A Jamaican investment manager has been charged in the Cayman Islands following the collapse of four hedge funds based in the Caribbean offshore financial centre.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Services report that 48-year-old Robert Christopher Girvan was charged with forgery, obtaining a money transfer by deception and producing a false document.

According to an Associated Press article, Girvan made a brief appearance before a magistrate on Tuesday but did not enter a plea.

He was released on bail and ordered to return to court on May 26.

The police did not provide details about Girvan's alleged offences or any role he might have had in the collapse of the funds, which are being liquidated.