The Bahamas Introduces Major Corporate Transparency Reforms Affecting IBCs and Companies
3 March 2026
On 19 June 2025, The Bahamas enacted the International Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025 and the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2025, implementing significant changes to its corporate transparency framework [..]
2025’s AML Crackdown in the U.S.: What Financial Institutions Must Do Now
12 February 2026
2025 marks a turning point for anti money laundering (AML) enforcement in the United States. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and other supervisory agencies are intensifying scrutiny, [..]
BVI Company Law Reform 2025: New Transparency and Filing Requirements Explained
31 December 2025
The landscape for offshore corporate structuring is undergoing notable change — particularly in the British Virgin Islands. As of 2 January 2025, a series of comprehensive amendments to the BVI Business Companies Act and companion regulations [..]
Switzerland AML Reforms 2025: What Businesses and Advisors Must Know
23 December 2025
Switzerland is introducing major enhancements to its anti-money-laundering (AML) and corporate-transparency regime, and it matters not just for banks, but for companies and professionals across the board, including lawyers, notaries and advisors[..]
AMLA’s Crypto Focus: What Compliance Teams Must Do Now
28 November 2025
Europe’s Anti-Money-Laundering Authority (AMLA) has published early priorities that place crypto assets at the top of the supervisory agenda. This shift is not rhetorical: it signals a move away from fragmented national approaches toward measurable, harmonized supervision. For compliance leaders, the question is simple ,what to do this quarter to be ready for tougher, outcome-focused scrutiny. [..]
Offshore Substance Requirements 2025: How Corporate Service Providers Must Adapt
4 November 2025
In 2025, many of the offshore jurisdictions served by global corporate services providers like SFM are undergoing a paradigm shift: classic “mailbox” companies are no longer sufficient. Regulatory authorities worldwide are increasingly enforcing economic substance rules [..]
