Holdings
Personal Holding Company for Tax Planning
In this post, we will review how entrepreneurs and business owners can use foreign companies for tax optimization.
Ilya Alkhimov
Ilya has more than 15 years of experience in finance, credit, equity and derivatives trading, algorithmic, banking and stock market software development.
Funds
Sustainability-Related Disclosures in European Funds
EU encourages businesses to frame decisions in terms of financial, environmental, social, and human effects ensuring resilience and long-term value creation. But such disclosures used by European funds must not be misleading.
AML
How to ensure that the beneficial owner of the Partner from a third country is not subject to an international financial sanction?
These days we see how sanctions are applied to many persons in bulk. In this article, we review how to ensure you don’t deal with a partner who is under financial sanctions.
Funds
Alternative Investment Fund in Estonia for investing in crypto projects and crypto-assets
Alternative Investment Fund in Estonia for investing in crypto projects and crypto-assets. How does it differ from investment funds in other countries?
Crypto
ICO in Estonia: What you need to know
If you plan to perform an ICO/IDO in Estonia, you may have to register your tokens with EFSA and obtain a crypto license in Estonia in case your tokens are considered as securities. You have two options on how to determine that.
Crypto
Starting a Crypto Exchange Company in Estonia
Registering a company and obtaining a single virtual currency service provider’s license in Estonia. We provide this service as a standard package which is more beneficial for our clients, since they don’t need to pay separately for the registration of the company.
Utility Tokens vs Security Tokens
The Definition of Token The term token refers to a specific virtual currency token or the way cryptocurrencies are denominated. These tokens represent fungible and tradable assets or utilities that reside on their own blockchains. Tokens are often used for crowd sales to raise funds, but can also be used
Funds
The Prospectus Directive and Regulation in the EU
This article contains the information on the Prospectus Directive and Regulation in the EU, which are important regulatory instruments designed to ensure investor protecting.
Crypto
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Framework
The present article explores some of the EU legal instruments that become relevant when crypto-assets qualify as financial instruments, exposing related enforcement issues in the context to blockchain-based financial applications.
Funds
Forms of Possible Placement Options for Fund Interests Outside Fund Regulations
Forms of Possible Placement Options for Fund Interests Outside Fund Regulations. Public offering for Funds promoting subscription for its investment shares (units) outside the Estonian territory.
Funds
Estonia: Summary of Private Placement Provisions for Fund Interests
Summary of Private Placement Provisions for Fund Interests in Estonia. AIFMD, Public Offer and Private Placement as specified in the Estonian Securities Market Act.
Crypto
Crypto-Assets: What Exactly are They and Where do They Stand?
Cryptocurrencies, crypto-assets and crypto-derivatives have gained a lot of popularity in Estonia, EU and all over the world over the past few years. In particular, during the latter part market capitalizations for many of the more prominent cryptocurrencies reached all-time highs.
Crypto
The Legal Framework of the Initial Coin Offering in Estonia
Recently, developers, companies and individuals using cryptocurrency offerings such as Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to raise capital have attracted increased attention. The structures of ICOs vary and they can be used to raise capital for different types of projects.
Recommendations
Requirements of Independence. Independent Member.
Requirements of Independence. Independent Member. This article is from the Corporate Governance Recommendations prepared on the basis of Estonian legislation, structure of shareholders of Issuers acting in Estonia and taking into account the main problems that arise in company management.
Recommendations
Election of the Auditor and Auditing of the Annual Accounts
Election of the Auditor and Auditing of the Annual Accounts. This article is from the Corporate Governance Recommendations prepared on the basis of Estonian legislation, structure of shareholders of Issuers acting in Estonia and taking into account the main problems that arise in company management.
Recommendations
Financial Reporting & Audit. Corporate Governance in Estonia.
Financial Reporting & Audit. This article is from the Corporate Governance Recommendations prepared on the basis of Estonian legislation, structure of shareholders of Issuers acting in Estonia and taking into account the main problems that arise in company management.