Derivatives Lawyers & Advisory Services

Our experienced team advise on an extensive range of over the counter, exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives transactions across all asset classes. We also provide advice on capacity, authority, enforceability and insolvency matters in relation to offshore counterparties. We are also counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in Bermuda and provide netting opinions in Bermuda and the Isle of Man.

We advise our clients on a wide range of transactions that incorporate traditional and bespoke structured finance and derivative structures in complex ways relevant to today’s markets and regulatory environment. Our talented, experienced and solution driven team is committed to delivering the highest possible level of client service and regularly work together across our global locations to provide expert multi-jurisdictional advice.

We act as offshore counsel to financial institutions, prime brokers, funds and corporates on offshore netting, collateral and other issues relating to:

  • Credit derivatives
  • Equity derivatives
  • Fund derivatives
  • Commodity derivatives
  • Fixed Income derivatives
  • GMRA and GMSLA transactions
  • Repo and securities lending transactions
  • Prime brokerage structures
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  • Mauritius (2)
  • Cayman Islands (1)
  • Guernsey (1)
  • Bermuda (1)
  • BVI (2)
  • Jersey (1)
  • Isle of Man (1)
  • Seychelles (1)
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25 Jun 2026

CIMA Enforcement Action in Focus: Reminders and Recommendations

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has recently published a number of Enforcement Notices that provide helpful context for regulated entities, including Licensees and Registered Persons under the Securities Investment Business Act (Revised) (SIBA), seeking to understand and meet their ongoing regulatory obligations in the Cayman Islands. In early June 2026, CIMA exercised its enforcement powers under SIBA Section 17 to cancel the registrations of several SIBA Registered Persons on the basis that it had reasonable grounds to believe that such Registered Persons had failed to meet certain key regulatory obligations. The Appleby Team takes this opportunity to review the relevant findings and CIMA enforcement action; and to highlight certain key obligations that attach to regulated entities in the Cayman Islands.

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23 Jun 2026

Important Cayman Islands Industry Advisory: Common Reporting Standard 2.0 and Economic Substance Updates

Further to the introduction of the Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 (the CRS Amendment Regulations or CRS 2.0), the Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation (DITC) has issued an Industry Advisory flagging certain key updates in respect of Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and Economic Substance (ES) reporting in the Cayman Islands. Cayman Financial Institutions will be required file 2025 CRS Returns and Declarations by 31 July 2026, ahead of the online DITC Portal’s closure to facilitate its transition to XML Schema v3.0. ES courtesy reminders (which have historically been sent by email to designated Responsible Persons in advance of annual ES reporting deadlines) will no longer be issued such that Relevant Entities will need to independently track such deadlines themselves. Updated Individual and Entity CRS Self-Certification forms, aligned with CRS 2.0, are now available online via the DITC website.

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19 Jun 2026

Briefing Note: CDD – Acceptance of Scanned PDFs of Wet Ink Certified Documents

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (Handbook), introducing changes that affect how regulated businesses verify their clients’ identities and documents.

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17 Jun 2026

Changes of control: A recurring gap in fitness & propriety due diligence

Change of control transactions involving Isle of Man regulated entities continue to expose a recurring (and avoidable) risk.  Namely, a failure to carry out, and evidence, due diligence on incoming controllers.