The Beacon Group is an independent group of companies providing management, consulting, administration, accounting and other related services to offshore and domestic hedge funds and other international entities. It is licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority to provide corporate secretarial services, part of which involves offering advice to promoters and
A Q&A with Greg Wojciechowski, President and CEO at Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX)… How would you summarise 2017 from a business growth perspective for BSX? Strong global market conditions contributed to positive listing activity across most sectors of the BSX’s business. Listing activity was particularly strong in international debt and
That Bermuda continues to strengthen its regulatory regime is very much a selling point for those thinking of doing business on the island. This year, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) is assessing Bermuda, with a possible onsite in September. This follows its assessment of the Cayman Islands in
Within the capital markets, there remain a large number of institutional investors seeking out unique opportunities in alternative investments. One such area is insurance-linked securities (ILS), which have built significant traction since the 2008 financial crash. Estera has been providing corporate, trust, fund and accounting services for over 25 years and
There is a sense of optimism in Bermuda that the success it has enjoyed over the years in respect of the ILS industry can, over the coming years, be replicated in the cryptocurrency and blockchain arena. ILS fund managers like the fact that Bermuda has a lot of professionals working
A Q&A with Brian Desmond, CSO and EVP Head of Fund Services at Horseshoe Group. For readers unfamiliar with ILS Funds, can you give a brief summary of the asset class? Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are financial instruments sold to investors and whose value is affected by an insured loss
With some offshore jurisdictions having only moved recently to introduce registers of beneficial ownership, one could argue that having had its own register in place for over 70 years, Bermuda has been ahead of the curve. Now, as global regulatory oversight and transparency expectations rise, Bermuda is well placed to
Although the Cayman Islands tends to be the default option for most alternative fund managers, there is a good argument for saying that Bermuda is equally, if not more attractive; certainly from a cost perspective and a ‘substance’ perspective, with a well-established business district in Hamilton, the island’s capital. Indeed,
Tax transparency has been an evolving focal point for the world’s economies as governments look to satisfy rigorous global compliance standards and shore up their tax revenues. Western media have focused on international financial centres following recent years’ cyber breaches that led to sensationalistic reporting about offshore investments, stoking a
Richards Kibbe & Orbe has appointed Christopher Andrew Jarvinen, an accomplished bankruptcy attorney possessing nearly two decades of experience handling complex business and litigation issues arising in the context of corporate restructurings, as a partner in the firm’s New York office. “Over the course of his career, Christopher has built
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