(Fees reflect the BVI Financial Services Commission "FSC" 2010 fee increase)
Included professional fees:
› service and Legal Fees
Included disbursements:
› FSC Mutual Fund Application Fee
› FSC Mutual Fund Recognition Fee ($500 after July in any year)
› BVI Company Licence Fee
› Authorised BVI Mutual Fund Agent Fee (upon appointment and annually thereafter)
› Registered Agent/Office (upon incorporation and annually thereafter)
› Communication/Courier/Company Seal costs
We have made special arrangements with select BVI law firms to offer our clients a BVI recognised fund packages at very competitive prices.
Our basic BVI recognised fund package includes:
› name check
› preparation of the company memorandum of association
› preparation of the company articles of association
› preparation of company registration forms
› filing with the BVI registrar of companies
› certificate of incorporation
› share certificates
› minutes of the first board meetings
› register of directors
› register of members
› company seal
› re-draft, filing and certifying memorandum & articles of association for the fund formation
› preparation of offering documents and fund agreements
› preparation of investment fund application for recognition and licensing with BVI FSC
› filing the fund application with the BVI FSC
› certifying documents for the FSC
› payment of first year BVI Registered Agent/Office (annual)
› payment of first year Authorised BVI Mutual Fund Agent Fee (annual)
› payment of first year BVI Business Company Licence Fee (annual)
› payment of first year FSC Mutual Fund Recognition Fee (annual)
› courier service (1 time)
Annual fees: (Total $2,550)
› Authorised BVI Mutual Fund Agent Fee
› Registered Agent/Office for a mutual fund
› BVI Business Company Licence Fee
› FSC Mutual Fund Recognition Fee
Other services available:
› Obtain CUSIP/ISIN number
› Nominated director (annual)
› Preparation of resolutions
› Prepare power of attorney
› Apostille
› Certificate of Incumbency
› Independent BVI legal review of investment fund offering memorandum
Our BVI Closed-End Fund package includes the following:
(price includes BVI BC formation fee, BVI Business Company filing fee, and the registered agent/office fee)
Included disbursements:
› BVI Company Licence Fee
› Registered Agent/Office (upon incorporation and annually thereafter)
› Communication/Courier/Company Seal costs
› name check
› preparation of the company memorandum of association
› preparation of the company articles of association
› preparation of company registration forms
› filing with the BVI registrar of companies
› certificate of incorporation
› share certificates
› minutes of the first board meetings
› register of directors
› register of members
› company seal
› preparation of offering documents and fund agreements
› payment of first year BVI Registered Agent/Office (annual)
› payment of first year BVI Business Company Licence Fee (annual)
› courier service (1 time)
Annual fees:
› Registered Agent/Office for a mutual fund
› BVI Business Company Licence Fee
Other service available:
› Obtain CUSIP/ISIN number
› Nominated director (annual)
› Preparation of resolutions
› Prepare power of attorney
› Apostille
› Certificate of Incumbency
A retainer equal to 50% of the total fee is required up-front with the balance due upon presentation of the first draft of the fund documents. Payments can be made in U.S. Dollars ($) or Euros (€). Our preferred form of payment is bank wire transfer, banking details will be provided on request. Once payment has been received in full the client questionnaire will be sent via email.
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