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What BVI Employers Need to Know and Do in the Present COVID-19 Business Environment

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial, Jenelle Archer, Property & Business
turned_in_notBVI Employers, COVID-19, Jenelle Archer, Property & Business
Over the past few weeks, British Virgin Island authorities and the business community have been actively monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 disease. With the surge of reported cases around the world, and now in the Caribbean, all major stakeholders in…
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BVI FSC Extends Annual Licence Fee Payment Deadline for Certain Licensees

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openBanking & Finance, Christopher Simpson, Corporate & Commercial, Investment Funds & Regulatory, Kerry Anderson, News, Property & Business
turned_in_notBVI Financial Services Commission, Christopher Simpson, Corporate & Commercial, Kerry Anderson
An important notice came from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (the Commission) on March 23, 2020. The Commission acknowledged the possible business disruptions that the global pandemic COVID-19 may present for certain licensees in complying with the upcoming…
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Making a Will Won’t Kill You

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Christopher McKenzie, Jenelle Archer, Property & Business, Trusts & Estates
turned_in_notBVI Estate Planning, BVI Private Client, BVI Trusts, Christopher McKenzie, Trusts & Estates
Why Shareholders of BVI Companies and the Owners of BVI Real Property Should Consider Executing Wills Many people tend to put off the preparation of a will to a future date, but there are numerous reasons to grab the bull…
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EU Upgrades BVI to Whitelist Status

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Corporate & Commercial, Investment Funds & Regulatory, Kerry Anderson, News, Shipping & Admiralty
turned_in_notBVI Economic Substance Act, Co-operative tax jurisdictions, Corporate & Commercial, EU, European Union Finance Ministers, Funds & Regulatory, Kerry Anderson, Offshore Financial Services
BVI government welcomes whitelist status announcement. Blacklist expands to include 12 jurisdictions. On 18 February 2020, EU Finance Ministers updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, upgrading the British Virgin Islands to whitelist status, which designates the country as a fully…
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O’Neal Webster Managing Partner Elected to Chair of STEP Caribbean and Latin America Region Committee

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openFirm, News, Trusts & Estates, Vanessa King
turned_in_notSTEP BVI, STEP Caribbean, Trusts & Estates, Vanessa King
FEB 25, 2020. BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS – STEP, the global professional body of trust and estate professional advisors, has announced that O’Neal Webster Managing Partner Vanessa King has been elected to chair the STEP Caribbean and Latin America Region Committee for…
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New Regime for BVI Closed-End Funds Brings Major Changes

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Investment Funds & Regulatory, Kerry Anderson, News
turned_in_notBVI Funds, BVI Securities and Investment Business (Amendment) Act 2019, closed-ended funds, Funds & Regulatory, Kerry Anderson, Private Investment Funds
The British Virgin Islands government recently passed new legislation affecting the funds industry. In particular, the new BVI Securities and Investment Business (Amendment) Act, 2019 institutes a supervisory regime for closed-ended funds, with the following major changes. Most closed-ended funds will…
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Benefits of a BVI Trademark:

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Feroza Kartick, Intellectual Property, Property & Business, Vanessa King
turned_in_notBVI Trade Mark Act 2013, BVI Trademarks, Feroza Kartick, Intellectual Property
Classification of goods and services in protecting particular brands in the British Virgin Islands We cannot over emphasize the importance of protecting your brands. In this digital age, trademarks are becoming more vulnerable to infringement. Mass production and counterfeit products…
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MITIGATING BVI BUSINESS COMPANY DISRUPTION

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O'Neal Webster
folder_openArticles, Asha Johnson-Willins, Christopher McKenzie, Corporate & Commercial, Jenelle Archer, Kerry Anderson, Property & Business, Trusts & Estates
turned_in_notBVI Business Company, BVIBC, Christopher McKenzie
Structure your BVI company shareholding to eliminate or reduce delays associated with probate Ease of operation and flexibility are two of the most attractive features of a BVI business company (BVIBC). However, the death of a shareholder can cause disruption…
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