Investment Funds : Advisory

22 March 2023

Advantages of Jersey / Guernsey companies as UK ‘qualifying asset holding companies’ (QAHCs)

On 1 April 2022, the UK introduced a new tax advantaged corporate structure, a “qualifying asset h...

20 March 2023

Revised ELTIF Regulation Published in the Official Journal

On 20 March 2023, the revised European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (EU) 2023/606 (the “R...

10 March 2023

Bermuda emerging as jurisdiction of choice for European investors in CRE CLOs

Since the Cayman Islands were added to the EU AML list in February 2022, Walkers has moved multiple ...

09 March 2023

Fresh guidance on company director disqualification issued by Jersey’s Attorney General

Attorney General (“AG”) has issued guidance to the industry on the circumstances in which the AG...

08 March 2023

Central Bank’s Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report, Supervisory Priorities for 2023 and Key Areas of Focus for Funds and their Service Providers

On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Sec...

02 March 2023

Guernsey - The Private Investment Funds Regime

Introduction The Private Investment Fund Rules ("PIF") regime was updated by the Guernsey Financial ...

01 March 2023

Guernsey - Protected Cell Companies

INTRODUCTIONGuernsey was the first jurisdiction to implement the protected cell company ("PCC"), doi...

01 February 2023

Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds October to December 2022

Welcome to the October – December 2022 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developme...

20 January 2023

Guernsey Regulator Releases Final Form Rules on Virtual Asset Service Provider & Consumer Lending Law

Introduction The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “GFSC”) has issued The Lending, Cre...

18 January 2023

Central Bank launches its consultation paper CP152: Own funds requirements for UCITS management companies and AIFMs authorised for discretionary portfolio management

On 1 December 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its consultation ...