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.
07/30/2020
The now invalid Privacy Shield was a legal framework between the EU and the United States of America that allowed personal data from the EU to be transferred to the US.
07/30/2020
The agreement contains the same tariff and services commitments that were negotiated initially in the CARIFORUM-EU Agreement to which The Bahamas and UK were parties.
07/29/2020
This amendment will reintroduce flexibility and restore the freedom of disposition to the settlor of a Bermuda trust in line with other offshore trust jurisdictions.
07/29/2020
This guide looks at the key things you need to know about taking security over Guernsey contract rights.
07/28/2020
The FATF is the US-dominated inter-governmental club that sets international standards which aim to prevent global money laundering and terrorist financing and the devastation that they wreak on society.
07/28/2020
On 22 July 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament voted to approve reporting extensions for DAC6, FATCA and CRS in light of COVID-19.
07/28/2020
The registered office provider is not authorised to update the register of members or limited partnership interests without a Cayman grant.
07/28/2020
Scotland has the most inequitable land ownership of anywhere in the developed world. But attempts to change it look promising
07/27/2020
In the case of funds that are no longer subject to Belgian income tax, because of the time elapsed since they were received, regularisation involves paying a fine of 40% of the value of the capital concerned – up from 39% last year.
07/27/2020
The CFO brought a wrongful dismissal claim before the High Court alleging that the decision to terminate his employment
07/27/2020
The longevity risk has been transferred to the reinsurer via a Guernsey-based captive insurance company fully owned by the trustee of the Scheme, established under Willis Towers Watson Guernsey ICC Limited.
07/27/2020
Reflecting on this new membership, Governor Harvesh Seegolam stated: “In line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement, the Bank of Mauritius is committed to further integrating the climate agenda into its bankin
07/26/2020
Those who have started to return to their workplaces may be doing so on rotation or on staggered shifts
07/24/2020
The severe economic ramifications of Covid-19 are being, and will be, felt across all areas of industry and society for some time to come.