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Could blockchain technology revolutionise financial services in Cayman?

Blockchain has been widely touted as the most significant technology of the last 20 years, with the potential to revolutionise the financial services industry across a range of applications, from crypto-currencies to smart contracts to fully automated clearing and settlements systems for payments...

Key features of ILS funds in Bermuda

Bermuda is a significant player in the reinsurance market and its position in this market has led to the growth of the use of funds as the funding vehicles for many reinsurance companies. The use of funds in this space is a result of the demand for such products by major institutional investors wishing to invest into the reinsurance sector but via a fund structure with which they were familiar....

Jersey Private Funds

On the 18th of April 2017, the long awaited revamp of the private fund regime in Jersey came into force. Very Private Funds, Private Placement Funds and COBO Only Funds were consolidated into a simple easy access private funds regime and the rules and regulations for the new product clearly set out in the Jersey Private Funds Guide (the Guide)....

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17 August 2018 Andrew Weaver

The Advantages of Listing Eurobonds and PIK Notes in the Channel Islands

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has for a number of years been a leading exchange for the listing of quoted Eurobonds due to ease of use, certainty and flexibility. ...
9 August 2018 Ashley Fife

Bermuda ICOs, trusts and investor confidence

“Look before you leap” and “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”. Numerous sayings derived from Aesop’s fables encapsulate how one might approach investment....
8 August 2018 Andrew Weaver and Benjamin Bestgen

Enhancing the Investment Business Regime - JFSC Consultation No.4 2018 (open for responses until 3 September 2018)

Part of our job as international commercial lawyers is to read, digest, and where useful, provide comment on information that is often presented in a dry and abstract way. We believe it is important to share some observations with you which could impact your current business practices. You may wish to consider responding to the Consultation yourself to help shape the future of Jersey’s Code of Practice for Investment Business....
8 August 2018 Wendy Benjamin and Christopher Spencer

Robust and Reliable: A brief overview of Financial Services Regulation in Jersey

Jersey has developed an excellent international reputation for being a well-regulated and stable international finance centre. In particular, the financial services sector is known for having a robust but adaptable regulator in the form of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), which oversees a developed legislative and regulatory framework including the JFSC’s Codes of Practice. ...
6 August 2018 Fiona Chan and Alison Thomson

Reflections from the Hong Kong SPOT conference 2018

Fiona Chan and Alison Thomson recently attended the SPOT conference in Hong Kong which showcased a variety of talks and panel discussions from the world's leading cryptocurrency and token exchanges....