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Industry Updates
Investment Funds: Compliance with FATCA and Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Requirements
30 Jan 2014
Compliance with regulatory requirements continues to be a key issue for the investment fund industry as investors and regulators seek greater transparency. With increased regulatory focus and sanctions, compliance is now even more important for firms that establish offshore investment fund structures.
The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") introduced expansive new withholding and information reporting rules aimed at ensuring that US persons with financial assets outside the US are reporting correctly and paying US tax. The implication of the FATCA regulations on private equity and hedge funds is significant. In addition, most offshore investment fund structures are subject to local anti-money laundering ("AML") legislation. As the premier offshore jurisdiction for the establishment of alternative investment vehicles, the Cayman Islands has a robust and comprehensive regulatory and AML legislative framework in place, which has been assessed by international agencies as meeting the international requirements.
This shift toward AML best practice could now impact closed ended private equity vehicles which may not have previously considered their AML obligations. To better understand the possible implications of these new requirements and what your responsibilities are to ensure compliance, please click here.
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