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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Matthew Gilbert |Joanna Russell |Christopher Capewell
On 10 December 2024, the Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2024 (the"Amendment Act") came into force in the British VirginIslands ("BVI"). The Amendment Act introduced newobligations on trustees, particularly in relation to themaintenance of beneficial ownership information. A summary of key takeaways is discussed below. Maintenance of Beneficial OwnershipInformationTrustees are now required to collect, keep, and maintainaccurate and up-to-date information on beneficial owners of thetrust.
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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Christopher Capewell |Chris Newton |Joanna Russell |Matthew Gilbert
Our 2025 British Virgin Islands regulatory calendar isnow available!The 2025 BVI regulatory calendar includes key regulatory filingdates with additional guidance and background on some of theprimary regulatory regimes that apply in the British VirginIslands. For further information, please reach out to your usual MaplesGroup contact or any of the contributors listed. The content of this article is intended to provide a generalguide to the subject matter.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Ruairi Bourke |Amel Wehden |Philip Ireland
MG Maples Group More The Maples Group is a leading service provider offering clients a comprehensive range of legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg, and is an independent provider of fiduciary, fund services, regulatory and compliance, and entity formation and management services.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Ruairi Bourke |Philip Ireland |Matthew Roberts
On 2 January 2025, amendments to the British VirginIslands ("BVI") Business Companies Act (As Revised) (the"BC Act") and the BVI Business Companies Regulations (AsRevised) (the "Regulations") came into force, along withnew BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (BeneficialOwnership) Regulations ("Beneficial OwnershipRegulations") (together the"Amendments").
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
exbulletin.com | Chris Newton
Part of Table Tennis England's work is to give everyone access to our sport. Having a family member who, like me, has Parkinson's is often a challenging situation. Table tennis is a great help to some with Parkinson's and there are now several very good examples of clubs running Parkinson's specific table tennis sessions. If this is something you might like to explore, here is a link to a funding source of up to €3,000 to help you get started. Please note the closing date.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
medium.com | Chris Newton
Chris Newton·Follow3 min read·--It was a simple question: “When was the last time you were happy?” All I had to do was think back to my last happy memory. But when my friend asked me this question my mind came up blank. I sat there, frozen in silence as I started to panic. I couldn’t think of a single answer. As I sat in silence, feeling the weight of my friend’s question, I began to confront the reality of how deeply I’d been hiding my unhappiness — from others and myself.
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May 21, 2024 | 
exbulletin.com | Chris Newton
I often hear the words here: there is no legacy after England hosts a major sporting event. The Birmingham Commonwealth Games are one of these examples. I would like to debunk that myth a bit. After the games I had the pleasure of working with the used Games equipment and helping some of it find a new home. What remains are approximately 700 table tennis court partitions and many square meters of sports floors. Unfortunately, the tables were rented and returned to their supplier.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Ruairi Bourke |Philip Ireland |Ann Ng
31 March 2024 – COMPLIANCE REPORT For BVI investment business licence holders ("Licensees") for the reporting period ending 31 December 2023 31 March 2024 – INVESTMENT BUSINESS ANNUAL RETURN For Licensees for the reporting period ending 31 December 2023 31 March 2024 - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING / COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM RETURN For Licensees and Approved Managers for the reporting period ending 31 December 2023 30 June 2024 – AUDITED ACCOUNTS For private, professional, public,...
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Ruairi Bourke |Christopher Capewell |Michelle Bailey
请点击此处阅读简体版本 請點擊此處閱讀繁體版本 From January 2024, all relevant entities with reporting obligations in relation to the United States ("US") Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the "OECD") Common Reporting Standards ("CRS") and Country by Country Reporting ("CbCr") (each as implemented in British Virgin Islands ("BVI") law) will have to pay an annual fee of US$185 to use the BVI Financial Accounting Reporting System ("BVIFARS") portal...
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Newton |Ruairi Bourke |Amel Wehden |Philip Ireland
Approved Manager - Annual Return
BVI Approved Managers are required to file an annual return with
the BVI Financial Services Commission (the "Commission")
by 31 January 2024 in respect of the preceding
year pursuant to the Investment Business (Approved Managers)
Regulations.
