Fund Services

The laws of the Cayman Islands have facilitated the development of three main vehicles for funds in addition to the traditional unit trust.

Exempted Company

While a fund may take the form of a partnership or unit trust many funds established in the Cayman Islands take the form of an exempted Company. The advantages of this type of company are described in our company management section.

Exempted Limited Partnerships

Traditional partnerships are notoriously complex and administratively expensive vehicles and it was as a response to the demands from the financial industry for simplification that the exempted limited partnership was created.

An exempted limited partnership is in reality as simple and straightforward to establish and administer as its corporate counterpart, the exempted company. This type of vehicle has a widespread use most particularly in the private equity fund sector. Should your professional advisor consider the appropriate vehicle for your fund to be an exempted limited partnership contact us to ask how we can help.

Segregated Portfolio Companies (“SPC”)

As described in our company management section, an SPC has many uses with its principal advantage of enabling the assets of one particular group of investors to be segregated (protected) from the assets and liabilities of another. Cayman Management has found that SPCs are an ideal structure for funds with a number of classes of investment or diverse groups of investors.

Whilst SPCs have become a popular Fund vehicle in the Cayman Islands with some international recognition, it is important that the governing requirements of the Cayman Islands Companies Act are strictly adhered to in the area of third-party contracts. Fund directors must be fully acquainted with the documentary and other technical requirements that make SPCs special. Contact us to discuss the SPC as a possible vehicle for your proposed fund.

Cayman Management has been working with professional advisors in the establishment of funds for many years. Most funds are regulated by CIMA; however, a fund need not register if it satisfies certain conditions under the Mutual Funds Act or the Private Funds Act.

In the event that the fund must register under the Mutual Funds Act or Private Funds Act, Cayman Management is familiar with the application process and can assist you as needed.

There are various continuing obligations in relation to regulated funds, which include the requirement to submit a Fund Annual Return (FAR), file updates to offering documents with CIMA and file accounts audited by an auditor approved by CIMA within 6 months of its financial year end.

Consideration must also be given to the effect of the Securities Investment Business Act on the operation of a fund and its respective service providers and its impact on the operation of Investment Managers and Investment Advisors in and from the Cayman Islands.

The ongoing monitoring of a registered fund to ensure compliance with the regulations is the responsibility of the fund directors and Cayman Management and its independent directors take that role very seriously. As the holder of a Company Management License the firm’s continued business existence is dependent on the careful exercise of its obligations under local regulations.

For detailed consideration of the regulatory requirements see Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (www.cimoney.com.ky) or for a general discussion as to what is required Contact us.

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