Under discussion the creation of a  BO register in Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands government has proposed to set-up a beneficial ownership register which will replace the current system used by companies to register their controlling persons. Since 2017, Cayman Islands have required companies to keep records of their beneficial owners and make them available...Read More

FINMA encourages trustees and portfolio managers to submit licence applications as soon as possible The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority revealed that as of today only 180 out of around 2,400 portfolio managers and trustees have submitted a licence application required by the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA), which entered into force in January 2020. The...Read More