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New Annual Frozen Asset Reporting Requirement In The BVI: What You Need To Know

On 20 November 2025, the VISU published a notice requiring all BVI entities which hold or control funds or economic resources controlled, held or owned by a Designated Person to file a new annual report by 30 November 2025.

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Walkers

The CFATF Recognises The Significant Progress That The BVI Has Made To Improve Its Compliance With The FATF's 40 Recommendations

The CFATF has published the 2nd Enhanced Follow-up Report in relation to the BVI.

British Virgin Islands Compliance

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Walkers

英領ヴァージン諸島における単一投資ファンド ― 時間に敏感な取引への解決策となり得るか？

さらに、金融サービス委員会によるライセンス規制の申請も不要です。ただし、規制対象外であっても、マネーロンダリング防止（AML）、顧客ĵ

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Conyers

BVI Court Appoints Liquidators To Foreign Dissolved Company

On 12 November 2025, the BVI's Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in a complex inter-family dispute concerning valuable shares (the APIC Shares)...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Appleby

なぜBVIで承認されたマネージャーとともにトークン化投資ファンドを設立するのか？

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Conyers

Access Bank Plc (As Successor In Title And Assignee Of Diamond Bank Plc) v Dr Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako And Ors BVIHCCOM2023/0282

British Virgin Islands Litigation

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Collas Crill

Sancus Financial Holding Limited, Carson Wen And Julia Yuet Shan Fung v Chad Christopher Holm BVIHCMMAP2023/0025

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Collas Crill

Guide: BVI Approved Managers For Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs)

Worldwide Finance

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Conyers

BVI Incubator And Approved Funds

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Conyers

Fintech Laws And Regulations British Virgin Islands 2025

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Appleby

British Virgin Islands Investment Funds - Autumn 2025 Update

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Carey Olsen

BVI Update: AML Filings And Online AML Training For Reporting Entities

British Virgin Islands Government

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Maples Group

BVI Voluntary Liquidations Year-End Deadlines To Know

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Crypto-asset Regulation

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Walkers

Sancus Financial Holding Limited, Carson Wen And Julia Yuet Shan Fung v Chad Christopher Holm BVIHCMMAP2023/0025

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Collas Crill

New Filing Requirements For BVI Companies - Frequently Asked Questions

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Access Bank Plc (As Successor In Title And Assignee Of Diamond Bank Plc) v Dr Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako And Ors BVIHCCOM2023/0282

British Virgin Islands Litigation

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Collas Crill

なぜBVIで承認されたマネージャーとともにトークン化投資ファンドを設立するのか？

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Conyers

Corporate M&A 2025

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Walkers

BVI Approved Managers – Managing Investments Globally

In 2023, it was estimated that the value of assets under management by hedge funds was in the region of US $5 trillion. Increasingly, offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands...

British Virgin Islands Finance

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O'Neal Webster

BVI Corporate Review – Q2 2025

Welcome to the second edition of our quarterly Corporate Review for 2025 covering recent developments in the British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Continuing Obligations For Private And Professional Funds In The BVI

Key continuing obligations for private and professional funds ensure SIBA compliance, crucial for funds recognised by the BVI FSC.

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

BVI Annual Returns And Economic Substance Filing Deadlines

British Virgin Islands ("BVI") companies must file an annual financial return with their registered agent setting out certain financial information for their 2023 financial year onwards, unless they are exempt.

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Establishing An Approved Fund In The BVI: Key Considerations

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Establishing A BVI Approved Manager: Key Considerations

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Starting Up A Hedge Fund In Hong Kong? Should I Use A Hong Kong, BVI, Or Cayman Islands Structure?

Worldwide Finance

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Carey Olsen

Establishing A Private Investment Fund In The BVI

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Understanding The Fintech Landscape In The British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Walkers

2025 Blockchain Guide - British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Appleby

New Filing Requirements For BVI Companies - Frequently Asked Questions

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Can A Foreign Judgment Form The Basis Of Insolvency Proceedings?

British Virgin Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

British Virgin Islands Update: New Additional Information (CRS Form) Released

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Maples Group

British Virgin Islands Fintech Guide (Chambers)

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Carey Olsen

New Filing Requirements For BVI Companies - Frequently Asked Questions

As a result of the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024, all companies incorporated...

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Carey Olsen

Can A Foreign Judgment Form The Basis Of Insolvency Proceedings?

Conyers associate Aaron Mayers discusses the impact of Servis-Terminal v Drelle on BVI Law and the questions it has raised.

British Virgin Islands Insolvency

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Conyers

British Virgin Islands Update: New Additional Information (CRS Form) Released

On 8 April 2025, the British Virgin Islands International Tax Authority ("ITA") updated the user guide to the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Financial Account Reporting System ("FARS")...

British Virgin Islands Tax

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Maples Group

British Virgin Islands Fintech Guide (Chambers)

This chapter provides the latest legal information on the British Virgin Islands' fintech market and regulation, including regulatory jurisdiction...

British Virgin Islands Technology

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Carey Olsen

Ten Things Every VASP Should Know About The BVI Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022

British Virgin Islands Government

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Carey Olsen

British Virgin Islands Regulatory Obligations And Filing Deadlines 2025

This update covers British Virgin Islands key regulatory obligations and filing deadlines for 2025.

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Funds In The British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") is a long-standing jurisdiction of choice for the incorporation of investment funds. This is due to the familiarity and stability of the BVI's English common law...

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Carey Olsen

BVI FSC And FIA Release Guidance On Effective Ongoing Monitoring

On 24 January 2025, the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) issued new guidance to enhance how financial institutions...

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

B.V.I.: Beneficial Ownership Reporting And Consultation On Access To Beneficial Ownership Information

In an article published in Insights last year,1 selected developments in regulatory and tax-related law and practice that affect end-clients, advisors and intermediaries were surveyed in the British Virgin Islands ("B.V.I.").

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Ruchelman PLLC

BVI FSC And FIA Survey: Assessing The Impact Of Industry Guidance

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

Central Bank Of Cyprus Introduces New Strategy For Electronic Money And Payment Institutions

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

Update To The BVI Limited Partnership Act

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Harneys

2025 British Virgin Islands Regulatory Calendar

British Virgin Islands Strategy

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Maples Group

New BVI General Licence No. 8 (2024): Key Updates On Legal Fees And Reporting Requirements

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

Chat OMP - Adaptability, Leadership, And Law: Lishi Fong's Legal Journey (Podcast)

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

BVI Securities & Investment Business Act And Related Legislation

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Conyers

BVI Approved Managers And Approved Funds: Upcoming Filing Deadline – 31 January 2025

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Maples Group

BVI Business Companies Act And Beneficial Ownership Regime Changes In Force 2 January 2025

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Maples Group

Important Amendments To The BVI Business Companies Act For January 2025

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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O'Neal Webster

BVI FSC And FIA Release Comprehensive Guidance On Enhanced Customer Due Diligence

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

New Amendments To The BVI Business Companies Act: A Closer Look At The BVI Business Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2024

British Virgin Islands Commercial

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Harneys

BVI FSC Provides Update On Revised Beneficial Ownership Arrangements From January 2025 (Relevant To Registered Agents)

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Harneys

GLI British Virgin Islands Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Regulation 2025, Seventh Edition

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Carey Olsen

Chambers Banking And Regulation 2025: British Virgin Islands Chapter

British Virgin Islands Finance

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Walkers

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