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A review of data protection legislation in the Caribbean

In 2019 at the World Economic Forum, Antonio Neri, CEO of Hewlett Packard said “Data is the new currency”. This analogy has become very popular because data is now considered one of the most valuable commodities. In the European Union (EU), data protection is a fundamental right, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came

La Ley de Transparencia Corporativa de Estados Unidos 2021 (“CTA”, por sus siglas en inglés)

Por Fanny Evans, Asociada Senior, Morgan & Morgan ¿Qué es la CTA? La CTA se promulgó el 1 de enero de 2021 como parte de la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional para impedir el uso de compañías para evadir las normas contra el blanqueo de capitales o para ocultar otras actividades ilegales. En virtud

The philosophy behind the successful Economic Substance Regime of the BVI

Following the introduction in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) of the Economic  Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) Act, 2018 (ESA), which became effective on January 1st, 2019, some questioned the sustainability of BVI’s position as a leading international financial centre. While we cannot underestimate those concerns, we believe that there is also evidence that ESA

La Importancia de contar con un Programa de Cumplimiento de Protección de Datos

Fanny Evans, Asociada Senior, Morgan & Morgan En el año 2013, Virginia Ginni Rometty, CEO de IBM, dijo: “Me gustaría que piensen en los grandes datos como el próximo recurso natural que es para nuestra era lo que el vapor, la electricidad y el petróleo fueron para la Era Industrial“. Es probable que hayan leído

The Bahamas: Economic Substance Legislation

The Bahamas: Economic Substance Legislation

Fanny Evans, associate at Morgan & Morgan The Bahamas has passed legislation requiring that certain legal entities carrying on relevant activities have to demonstrate adequate economic substance in said jurisdiction. The beneficial owners of any company or limited partnership incorporated, registered or continued in The Bahamas should be aware of this legislation and consider how

BVI: Economic Substance Legislation

Fanny Evans, associate at Morgan & Morgan The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has passed legislation requiring certain legal entities carrying on relevant activities to demonstrate adequate economic substance in the BVI. The owners of any company or limited partnership registered or incorporated in the BVI should be aware of this legislation and consider how they

BVI Private Trust Companies

By Fanny Evans, Executive Director and General Manager of MMG Trust (BVI) Corp.  Since the introduction of the Private Trust Company (PTC) in the BVI, this vehicle has become attractive to act as the Trustee, Protector or Administrator of a trust without the need to apply for an exemption or to apply for a trust license

BVI Private Trust Companies

By Fanny Evans, Executive Director and General Manager of MMG Trust (BVI) Corp.  Since the introduction of the Private Trust Company (PTC) in the BVI, this vehicle has become attractive to act as the Trustee, Protector or Administrator of a trust without the need to apply for an exemption or to apply for a trust license