WHO WE ARE
Dynamic, Committed, Adaptable, Connected, Passionate
Based in the Cayman Islands, Clearwater is a regulated fiduciary services provider leveraging long-term relationships with global business partners. Our robust core infrastructure – both our intellectual capital and technology platforms allows us to provide the personal service we pride ourselves on.
Clearwater exists to bring a completely fresh approach to offshore governance and finance. We simplify and provide solutions in a pragmatic and committed manner. We are relentless in our focus to excellence of service.
Caribbean based,
global experience
Client centric,
personally invested
Results focused,
value-driven
Cloud-based,
always connected
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
OUR SERVICES
Whilst all fund types and structures are serviced, partnerships that focus in areas of increasing societal and technological impact and advancement are welcomed - particularly ESG and digital assets. We are passionate about these innovations on a personal level.
Independent Directors
Providing fiduciaries to Investment Funds and related entities catering to a range of different structures and strategies. We also deliver specific ESG governance expertise across our entire offering.
Independent Directors – A measured and pragmatic approach delivered in a very personal way
Investment Management
Highly skilled professionals who provide outsourced investment management and trade and execution services for fund entities, while assisting UHNWI with asset and portfolio management solutions, with a particular focus on the LatAm region.
Investment Management – Well informed tailored solutions
Anti-Money Laundering Officers
Our team has qualified AML specialists who provide regulatory oversight and reporting services to a variety of structures. These professionals keep abreast of the ever evolving global requirements for seamless regulatory compliance.
Anti-Money Laundering Officers – A turn-key, trusted solution for all requirements
Economic Substance
Servicing mainly Fund Management and Holding Company businesses, Clearwater has professionals with the required expertise to provide bespoke tailored solutions for relevant entities.
Economic Substance – A bespoke solution
CFO Services
The Clearwater outsourced CFO team provides value to investment managers by either eliminating the need to hire a complete in-house finance & accounting team or functioning in a supporting capacity.
Outsourced CFO Services
Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
OUR TEAM
Our team possess a depth and breadth of experiences - both technically and geographically. We are an inclusive, multicultural team delivering our expertise in three different languages.
Todd Hazlewood
– Managing Director – Fiduciary Services
Todd is the Managing Director – Fiduciary Services at Clearwater Governance Services in the Cayman Islands. He is a Member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association and a Registered Professional Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
Todd has over 24 years’ experience in the public accounting and investment funds industries with a particular focus on fund services, specifically the regulatory framework of the Cayman Islands. Todd has an extensive background in fund services, with first-hand experience working with AML compliance, client implementation, corporate services, fund accounting, risk management, shareholder services and global tax reporting.
His experience as the Managing Director includes top level oversight of firm wide regulatory compliance and risk management as well as responsibility for communications with the regulator. Operationally, he oversees the development and execution of revenue targets and management of company budgets. As an appointed director to the board and Money Laundering Reporting Officer of a CIMA licensed Company Manager, Todd has specific management experience required of a highly regulated entity.
Todd’s client service includes acting as an independent non-executive director and Money Laundering Reporting Officer to a wide range of investment vehicles regulated in the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands and Bahamas. Todd also sits on a number of investment advisory committees to US-domiciled investment funds. Fund strategies include traditional long/short equities and derivatives, funds of funds, real estate, credit and digital assets.
Prior to joining Clearwater, Todd worked at Ocorian for two years, where he provided fiduciary and specialized directorship services to a wide range of investment vehicles. Before that, Todd worked at Maitland Administration Limited for nearly twelve years in a range of progressively more senior management roles. Prior to that, Todd spent three years at Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, in the Cayman Islands, where he worked as a Fund Accountant. Todd began his career in accounting, spending four years at Deloitte.
Todd has worked with the some of the largest and most sophisticated managers and advisors across Europe and the Americas, building a client service focused background and a track record of high profile experience.
Todd earned his status as a Certified Public Accountant in 2007, is an Accredited Director under the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada and earned his certification as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist in 2019. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Sonoma State University in California.
Email: todd.hazlewood@clearwater.ky
Phone: (+1) 345-925-0341
Linkedin: Connect with Todd
William Rinehart
– Managing Director - CFO Services • CFO Services
William Rinehart is a seasoned finance executive with an outstanding track record in financial management, analysis, risk control, and strategic planning. As a Managing Director of Clearwater’s Outsource CFO & Governance Services, he provides clients with a wealth of experience garnered from a career spent working for top-tier accounting and audit firms, multi-jurisdictional Family Offices and in-house for multi-billion-dollar asset managers.
William’s expertise spans various critical areas:
Financial Leadership and Strategic Vision
William has successfully led financial teams across diverse industries, driving growth and optimizing financial performance. His strategic vision enables organizations to navigate complex financial landscapes, ensuring sustainable profitability.
Director and Governance Experience.
At both Prisma Capital and Squanto Investimentos William was appointed as Director both for Corporate and Fund Vehicles in Brazil, the Cayman Islands and the US. At The entities he acted on were both passive investment vehicles as well as active corporate vehicles. He is a Member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association and a Registered Professional Director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
CFO Excellence
As a CFO, William has consistently demonstrated excellence in the following disciplines:
- Financial Controls and Modelling: William’s meticulous approach to financial controls, risk management, and modelling ensures robust business planning. He prepares audited financial statements for different locations and GAAPs, maintaining transparency and compliance.
- Tax and Labor Support: His expertise extends to providing comprehensive tax and labour support across Prisma’s Group, spanning multiple locations and invested entities.
- Treasury and Cash Management: William oversees treasury operations, optimizing cash flow management to enhance liquidity and financial stability.
- FX Hedge Tracking: He adeptly tracks and rebalances FX hedges for both onshore and offshore vehicles, mitigating currency risks.
- Regulatory Compliance: William has extensive experience ensuring seamless compliance with regulatory reporting requirements in Brazil, the Cayman Islands, US and UK, safeguarding organizational reputation and legal standing.
Having worked in São Paulo, Brazil, and the Cayman Islands, William possesses a global outlook. His ability to navigate international financial regulations and cultural nuances makes him a valuable asset in today’s interconnected business landscape. As an experienced CIMA Registered Professional Director, William has extensive understanding of Cayman’s AML, regulatory and corporate governance framework.
Before assuming his current position, William served as CFO at Prisma Capital, where he played a pivotal role in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. His tenure at Squanto Investimentos Ltda and Squanto (Cayman) Ltd in São Paulo, Brazil, further honed his financial acumen. As Compliance Officer for structures in Cayman, the US, and the UK, he ensured adherence to legal and tax requirements.
Beyond finance, William serves as a board member for Instituto ABCD, an OSCIP (Philanthropic Organization) focused on learning disabilities disorder, specifically dyslexia. His commitment to social impact underscores his holistic approach to leadership.
Email: william.rinehart@clearwater.ky
Phone: +1 (470) 763-2157
Linkedin: Connect with William
Bernardus Ruard Buys
- Client Director
Bernardus is an experienced independent client director at Clearwater, he draws on more than twenty-two years of financial services experience, firstly as a corporate governance expert in the asset management sector, and later as an investee representative on the boards of regulated management entities, portfolio companies, investment platforms and investment holding structures. Bernardus is well versed in operational risk management and typically assumes oversight responsibility with respect to corporate actions, contractual negotiations, contentious matters, regulatory affairs, litigation, and service provider procurement.
In his capacity as a partner of Maitland Advisory Services he acted as speaker and panelist at the 2014 Rio de Janeiro Fund Forum. He subsequently distinguished himself in the crafting of bespoke multi-jurisdictional legal, tax, corporate and fiduciary solutions and structures for Brazilian and LATAM clients receiving service offerings from Cayman and the British Virgin Islands. Apart from his advisory expertise Bernardus also cultivated a nuanced understanding of operational and investment risk having acted in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer respectively of Marble Rock Asset Management, a global macro hedge fund manager which he co-founded in 2014, and KADD Capital a private equity manager focused on renewable energy and infrastructure investments.
At the turn of the millennium, Bernardus was cutting his teeth as a funds lawyer in the City of London, where he honed his skills in the establishment of alternative investment funds managed by London based institutional investment managers in various cross border jurisdictions. These investment vehicles included Investment Trusts, Absolute Return Open-ended Investment Companies, Single and Multi-Strat Hedge Funds, Private Equity Partnerships and listed structures domiciled in the Cayman Islands, BVI, Ireland, Luxembourg, Guernsey, Jersey, Malta, and South Africa.
Bernardus’ distinguished list of previous employers also includes Credit Suisse First Boston, Foreign & Colonial Asset Management, Gartmore Investment Limited and Ignis Asset Management. Over the past three years he has acted as non-executive director for private funds and investment holding structures for multi-family offices.
Bernardus has a bachelor’s degree in civil law (1997) as well as an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria in South Africa (1999). He was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Pretoria in South Africa in 2000 and was subsequently accepted to the roll of Mediators of the High Court in 2014 further to his higher diploma in International Commercial Arbitration received from the Queen Mary University of London. Bernardus has made various contributions to global industry bodies such as AIMA and the Standards Board for Alternative Investments, previously known as the Hedge Fund Standards Board, as regards industry best practice standards.
Email: bernardus.buys@clearwater.ky
Phone: +1 (470)344-0581
Linkedin: Connect with Bernardus
Lee Moroney
- Associate Director - Fiduciary Services
Lee Moroney is an Associate Director - Fiduciary Services at Clearwater Governance Services in the Cayman Islands.
Lee is an experienced independent director and governance professional in the Cayman Islands, providing strategic leadership and board oversight to hedge funds, private equity vehicles, and other Cayman Islands structures. He is a registered director with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association.
With over a decade of international experience across Ireland and the Cayman Islands, Lee brings independent board oversight with a focus on governance, risk management, and regulatory alignment. His current directorship portfolio primarily supports boutique and emerging asset managers across North America and Latin America, where his hands-on, commercially minded approach strengthens board effectiveness and enhances investor confidence. Fund strategies include traditional long/short equities and derivatives, funds of funds, real estate, credit and digital assets. Lee is known for his ability to provide tailored governance oversight and proactive regulatory guidance, helping fund managers successfully navigate the complexities of the Cayman Islands regulatory environment.
Lee combines governance leadership with deep expertise in anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance. He leads Clearwater’s AML Compliance Services division, providing suitably qualified individuals to act as AML Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer, and Deputy MLRO to Cayman Islands investment vehicles. His dual role enables him to assist boards in embedding robust control environments while balancing regulatory requirements with strategic business objectives.
Prior to Clearwater, Lee worked with the Maples Group, delivering AML compliance solutions to investment funds and corporate structures across the Cayman Islands, United States, Bermuda, and the British Virgin Islands. Earlier in his career, he held management roles with Northern Trust and State Street in Ireland, specializing in middle office services for institutional asset managers.
Lee holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation, is an Accredited Director with the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist. He also holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland.
Email: lee.moroney@clearwater.ky
Phone: (+1) 345-917-9239
Linkedin: Connect with Lee
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