Passporting
Don’t underestimate the size of the passporting problem
The solution to the post-Brexit passporting problem is not as simple as setting up a brass plaque company inside the EU, according to financial regulatory lawyers Hogan Lovells.
Blacktower recommits to Gibraltar but ‘contemplates’ future
Blacktower Financial Management Group says it has no plans to leave Gibraltar for now and will go ahead with the opening of a new office there as the firm sought to reassure the British overseas territory over claims it is looking to move its headquarters to another EU member state.
Blacktower set to pull Gibraltar HQ following Brexit vote
Gibraltar-headquartered Blacktower Financial Management Group is planning a possible move of its business to a different European country in a bid to preserve its EU ‘passporting’ status, the IFA firm’s managing director, John Westwood, has said.
Gibraltar stock exchange lists first debt securities
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) listed its first corporate bond and its first asset-backed security in February after expanding its services last month to include the listing of closed-ended funds and debt securities.
Alternatives | 10 Sep 15
Guernsey opens market to EU-based AIFs
Guernsey has extended its market access to alternative investment fund managers and AIF funds from EU member states that have fully implemented the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD).