The British Virigin Islands (BVI) is a popular jurisdiction for many offshore hedge funds to be located. The BVI is known to have good financial oversight and relatively reasonable offshore hedge fund formation fees. Over the past year the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has become more involved in hedge [...]
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8 October
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Hedge Funds in the BVI – new requirement to submit annual information
8 September
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Offshore hedge funds – structure and considerations
Many people don’t understand what an offshore hedge fund is or the purpose of the offshore hedge fund. An offshore hedge fund is simply a structure used by hedge fund managers as a way to attract offshore investors (non-U.S. citizens) or U.S. tax-exempt investors (explained later in this article). The [...]
1 August
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Legal Resources
BVI FSC may request additional information for hedge fund “recognition”
For offshore hedge funds one of the central questions during the formation process is which jurisdiction will you choose? While there are many possibilities, there are two jurisidictions which a vast majority of the hedge funds will choose – either the BVI or Cayman Islands. Because both offer the same [...]