Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to...more
1/28/2025
/ Corporate Governance ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities ,
Smart Contracts
Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more
1/7/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Blockchain ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Companies Act ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Estate Planning ,
Fiat ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
Licenses ,
Money Transfer ,
Popular ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sandbox ,
Securities ,
SIBA ,
Special Economic Zones ,
Taxation ,
Virtual Currency
Chris Duncan and Alistair Russell have authored the Cayman Islands chapter of Global Legal Insight's sixth edition guide to blockchain and cryptocurrency regulation. The chapter covers the Cayman legal requirements relating...more
11/22/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Digital Assets ,
Estate Planning ,
Investment Funds ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sandbox ,
SIBA ,
Stock Exchange ,
Taxation ,
Transfer of Assets ,
Virtual Currency
Our corporate team outline the latest developments within the corporate and finance market in Cayman including the amendments to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, winding up Cayman segregated portfolio companies, proposed...more
10/29/2024
/ Aircraft ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Cayman Islands ,
CIMA ,
Corporate Governance ,
Digital Assets ,
Ministry of Finance ,
Mutual Funds ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Funds ,
Repossess ,
Segregated Portfolio Companies ,
SIBA ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Virtual Currency
On 31 July 2024, the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023 (“BO Act”) and the accompanying Beneficial Ownership Transparency Regulations, 2024 (“BO Regulations”) were brought into force. At the same time,...more
Over the past 25 years, the Cayman Islands has become a pre-eminent jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds, with around 13,000 regulated open-ended funds and 16,000 regulated closed-ended funds. The...more
10/3/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Cayman Islands ,
Investment ,
Investment Fund Vehicles ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Portfolios ,
Investors ,
Mutual Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Penalties ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements