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In the recent decision of In the Matter of Bo Run SPC, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands considered whether it was permissible to file a composite petition to appoint receivers to a number...

A summary of recent legislative and industry news from the Cayman Islands.

The Opt-In Regimes provide clarity in relation to the approach adopted by the Cayman Islands and will assist managers and operators of Cayman funds in their plans to continue the marketing of their Cayman funds...

There's been increased focus from the courts and regulators on the duties owed by directors of a Cayman Islands or BVI fund since the financial crisis of 2007-8 and various high profile fund meltdowns.

On 9 October 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) released its final guidelines relating to the orderly redemption of token holders in the event that the issuer is unable...

In the recent Hong Kong case of Chen Ming v Chen Jiagan, the Court dismissed a director's claim that a resolution of the board removing him as chairman of a Company...

The BVI has implemented changes to its beneficial ownership framework as relevant to companies and limited partnership, with key changes effective from 2 January 2025.

The British Virgin Islands introduced a ‘regulation light’ regime for investment managers on 10 December 2012 when the Investment Business (Approved Manager) Regulations 2012 (Old Regulations) came into force

The British Virgin Islands’ Arbitration Act 2013 is a landmark piece of legislation which is expected to propel alternative dispute resolution in the BVI into high gear.

When Cyprus and the Eurogroup (consisting of fi nance ministers of the EU member states having the Euro as their currency) decided on the terms of a memorandum of understanding with Troika (consisting of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund) the whole world was taken by surprise.

The recently established Commercial Court in the British Virgin Islands has been busy on a number of important cases and Phillip Kite, global head of litigation at Harneys, discusses two of the distressed fund cases that have recently been decided in the BVI.

With the implementation from 3 January 2018 of EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II) and accompanying Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (MiFIR), additional requirements ...

All exempted companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands are subject to the continuing obligations set out in the Companies Act.

The phrase "Mergers and Acquisitions" is used as a shorthand for the sale and purchase of businesses around the world. In the US, and some other legal systems, such transactions are typically effected...

On 1 January 2016 (the Effective Date), the [BVI] Anti-money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the Amendment Regulations) came into effect, amending the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2008.

The rise in the number of global HNWIs has seen an increase in demand for lifestyle assets such as yachts, art work, prime real estate and private jets.

There comes a time in a registered Cayman fund's life when it needs to de-register from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.