Daily Compliance News: April 7, 2025, The Whistleblowers Awarded Edition
Each entity incorporated, established or registered in the Cayman Islands must file an annual economic substance notification with the Tax Information Authority (the "TIA"). A "relevant entity" conducting "relevant...more
The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2024 Revision) (the “ES Act”) was brought into force to demonstrate the commitment of the Cayman Islands as a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...more
We have recently received many queries from Israeli investors about the increased demands for KYC (know your customer) and AML (anti-money laundering) documents from Cayman Islands investment funds. Therefore, we thought it...more
The European Council has announced its decision to remove the Cayman Islands from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. In February we reported on Cayman’s inclusion on the list and our expectation...more
Hong Kong’s private funds industry is on the verge of benefitting from further significant changes in local laws designed to make Hong Kong more attractive as a centre for private funds and their managers. On 31 August 2020,...more
The EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) maintains a list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes; the purpose of which is to contribute to ongoing efforts to promote tax good governance worldwide....more
The Cayman Islands Receive “Top Honors.” But, Global Financial Transparency is Reportedly Improving in General - The United States has overtaken Switzerland as a financial secrecy haven, according to the latest rankings –...more
Cayman Islands investment entities are currently subject to three separate regimes relating to financial account information reporting: U.S. FATCA, U.K. FATCA and the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS). Although these...more