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RESILIENCE AND AGILITY differentiate Gibraltar’s industry BY ANGELE PARIS
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s investor demand for cryptocurrency and digital assets continues to rise, Gibraltar is being lauded as one of the preeminent jurisdictions for crypto hedge funds. In addition to welcoming a number of cryptocurrency exchanges to its shores and strengthening its ties with the global blockchain and industry players, the territory has continued to build on its flexible, yet robust regulatory framework, in a post-Brexit environment. Although the digital assets space is a
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fast-paced, growing and exciting part of the market, which Gibraltar is focusing on, the regulatory enhancements and the territory’s ambitions as a global fund jurisdiction reach across a variety of fund structures and sectors.
ADAPTING TO LIFE OUTSIDE EU
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, Gibraltar has moved to seize the opportunity granted by the circumstances, adapting its rules and regulations to a jurisdiction of its size. The stringent EU
regulations were not always beneficial for a smaller fund hub and Gibraltar now has the freedom to set up a regulatory structure which is more appropriate and attracts the types of funds which are best suited to its service. One of the jurisdiction’s unique selling points is the speed to market offer for managers looking to domicile their funds there. The structures available facilitate this. The Experienced Investor Fund (EIF) is one of the more popular routes to market. This appeal is driven by the lack
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