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BVI Supports Two Million Jobs Globally, Says Independent Report

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June 2017, TORTOLA—New data released June 21, 2017 show that the British Virgin Islands financial services industry supports roughly two million jobs in global investment and trade, worldwide. The independent study by Capital Economics found that the BVI mediates over…
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Protect Your BVI Business Company Assets

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For years, the BVI Business Companies Act has provided an attractive and appropriate vehicle to hold property in the BVI and abroad, many finding it a particularly useful strategy in estate planning. But persons who neglect their BVI Business Company…
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New Guidelines for Insolvency Cases Being Tested in The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court

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The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court recently acted to increase coordination, cooperation, and communication among courts in cross-border proceedings of insolvency or debt adjustments, joining Singapore, Delaware, Bermuda, England and Wales, and the Southern District of New York in adopting the…
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Jamaica’s Consumer Protection Laws

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This Q&A excerpt from Christopher Simpson on Jamaica’s consumer protection laws was first published in the Dialogue’s “Latin America Financial Services Advisor,” April 5, 2017. Q: Jamaica’s government is planning to create a new financial services consumer protection agency. Finance…
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BVI Hosts International Disputes at New, State of the Art Arbitration Centre

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There is no dispute that the 2017 hard-opening of the new ‘state of the art’ British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre signals the BVI’s intent to become the leading arbitral and dispute resolution destination in the Caribbean. The Centre, an…
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UK Inheritance Tax Deadline Looms for “De-enveloping” your BVI Company

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The UK Government’s recent consultation on tax reforms in respect of non-domiciled individuals, whether resident or not, has resulted in a shake-up of company law. The UK has announced that from April 6, 2017, residential property in the UK held…
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STEP Caribbean and Latin America Region Elects O’Neal Webster Partner Vanessa King as Deputy Chair

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TORTOLA – Jan. 26, 2017 – O’Neal Webster announces that Partner Vanessa King has been elected Deputy Chair of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ (STEP) Caribbean and Latin America Region. She joins Chair Ivan Hooper of Uruguay, Secretary…
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Investment Fund Managers “Brexit” to the BVI

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In the post-recession economy, investment managers are looking for increased flexibility and ways to maximise investor returns by minimising set up costs, government fees, and other related functionary and advisory costs. That is why many are now “Brexiting” to the…
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Onshore vs Offshore – is there really a battle?

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Over the past few months the issue of offshore jurisdictions and the role they play in the global economy has come under extreme scrutiny, especially from onshore governments seeking to increase tax revenues. The recent Panama Papers Leak has only…
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