1 June 2026 | 21 min read
Establishing and operating a Cayman Islands open-ended fund
James Bergstrom
Team: Kate Hodson 凯特·赫臣, Tim Cone, Angus Davison, Joanne Huckle, Bradley Kruger, Alastair Lagrange, and 6 more
Cayman Islands
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Alastair is a partner in Ogier’s Cayman Islands office and a member of the Regulatory team and the Technology and Web3 team.
Alastair is regularly instructed on registration, licensing and change of control applications, inspections and filings with Cayman authorities including the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, cross-border conduct of business, corporate governance and ongoing compliance with key regimes including FATCA, CRS and CARF, AML and sanctions, economic substance, data protection and beneficial ownership.
He also regularly advises on the structuring, establishment and ongoing operations of foundation companies for crypto and private wealth applications, virtual asset service providers and fintech businesses of all kinds.
Alastair takes part in developing regulatory policy and industry practice by participating in industry working groups, commenting on consultation drafts of legislation and regulatory measures, contributing to articles and speaking at conferences.
Prior to joining Ogier, Alastair worked in the regulatory and investment funds teams of another international firm in the Cayman Islands for seven years. Before that, he specialised in mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and corporate advisory at a large domestic firm in Australia.
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2018 - Attorney-at-Law, Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
2016 - Practitioner, High Court of Australia (non practising)
2011 - Barrister & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Western Australia (non practising)
1 June 2026 | 21 min read
Establishing and operating a Cayman Islands open-ended fund
James Bergstrom
Team: Kate Hodson 凯特·赫臣, Tim Cone, Angus Davison, Joanne Huckle, Bradley Kruger, Alastair Lagrange, and 6 more
Cayman Islands
Insight
1 June 2026 | 18 min read
Cayman Islands closed-ended funds
James Bergstrom
Team: Tim Cone, Angus Davison, Joanne Huckle, Bradley Kruger, Alastair Lagrange, Justin Savage, and 7 more
Cayman Islands
Insight
1 June 2026 | 15 min read
Cayman Islands exempted companies
James Bergstrom
Team: Angus Davison, Joanne Huckle, Bradley Kruger, Alastair Lagrange, Justin Savage, Giorgio Subiotto, and 3 more
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
Insight
1 June 2026 | 15 min read
Cayman Islands Limited Liability Companies
James Bergstrom
Team: Angus Davison, Kate Hodson 凯特·赫臣, Joanne Huckle, Bradley Kruger, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Justin Savage, and 3 more
Cayman Islands
Insight
1 June 2026 | 14 min read
Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships
Joanne Huckle
Team: James Bergstrom, Angus Davison, Justin Savage, Bradley Kruger, Giorgio Subiotto, Alastair Lagrange, and 7 more
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
Insight
1 June 2026 | 11 min read
Segregated portfolio companies in the Cayman Islands
James Bergstrom
Team: Angus Davison, Kate Hodson 凯特·赫臣, Joanne Huckle, Nicholas Plowman 包乐文, Justin Savage, Giorgio Subiotto, and 2 more
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
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1 June 2026
Cayman Islands licensees and registered persons: A guide to requirements for changes in ownership and control
Alastair Lagrange
Team: Cline Glidden, Graeme Loarridge, Jon Hughes
Cayman Islands
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26 May 2026 | 1 min read
CIMA issues temporary measures and registration questionnaire for tokenised funds
Alan Wong 黄伟麟
Team: Dennis Li 李景顺, Bradley Kruger, Alastair Lagrange
Cayman Islands, Hong Kong
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19 May 2026 | 3 min read
Annual audit filings for Cayman Islands regulated funds: deadlines, filing extensions and exemptions
Ridhiima Kapoor
Team: Alastair Lagrange, Justin Savage, Joanne Huckle, Tim Cone, Bradley Kruger
Cayman Islands
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