MANAMA: Bahrain has become the jurisdiction of choice in the region for the establishment of investment funds, with the launch of new rules that offer speed, simplicity and flexibility, according to a legal expert.
Brian Howard, partner and head of the international funds team at Trowers & Hamlins told the GDN that the Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) new collective investment undertakings (CIU) regulations now makes a wide spectrum of investment fund structures available to prospective managers following a simplified notification process .