07/06/2021
Corporate insolvency administrators from the Mainland may also apply to the High Court of Hong Kong for recognition of corporate insolvency proceedings in the Mainland.
07/05/2021
The JFSC has just announced that, from 15 July 2021, or 17 January 2022 for existing funds and Jersey investment businesses, new disclosure requirements will be introduced into the Codes of Practice for Certified Funds
07/05/2021
The new trust law, due to be published for consultation this summer following approval, will make it possible to settle a trust in Switzerland under Swiss law.
07/05/2021
Distributed ledger technology is key to the promotion of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which was launched in 2008.
07/05/2021
There is now a single “unconditional date” for the satisfaction of all conditions
07/02/2021
The changes are summarised below, alongside an initial view on divergences from the EU MiFID II Quick Fix.
07/02/2021
As with companies, the Regulations do not apply to collective investment vehicles structured as partnerships, unless they are self-managed.
07/02/2021
Reacting to changes made by the EU MiFID II Quick Fix to the EU MiFID II regime, the FCA consulted (in CP21/9) on certain changes to the UK rules on inducements relating to research and on best execution reporting.
07/02/2021
Pending the registration of a securitisation repository, SECR required the reporting to be performed via a website satisfying the requirements set out therein.
07/02/2021
The Authority is currently investigating whether Binance, the Binance Group, Binance Holdings Limited or any other company affiliated with this group of companies has any activities operating in or from within the Cayman Islands
07/02/2021
It is settled law nowadays that this principle also extends to discretionary trusts, at least where the beneficial class is closed.
07/02/2021
Cayman Islands restructuring provisional liquidation is a powerful debt restructuring tool.
07/02/2021
The Pension Schemes Act 2021 includes several changes relating to CNs.
07/01/2021
This Legal Update provides background on the new SEC chairman and the SEC rulemaking process, the SEC’s prior guidance on cybersecurity disclosures
07/01/2021
The operational, conduct and regulatory risks associated with meeting the challenge are considerable.
07/01/2021
We look at the potential changes to environmental law and enforcement and the trends in 2021 so far
07/01/2021
The Minister for External Relations also intends to make an Order specifying the jurisdictions to which this change will apply, based on the outcomes of mutual evaluation reports carried out against the FATF Standards.
07/01/2021
The introduction of these changes send a clear message that the Isle of Man is a responsible and responsive jurisdiction committed to following international financial standards.
07/01/2021
Grandfathering provisions were introduced to ensure a smooth transition into the new global business framework
06/30/2021
But the lack of common regulatory standards across EU states for a growing subsector could pose barriers for wider market adoption of RegTech, the EBA said.