If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number...more
The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity /...more
2/12/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements ,
Cayman Islands ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reinsurance ,
Risk Management
The Cayman Islands recently received an early Holiday gift when the EU Commission published a regulation in mid-December paving the way to remove Cayman from its list of ‘high-risk’ countries for AML/CFT purposes. The...more
1/8/2024
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Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Corruption ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment Funds ,
Money Laundering ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Terrorism Funding ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
For many years, most bankers and finance lawyers assumed that any involvement in insurance or reinsurance projects meant venturing into the dark arts of financial services and exercising a degree of alchemy that only a...more
The growth in regulation and oversight of private equity and venture capital funds (“Private Funds”) in the Cayman Islands has again taken a step forward with the recent introduction by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority...more
5/8/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Mutual Funds ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Venture Capital
As the Fontainebleau once again prepares for an influx of fund finance professionals to its restaurants and nightclubs, we got to thinking about another kind of club (those funds registered with CIMA under the Private Funds...more
As avid LinkedIn users will no doubt be aware, the EU’s focus on lists of various types continues and the Cayman Islands looks set to be added to the EU’s list of “high risk countries” for anti-money laundering at the end of...more
Most people who have had a reasonable degree of interaction with Cayman funds and fund finance transactions will be well aware that different Cayman vehicles have distinct constructions and legal characteristics (in...more
It may be that you woke up last Saturday morning, spotted the date 7 August on your phone, and then had that feeling that you’d forgotten something of significance on this date – a birthday perhaps, or maybe worse, a wedding...more
As anyone who has ever worked on a subscription-based fund finance facility involving Cayman vehicles can tell you, there will at some point be engagement on the “investor notices.” ...more