Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System Goes Live The Government of the Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (BOSSs) has successfully gone live following the 1 July deadline. Government commissioned the BDO to build the BOSSs which has so far seen significant activity with the necessary information for tens...Read More

Summary guide for companies – register of people with significant control This guide provides a brief introduction for companies to their obligations to record details of their beneficial ownership. This regime is known as the register of people with significant control (PSC register). This guide sets out how the requirements apply to some simple company...Read More

Almost half of UK firms hit by cyber breach or attack in the past year Nearly seven in ten large companies identified a breach or attack, new Government statistics reveal Firms holding personal data more likely to be attacked Most common attacks were fraudulent emails, followed by viruses and malware Businesses large and small are being...Read More

FINMA recognises self-regulatory provisions in the asset management industry In January the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA published its circular on the benchmarks for minimum standards for self-regulation in the asset management industry and established the procedure for recognising such minimum standards. FINMA has now recognised the first sets of self-regulatory provisions. FINMA has...Read More