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By way of an update on our recent publication (which can be found here) that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) had determined that the Cayman Islands has substantively fulfilled its action plan, and following completion of a recent on-site visit by the FATF, the Cayman Islands has…

Partner Robert Farrell has been awarded the Banking & Finance Expert of the Year in the Cayman Islands 2026 by The Lawyer Network Annual Awards, an event marking excellence for the world’s leading lawyers across the globe.

Loeb Smith Attorneys was voted “Law Firm of the Year: Client Services” at the Hedgeweek® Global Digital Assets Awards

ALB Offshore Client Choice 2026’s list recognition.

Hong Kong (12 February 2026) Off the back of winning the Best Structured Finance Deal of the Year (Hong Kong) at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2025, Loeb Smith is proud to announce that Hong Kong Capital Finance Corporation Limited (HKCFC)’s residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transaction, as arranged by…

Our firm has been ranked as Lexology Legal Influencer for Dispute Resolution – Central and South America for Q4 2025. We are proud that Loeb Smith’s articles were ranked as Legal Influencer in all quarters of 2025!

Hong Kong (20 January 2026) Loeb Smith is proud to announce that Hong Kong Capital Finance Corporation Limited (HKCFC)’s residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) transaction, as arranged by United Overseas Bank with HKCFC MBS 5 Limited as the issuer (Issuer), has been named Best Structured Finance Deal of the…

The Tax Information Authority (International Tax Compliance) (Common Reporting Standard) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, (the “Amendment Regulations”) were published in the Cayman Islands Gazette which, upon coming into force on 1 January 2026