The Cayman Islands remains the premier jurisdiction for the domiciliation of hedge funds.
As of June 2025 there are 69 fund administrators licenced in the Cayman Islands, of which 64 hold full a licence and five hold a restricted licence. Most of the world's top administrators are licensed to carry on business in the jurisdiction. CIMA lists all registered fund administrators in the Cayman Islands.
It is commonly acknowledged that Cayman’s success as an investment funds jurisdiction is due to a perfect combination of factors: having a well-respected legal and judicial system based on English common law coupled with a track record of servicing the top global asset managers in the space; being in the right time zone to serve the US market which is a heavy user of the domicile; and it attracts some of the world’s best service providers who are experts in their field including fund accountants and auditors, fund attorneys, independent directors, fund administrators and trustees, all with over two decades of accumulated expertise. This familiarity and concentration of expertise inevitably makes the establishment and ongoing operation of investment funds in the Cayman Islands more efficient in terms of timing and costs than less-specialised jurisdictions.
Most of the world’s top administrators are licensed to carry on business in the Cayman Islands. A full list of registered fund administrators can be found on the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority website at www.cima.ky.
Fund Statistics
The Cayman Islands remains the premier jurisdiction for the domicile of hedge funds and private equity funds.
As of June 2025 CIMA records 13,090 mutual funds, comprising 9,003 Registered Funds, 3,180 Master Funds, 610 Limited Investor Funds, 253 Administered Funds and 44 Licensed Funds.
There were also 17,609 Regulated Private Funds.
