英属维尔京群岛发出收益所有权处罚警告
英属维尔京群岛金融服务促进机构BVI House Asia最近在香港举行了一场研讨会，强调该地区新的遗嘱认证规则带来的影响。
超过80位专业人士听说，在英属维尔京的公司中，约有40%的公司由亚洲个人持有，特别是来自中国内地和香港的个人，他们将受到最近在东加勒比最高法院实施的无争议遗嘱认证和遗产管理的新规的影响。此外，还讨论了该地区新的可搜索到的实益所有权登记制度。
研讨会的参加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必须在15天内通知其注册代理人，以了解受益所有权信息的变更。如果没有合理的理由不遵守，公司将被处以10,000美元的最高罚款。如果注册代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而没有合理的理由，该代理人将被处以最高4万美元的罚款。
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.
超过80位专业人士听说，在英属维尔京的公司中，约有40%的公司由亚洲个人持有，特别是来自中国内地和香港的个人，他们将受到最近在东加勒比最高法院实施的无争议遗嘱认证和遗产管理的新规的影响。此外，还讨论了该地区新的可搜索到的实益所有权登记制度。
研讨会的参加者被告知，在受益所有人死亡后，公司必须在15天内通知其注册代理人，以了解受益所有权信息的变更。如果没有合理的理由不遵守，公司将被处以10,000美元的最高罚款。如果注册代理人不遵守15天的通知要求而没有合理的理由，该代理人将被处以最高4万美元的罚款。
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.
