The cayman islands are located in western Caribbean, and are known as one of the major financial centers in the world. In contrast to classic offshore jurisdiction, Cayman financial services industry is well-regulated thus having very positive reputation among investors.Timeframe: Up to 4 months Minimum paid up capital: No minimum or maximum amount prescribed for authorised, issued o...
Path: LicensingThe cayman islands are well known as a tax haven because it has no income taxes and has an easy process for offshore incorporation.Incorporation: approx. 5-6 working days Minimum capital requirements: US$ 1 Overview The cayman islands offer their corporations many benefits including political & economic stability, fast incorporation, low registration fees, and...
Path: CompaniesThe cayman islands are located in western Caribbean, and are known as one of the major financial centers in the world. In contrast to classic offshore jurisdiction, Cayman financial services industry is well-regulated thus having very positive reputation among investors.Timeframe: around 6 months Minimum paid up capital: KYD 100,000 (>USD 121,000) Overview The ...
Path: Licensing*October 2017 has been an innovative month for the cayman islands. Therefore, we are ready to reveal the governmental initiatives that will transform doing financial business in this country.* First of all, we should mention the new AML/CTF country whitelist. What is the main point of this **legal change**? Business registered in the **cayman islands** will now be spared of the long and comp...
Path: BlogFinancial sector business in the **cayman islands** is regulated by the cayman islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). Also, after the Revision of the Mutual Funds Law in 2015, the regulator on a yearly basis releases digests on the funds industry. The latest one was issued on December 29 revealing the data for 2016. This year has mostly showed a decrease in number of registered funds except for M...
Path: BlogLast couple of years confirmed that the **cayman islands is one of the top jurisdictions for innovative fintech business**. Why is that so? In February 2018, Cayman Premier, Alden McLaughlin, confirmed that statistically, Cayman is now in top-three countries for blockchain entrepreneurs. Since 2012, the special tax-free economic zone, Cayman Enterprise City, functions in Cayman by attracting sta...
Path: BlogTwice a year the **Global Financial Centres Index** is published to analyze and rate financial centers worldwide. Up to 2,500 professional financial analysts were questioned about the current state of different jurisdictions. As a result, **the cayman islands is now recognized as the best offshore financial center in the world**. **GFCI** is a significant mark for offshore countries to maint...
Path: Blog...es to the public, as was stated by the Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss, at the STEP Conference. Recently, it was announced that the **British Virgin Islands (BVI)** and the **cayman islands**, two of the British Overseas Territories, are making preparations regarding the **launch of legal challenges to the UK government’s...
Path: Blog**The cayman islands is an enormous international financial center and a leading hub for international investments.** This status of the cayman islands is due to its compliant and effective laws, easily accessible professional service providers, and high reputation amid stakeholders. Besides all this the cayman islands has no capital gains, income, profits, corporation or withholding taxes ne...
Path: BlogDue to pressing demands from the EU, **well-known offshore jurisdictions will legally require tax residents to open physical offices and hire employees within their territories**. Tax residents of popular offshore jurisdictions such as the cayman islands, Bermuda, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey will be required to open "real" offices and hire employees starting from 2019. Earlier this year,...
Path: Blog...to judge for. It is not a big secret that the UK admires its Queen - a lot. Considering this, **Paradise Papers** become real shock for the British citizens. The Duchy of Lancaster, one of the Queen’s income providers, has been revealed as the cayman islands and Bermuda investor. Investment amount is about £10 million, which is equal to $13.1 million. It is important to understand that t...
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Path: Blog...ty task force to limit the greylisting damage. The FATF “grey list” includes 19 other countries ranging from Albania to Zimbabwe. It includes strife-torn countries such as Syria, Yemen and Myanmar as well as tax havens such as Panama and the cayman islands. Due to results of various studies, after ending up on the “grey list” major repercussions to the country’s economy take plac...
Path: Blog... Streamlined Registration: Both jurisdictions do not require a minimum share capital, and registration is simple, often taking only two working days. 2. Conventional Tax Havens Offshore firms have historically preferred jurisdictions such as the cayman islands, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Seychelles, and Belize. By keeping their information out of the public domain, these places provide dire...
Path: Blog...fshore allows you to lower tax burden. Try to compare taxation level in the UK or the USA and in offshore territories - where property, capital gains, dividend and other taxes are very low. Furthermore, Bahamas, Isle of Man, Bermuda, Bahrain and the cayman islands don’t have any corporation taxes at all. In contract, the corporate tax in countries with advanced economies is exceedingly high. Se...
Path: Blog...ase of non-compliance with the new requirements, both administrative and criminal liability can be applied. **Who is next?** In coordination with EU, new requirements were introduced in all dependent territories of the United Kingdom (Bermuda, cayman islands, Isle of Man) and its crown possessions (Jersey, Guernsey). It is also known that other well-known offshores, such as the Bahamas, Beli...
Path: Blog..., consisting of a chain of 13 principal and many smaller islands. When it comes to offshore businesses and tax havens, Vanuatu ranks among the most popular. In fact, it features amongst the most sought out locations such as the BVI, Bermuda, cayman islands and Jersey. An Offshore or International Company, is commonly set up in an offshore financial centre like Vanuatu, where there are n...
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