12/15/2022
Labuan FSA Awarded The Brandlaureate e-Branding Bestbrands Award For FinTech Islamic Financial Services
The Labuan Islamic Digital Asset Centre or IDAC was unveiled in October 2022
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
12/15/2022
‘Shut down’ on FTX $300m Bahamas assets safeguard
He used the Capitol Hill hearing to blast the Bahamas’ provisional liquidation process for having “no transparency”
12/15/2022
Guernsey to progress public-private partnership
It was due to be debated at the States meeting on 26 January 2022 but was withdrawn from the agenda pending further engagement and consultation.
12/15/2022
Cybersecurity and data breaches in the Cayman Islands
The Rule and Statement of Guidance set out CIMA's requirements in relation to the management of cybersecurity risks.
12/15/2022
Offshore Centres Update: Q3 Sukuk Activity and Launch of Shariah Compliant Funds
In this Country Correspondent Report for Islamic Finance News ("IFN"), Manuela Belmontes discusses the activity of the sukuk market in Q3 and the launch of Shariah compliant funds
12/15/2022
Wight warns over possible consequences of minimum wage as senators pass law
“The opportunities that struck me are for those earning less than $16.40 an hour and struggling to meet their needs for themselves and their families.”
12/14/2022
Central Bank approves $200 million in transactions since investment currency premium waiver
Investor applications for approvals may be submitted directly to the Central Bank
12/14/2022
FTX chief Bankman-Fried could fight extradition from Bahamas
Bankman-Fried was arrested at his Nassau apartment on Monday at the request of federal prosecutors in New York.
12/14/2022
SEC complaint alleges Bankman-Fried orchestrated scheme to defraud investors of billions for speculative investments and to grow crypto empire
The SEC in court filings claimed that Bankman-Fried “portrayed himself as a responsible leader of the crypto community.”
12/14/2022
New legislation to establish nat’l investment funds and sub-funds
Among other things, the bill provides for the fair transfer of natural resource wealth across generations, and facilitates the using of natural resource wealth to finance national development priorities.
12/14/2022
Privy Council restores rights of trust beneficiaries
The combination of charitable and non-charitable purposes in a trust of this sort is allowed under Bermuda law.
12/14/2022
Securities Commission of The Bahamas Addresses Misstatements In FTX’s U.S. Bankruptcy Case
The Commission holds those assets as trustee only (under Bahamian Law), and they will be ultimately distributed, to creditors and clients of FTX, wherever they may be located, in accordance with the court’s direction.
12/13/2022
Deadline to apply for payroll tax relief is Thursday
Those earning less than $60,000 per year will receive $250 and those earning between $60,000 and less than $96,000 will receive $100.
12/13/2022
Bermuda: Minimum wage set to be introduced next June
Enforcement officers will be able to investigate business records to ensure compliance and employers found to be in default will face financial penalties.
12/13/2022
Cooper touts “revolutionary” National Investment Funds Bill
Cooper noted that the legislation will ensure that investments and private share holdings of the government are managed professionally for the long-term benefit of the citizens of The Bahamas.
12/12/2022
MPs have high praise for the Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bermuda is far above other countries, and other countries are continuously copying what Bermuda is doing.
12/12/2022
Amendments to Guernsey's Insolvency Law 2022: The Annotated Guide
Reform of Guernsey's insolvency regime has long been discussed and a process of reforming the Companies Law to expand and improve the insolvency legislation has been underway leading to the 2017 formal approval of proposals for reform.
12/12/2022
Changes to Guernsey's insolvency regime in force from 1 January 2023
Exempt companies in liquidation from the requirement to have their accounts audited.
12/09/2022
BVI Voluntary Liquidations Now Require a Locally Resident Voluntary Liquidator
The BVI residency requirement for a voluntary liquidator applies for appointments made after 1 January 2023 and in cases where joint voluntary liquidators are appointed, only one must be resident in the BVI.
12/09/2022
New disaster risk management bill seeks to ‘right the wrong’
Cooper slammed the Minnis administration’s response to Hurricane Dorian while making his contribution to the debate on the Disaster Risk Management Authority Bill in the House of Assembly.