08/04/2020
The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol on Matters Specific to Aircraft Finance (the Cape Town Convention) has been extended to the Cayman Islands.
08/04/2020
For inter-group transfers, you could also consider Binding Corporate Rules, remembering that these must be approved in advance of any transfers by the JOIC.
08/04/2020
This is in line with the position taken by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) – the intergovernmental body whose Recommendations are the accepted international standard on AML / CFT – and followed by many other regulators aro
08/03/2020
Tucked into the sprawling defense authorization bill are measures to create a corporate ownership registry, which would plug one of America’s glaring gaps.
08/02/2020
Defeat of bill shifts decision to Privy Council, British government
07/31/2020
Leonteq and Banque Internationale à Luxembourg SA (BIL) have initiated a partnership for the issuance and distribution of structured investment products.
07/31/2020
CBILS will continue to be an important lifeline for firms, especially as some have fallen through the gaps of relief schemes that are now winding down.
07/31/2020
This support will take the form of a reimbursement scheme, as it did in the first phase
07/31/2020
Indemnities can be inappropriately drafted so as to be either too broad or too narrow in scope.
07/31/2020
The JFSC also had further discussions with individual firms, trade associations and technology providers. The main findings from the working group are:
07/31/2020
The former head of research at the Caribbean Development Bank added that this could be done through a digital platform that would allow for the ease of trading of the securities “where anyone can go onto their phone and sell their security, receive
07/31/2020
The BVI Court generally processes grant applications within 12-16 weeks of the submission of the application, but more complex cases will take longer.
07/31/2020
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has ramped up investigations against the wealthy, as it seeks to show its commitment to battling sophisticated tax evasion.
07/31/2020
Rupert Pleasant, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, is a man with a plan to showcase the island’s expertise globally and gain new business from Hong Kong to the US, as Will Green found out when they met
07/31/2020
The key section, s.10, improves firewall protections by specifying the circumstances under which any foreign law shall be excluded from application to a Bermuda trust, as opposed to providing for a blanket application of Bermuda law subject to exceptions.
07/30/2020
55 complainants had substantial investments in structured notes
07/30/2020
The Walkers team was led by Hong Kong partner Nicholas Davies and Bermuda partner Adam Bathgate with assistance from Hong Kong associate Sonya Saxena.
07/30/2020
The PF Law requires that new and existing Cayman Islands’ investment funds that fall within the definition of a private fund register with CIMA by 7 August 2020
07/30/2020
This further demonstrates the Cayman Islands commitment to international regulatory standards.
07/30/2020
Clarivate has signed a definitive agreement with the current investors in CPA Global, which includes Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and funds managed by Castik Capital and Partners Group, to combine Clarivate with CPA Global.