Financial Services

Strength in depth and excellent servicing standard are the key components to our success. Our team-focused approach ensures that the right expertise and at the right level of experience is brought to every transaction.

You can be confident that Loeb Smith has the knowledge and expertise for the most complex financial transactions to meet the toughest timelines. Our services in the financial services sector span the entire spectrum, from mainstream banking through to insurance and funds.

Financial Services:
- Banking and securities
- Investment management
- Insurance/reinsurance
- Real estate finance
- Financial services regulatory
- Acquisition and leveraged financing
- Asset Finance
- Debt Capital Markets
- Derivatives
- Fund Finance
- Insurance Linked products
- Structured finance
- Sustainable Finance
- Islamic Finance
- Regulatory
- Listing service
- Restructuring and corporate recovery

Related Publications

3 Nov 2023 Cayman Islands: an overview of Foundation Companies The Foundation Companies Act 2017 (the “Act”) introduced a novel corporate vehicle to the Cayman Islands – the “Foundation Company”. Read More

30 Oct 2023 Cayman Islands removed from FATF Grey list By way of an update on our recent publication the Financial Action Task Force had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and the Cayman Islands has now been de-listed from the so-called “Grey list”. Read More

26 Oct 2023 Cayman Islands: Key dates to terminate a Cayman company to avoid unnecessary fees for 2024. If you are considering terminating a Cayman company by way of voluntary liquidation or strike-off, it is crucial to adhere to specific deadlines and procedures to avoid unnecessary fees for the year 2024. Read More

20 Oct 2023 Cayman Islands: Proposed Legislation to expand Cayman Islands’ beneficial ownership framework The Beneficial Ownership Transparency Bill, 2023 (the “Bill”), which aims to streamline the Cayman Islands’ beneficial ownership framework and to enhance transparency. Read More

19 Oct 2023 British Virgin Islands: BVI REMOVED FROM EU LIST OF NON-COOPERATIVE JURISDICTIONS FOR TAX PURPOSES The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been removed from the European Union (EU) list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Read More

12 Oct 2023 Why and Where Do You Need to Be Offshore? Why and Where Do You Need to Be Offshore? Wendy Au of Loeb Smith Hong Kong office shared her insight with SS&C Intralinks on what makes offshore destinations attractive to Asia-based fund managers with some key.. Read More

Cayman Islands: Updated AML Guidance on use of e-KYC, Digital ID, and remote onboarding and ongoing monitoring of business relationships

4 Oct 2023 Cayman Islands: Updated AML Guidance on use of e-KYC, Digital ID, and remote onboarding and ongoing monitoring of business relationships In recent years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, onboarding clients and monitoring business relationships on remote basis have become the dominant trend. Read More

2 Oct 2023 Cayman Islands Satisfies FATF Action Plan Good news for the Cayman Islands! Read More