英屬維爾京群島發出收益所有權處罰警告
英屬維爾京群島金融服務促進機構BVI House Asia最近在香港舉行了一場研討會，強調該地區新的遺囑認證規則帶來的影響。
超過80位專業人士聽說，在英屬維爾京的公司中，約有40%的公司由亞洲個人持有，特別是來自中國內地和香港的個人，他們將受到最近在東加勒比最高法院實施的無爭議遺囑認證和遺產管理的新規的影響。此外，還討論了該地區新的可搜索到的實益所有權登記制度。
研討會的參加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必須在15天內通知其注冊代理人，以了解受益所有權信息的變更。如果沒有合理的理由不遵守，公司將被處以10,000美元的最高罰款。如果注冊代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而沒有合理的理由，該代理人將被處以最高4萬美元的罰款。
BVI Warns Of Beneficial OwnershipPenalties
The British VirginIslands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held aseminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probaterules.
More than 80professionals heard that around 40 percent of BVI companies are owned byindividuals in Asia, particularly from China and Hong Kong, and they will beaffected by new rules on non-contentious probate and estate administrationrecently implemented at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The territory'snew searchable beneficial ownership register was also discussed.
Seminar attendeeswere told that following the death of a beneficial owner, a company must notifyits registered agent within 15 days of becoming aware of a change of beneficialownership information. Failure to comply without reasonable cause leaves thecompany open to a maximum fine of USD10,000. If a registered agent fails tocomply with the 15-day notification requirement without reasonable cause, theagent is liable to a maximum fine of USD40,000.
超過80位專業人士聽說，在英屬維爾京的公司中，約有40%的公司由亞洲個人持有，特別是來自中國內地和香港的個人，他們將受到最近在東加勒比最高法院實施的無爭議遺囑認證和遺產管理的新規的影響。此外，還討論了該地區新的可搜索到的實益所有權登記制度。
研討會的參加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必須在15天內通知其注冊代理人，以了解受益所有權信息的變更。如果沒有合理的理由不遵守，公司將被處以10,000美元的最高罰款。如果注冊代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而沒有合理的理由，該代理人將被處以最高4萬美元的罰款。
BVI Warns Of Beneficial OwnershipPenalties
The British VirginIslands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held aseminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probaterules.
More than 80professionals heard that around 40 percent of BVI companies are owned byindividuals in Asia, particularly from China and Hong Kong, and they will beaffected by new rules on non-contentious probate and estate administrationrecently implemented at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The territory'snew searchable beneficial ownership register was also discussed.
Seminar attendeeswere told that following the death of a beneficial owner, a company must notifyits registered agent within 15 days of becoming aware of a change of beneficialownership information. Failure to comply without reasonable cause leaves thecompany open to a maximum fine of USD10,000. If a registered agent fails tocomply with the 15-day notification requirement without reasonable cause, theagent is liable to a maximum fine of USD40,000.
