According to a recent report by PWC: AuM at Crypto Hedge Funds and Digital Asset acceptance among Traditional Hedge Funds continued to grow during 2021 with the former yielding healthy returns and maturing trading strategies familiar to the latter. The increased sophistication of the Crypto Specialist funds can be evidenced in experience of management, preference towards higher quality assets, and the interplay between of Digital Asset, on-chain/off-chain yield earning instru

Following the 2011 first instance decision of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund (In Liquidation) v Peterson and Ekstrom (2011) (Weavering), CIMA published a Statement of Guidance (SoG) in 2014 which applies to Regulated Funds. The SoG sets out best practices and establishes certain minimum corporate governance standards for governing bodies of Funds and whilst only applicable to Regulated Funds at this stage, it provides helpful guidan

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All Cayman funds are required to have their financial accounts audited on an annual basis by an auditor approved by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”). Cayman Funds are also required to submit audited accounts, along with the Fund Annual Return (“FAR”) within 6 months after the financial year end to CIMA. CIMA’s Regulatory Policy for Exemption from Audit Requirements for a Regulated Mutual Fund and the Regulatory Policy for Exemption from Audit Requirements for a

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It is now industry norm to see independent directors appointed to the boards of offshore investment funds. It is no longer a 'check box exe

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