First came the VAT, then Economic Substance Regulations (ESR), and now UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) rules – the UAE now requires companies to stringently follow well-defined transparency procedures.
Owners of Jebel Ali Free Zone companies must file the UBO information with the authorities by March 31. Mainland companies (those with corporate shareholding) must file with the Department of Economic Development in Arabic, or else the trade license will not be renewed.
The Cabinet Resolution No. (58) 2020 on regulating UBO, which came into effect on August 24, 2020, requires all such information to be maintained in the Real Beneficiary Register (RBR) and Partners or Shareholders Register (PSR), and to be made available to the public. This is as part of provisions included to counter money laundering crimes and combating the financing of terrorism.
(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) DUBAI, 15th February, 2021 (WAM) Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Al Tamimi & Co., organised a webinar offering businesses clarity and guidance on complying with existing Economic Substance Regulations in the UAE.
A total of 390 participants joined the webinar, including business owners, managers and legal professionals. The session was led by Shiraz Khan, Partner, Head of Taxation; Noff Al-Khafaji, Senior Associate, Corporate Structuring; and Janet Gooi, Senior Associate, Tax at Al Tamimi & Company; who provided an overview of the economic substance regime, latest developments, compliance requirements and sanctions for non-compliance.
The UAE issued the Economic Substance Regulations in 2019, which was subsequently replaced by a new set of Economic Substance Regulations in 2020. Further updated guidance on the economic substance regime was issued by the Ministry of Finance to provide further clarification and
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Originally Published in Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance
Guide 2021: Bermuda
This guide provides the latest information on sources of
insurance and reinsurance law, insurance and reinsurance regulatory
bodies and legislative guidance, overseas-based insurers or
reinsurers, M&A activity relating to insurance companies,
alternative risk transfer (ART) transactions and insurtech
developments.
1. BASIS OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE
LAW
1.1 SOURCES OF
INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE LAW
The principal legislation governing companies in Bermuda is the
Companies Act 1981, as amended (Companies Act), under which the
majority of companies in Bermuda are incorporated by