 3.5 billion in 2017.

In Guernsey, collective investment schemes (open- or closed-ended) can either be "authorised" or "registered".

The Financial Services Commission, Mauritius (the "FSC") is established under the Financial Services Act 2007 (the "FSA") and is mandated to regulate the non-bank financial services sector...

This briefing is the third in a series of briefings by Walkers on the Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (the "LCFL"),

When considering the sanctions imposed on directors of Guernsey companies for misconduct or breaches of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (the "Companies Law")...

We were delighted to support the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) at the recent Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) AGM. The event provided a practical discussion for regulators on tokenisation and its supervisory implications.