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November 24, 2022

BVIF-funded report touts financial industry

As part of ongoing efforts to market the territory’s financial industry, BVI Finance has commissioned a new report that touts the sector’s contributions and explores how it may adapt to …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 31, 2022

Incorporation gains explained in SFC

Last year was a “fantastic year” for Virgin Islands financial services, according to Simon Filmer, a BVI Finance board member and managing director of Vistra. Speaking to the Standing Finance …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 13, 2021

Cyber attacks ‘becoming more sophisticated’

Every business is vulnerable to cybersecurity threats regardless of its size, and Virgin Islands businesses should assess their risks and invest in appropriate preventive measures, two VI executives said during …

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by Dana Kampa
September 13, 2021

Report: EU banks reap billions from VI, others

A new report from the European Union Tax Observatory suggests that European banks are reaping about 14 percent of their total profits — about 20 billion euros a year — …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 17, 2020

BVIF praises paper on public registers

BVI Finance has praised a British think tank’s new paper about public registers of beneficial ownership, a topic which has put the Virgin Islands and other overseas territories at odds …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 3, 2020

Report blames VI for 3.81% of global tax loss

A recent report by the nonprofit Tax Justice Network alleged that the Virgin Islands is responsible for 3.81 percent of global tax losses amounting to $16.3 billion, a figure that …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
August 28, 2020

Panel warns about Ponzi schemes in VI

The economic hardships created by the Covid-19 crisis have prompted some desperate residents to put their money in illegal Ponzi and pyramid schemes that can promise as much as a …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 8, 2020

Experts weigh in on EU, Covid-19

The global Covid-19 crisis is slowing the ongoing implementation of “economic substance” rules that affect international financial centres, but this delay may result in a more considered strategy and rollout, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 22, 2020

Notices (April 23, 2020)

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204(1)(B) of the BVI Business Company Act, 2004 Decxin Consulting Company Limited 德和信咨询有限公司 (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 2019967 NOTICE is hereby …

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by BVI Beacon
March 31, 2020

Financial services adapt to ‘social distancing’

For financial services firms now compelled to conduct most or all of their business virtually due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Virgin Islands is an ideal place to do …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 11, 2020

Notices (March 12, 2020)

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. Super Titan Limited (In Voluntary Liquidation) IBC No. 2021908 NOTICE OF LIQUIDATOR’S APPOINTMENT NOTICE IS …

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by BVI Beacon
February 6, 2020

Business solutions forum topics revealed

The “Business Solutions Forum” on financial services last week was closed to the media, but BVI Finance said in a subsequent press release that the approximately 80 attendees discussed “infrastructure, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
February 3, 2020

Solutions Forum held for financial services

Government held the second of its Business Solutions Forums on Tuesday — though any ideas arising from the forums have yet to be revealed to the public. Tuesday’s forum, held …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 29, 2020

Notices (January 30, 2020)

Moonscape Holdings Ltd (the Company) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given that the liquidation of Moonscape Holdings Ltd. commenced on the 15th day of January, 2020 and Mr. Walter Reich of …

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by BVI Beacon
December 23, 2019

BVIF slams report linking VI to scandals

A recent report from Berlin-based non-governmental organisation Transparency International explores how businesses and institutions in the United Kingdom help corrupt individuals and regimes launder money, and it draws a “clear …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
October 30, 2019

Premier sees “minimal” impact from Hong Kong protests

The Virgin Islands financial services industry has seen “minimal” impact from the recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Premier Andrew Fahie said while answering a question from Opposition Leader Marlon …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 28, 2019

‘Substance’ rules lead to BOSSS changes

An amendment to the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search System Act, which was rushed through the House of Assembly on Friday, is designed to pave the way for the new rules …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 23, 2019

Notices (Oct. 24, 2019)

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. GARTON VENTURES LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 1440517 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to …

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by BVI Beacon
October 9, 2019

New incorporations hit 16-year low

The Virgin Islands financial services industry continued a downward slide in the second quarter of 2019, incorporating 6,365 new companies to turn in its worst quarter since 2003, when the …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 18, 2019

Notices (July 18, 2019)

Notice of Appointment of a Liquidator under Section 204 of the BVI Business Company Act. ZRH Nominees (0043) Ltd. (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company No. 294154 NOTICE is hereby given pursuant …

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by BVI Beacon
July 11, 2019

Q1 incorporations down 19% from Q4

The Virgin Islands incorporated 7,214 new companies in the first quarter of 2019, representing an approximately 19 percent dip from the previous quarter’s total of 8,916 incorporations and turning in …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 9, 2019

Latin American transparency could provide opportunities

Over the past decade, Latin American families have become increasingly likely to declare their wealth to tax authorities in their home countries, according to Martin Litwak, founder of Untitled (formerly …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 5, 2019

Notices (June 6, 2019)

Business Companies Act, 2004 BW Energy Ltd BVI COMPANY NUMBER 1969860 Voluntary Liquidation Notice is hereby given that BW Energy Ltd has been dissolved and has been struck from the Register of Companies with …

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by BVI Beacon
June 4, 2019

Financial services had best year since 2015

The territory’s financial services industry managed to weather a number of threats from abroad and finished 2018 stronger than the previous two years, as indicated by recently published fourth-quarter 2018 …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
May 15, 2019

Notices (May 16, 2019)

  Caspian Investment Advisory Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation) Company No. 681368 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 204(1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that the Company …

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by BVI Beacon

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