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Removal of the Cayman Islands from the EU AML List and UK AML List

Walkers on 1/19/2024

Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the Financial Action Task Force's list of "jurisdictions under increased monitoring" in October 2023, on 12 December 2023, the European Commission adopted the Commission...more

Cayman Islands to be removed from EU AML list and UK list of high risk countries

Walkers on 1/8/2024

Following the removal of the Cayman Islands from the FATF list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, the Cayman Islands is to also be removed from the European Union list of jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in...more

Guernsey Guide: legal, regulatory, transparency and supervisory framework

Walkers on 8/9/2023

This briefing explains Guernsey’s adoption of rigorous international tax and regulatory standards, which, in conjunction with its local tax law, make it an ideal location for investment funds and other investment vehicles....more

Update on the Removal of the Cayman Islands from the FATF's List of Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring

Walkers on 6/28/2023

Following the conclusion of the most recent plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") on 23 June 2023, the FATF has announced that it has made the initial determination that the Cayman Islands has substantively...more

Bermuda Insights: Trends and Opportunities 2022

Walkers on 7/28/2022

As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put together the original version of this summary report highlighting the latest developments and trends in the Bermuda legal and...more

Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/13/2020

New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

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