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1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of locating investment business in the jurisdiction? How does it compare with other offshore/ competing jurisdictions?
2. Please give a brief account of the history of investment services in this jurisdiction. What have been the main growth areas and why?
3. Which laws govern investments/funds and financial services in the jurisdiction?
4. What are the principal types of investment fund utilised in the jurisdiction?
5. Are hedge funds regulated and, if so, in what respects?
6. What are the usual methods of structuring hedge funds in the jurisdiction?
7. Please outline the steps which need to be taken to establish a mutual fund in this jurisdiction.
8. Which categories of funds are subject to regulation? What regulatory requirements apply?
9. How, if at all, have foreign laws influenced the relevant domestic law? (eg Retail Mutual Funds (Japan) Regulations, EU Savings Tax Directive)
10. Please outline the applicable taxation laws in the jurisdiction as they relate to investments.
11. Please explain how off-balance sheet financing can be structured in the jurisdiction.
12. Which law governs the formation and constitution of companies in the jurisdiction?
13. What are exempted companies and exempted segregated portfolio companies? How are such companies utilised in investments?
14. Are there any restrictions on the investment activities of foreign and non-resident companies?
15. How does Cayman Islands law approach the insolvency of companies, and how does this compare with other jurisdictions?
16. Which laws apply to regulate the activities of financial services providers? Please outline their main provisions.
17. How is money laundering controlled? How successful are such controls?
18. Please give a brief account of the history of the territory's Stock Exchange and explain its relevance to investment strategy. What are the advantages and disadvantages of listing on the Stock Exchange?
19. What steps need to be taken in order to list the securities of a fund on the Stock Exchange?
20. What have been the most important recent developments in mutual funds? What impact have these developments had, and what are the likely future developments in this area?
21. What are the likely future developments with regard to administration and regulation of investment and financial services?
22. How has the financial services industry developed to keep pace with investment products?
23. What explains the growth in popularity of alternative investments (such as hedge funds and ETFs) in recent years?
24. What have been the recent trends in investments? What are the advantages and disadvantages of such investments, and what factors must be considered when investing offshore?
25. What have been the recent trends in fund management? What are wrap funds/SMAs and what are their advantages/disadvantages?
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