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Legal 500 Caribbean, 2024
Megan is a senior associate advising financial institutions, funds, investment managers, administrators and other service providers on a wide range of Cayman Islands regulatory and compliance matters, including CIMA licensing and registration requirements, economic substance, sanctions, beneficial ownership, anti-money laundering and counter terrorist-financing, and administrative fines.
Before joining Ogier in 2022, Megan worked for seven years as a member of a top-ranked financial markets team at a leading New Zealand law firm, where she specialised in financial services regulatory matters. Megan received her Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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31 January 2025 | 9 min read
Cayman Islands economic substance requirements – an overview
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