Accounting group Grant Thornton has appointed Hugh McGoldrick as a Manager in its Guernsey office.
Hugh is a Chartered Accountant and began his career in Northern Ireland in 2013, before moving to the British Virgin Islands in 2016. He is a member of INSOL International and a member of AR...
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By Grant Thornton on
30 August 2018
The latest Average Earnings Report from Jersey Statistics reported stagnant wages for many islanders, but finance sector specialist Optimus Recruitment believes there are still strong salaries and competitive packages available within the industry, especially where there is a skills shortage.
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By Direct Input on
30 August 2018
Collas Crill has appointed two Associates, Daisy Bovingdon (pictured right) and Courtney Clelland, to its dispute resolution team in Jersey.
Daisy's practice focuses on commercial disputes involving issues of contract and trust law.
With a background in Scottish law, Daisy previously spent thr...
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By Black Vanilla on
30 August 2018
The Hatstone Group has opened an office in the British Virgin Islands to add to its five other bases in Jersey, Panama, London, Malta and South Africa.
The BVI office will advise on the full spectrum of non-contentious offshore advisory work with a focus on corporate, investment funds and private c...
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By Hatstone Lawyers on
30 August 2018
Intertrust, in collaboration with employee share ownership body ProShare, is to hold the inaugural Offshore Share Plans Summit in Jersey next week.
The free-to-attend event is aimed at corporates, advisory and law firms, trustees and service providers to provide them with up-to...
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By Orchard PR on
29 August 2018
Julius Baer has appointed Karen Martin as its new Head of Human Resources in Guernsey.
Karen, a former chair of the Guernsey branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), joins Julius Baer with 30 years’ experience as an HR specialist.
Most recently, she ...
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By Orchard PR on
28 August 2018
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has revealed, as part of its routine statistics reporting, that in the three months up to 18 August, there have been 32 self-reported personal data breaches, most of which were very low-level and required no further action.
The ODPC confir...
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By Liquid on
28 August 2018
Carey Olsen's corporate team in the Cayman Islands has represented Lendable, a tech-enabled finance platform, on its latest auto loan securitisation with Watu Credit, a Mombasa-based lender.
Lendable is mainstreaming off-balance sheet financing for alternative lenders whose customer base ...
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By Carey Olsen on
24 August 2018
The States of Jersey has issued its response to the UK government's announcement this week that it will publish a series of technical notices on Brexit-related matters during August and September, to allow UK businesses and citizens to understand what they would need to do in a ‘no deal&rs...
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By States of Jersey on
24 August 2018
Private equity and venture capital investment into companies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) reached a record €3.5bn in 2017, according to new data from Invest Europe.
A 113 per cent year-on-year increase, this surpasses the region’s previous peak in 2008 by 40 per cent, reveals the ...
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By Invest Europe on
23 August 2018
The States of Guernsey and government of Jersey have jointly commissioned a feasibility study to identify the best model for a cyber security incident response capability that will operate across both islands.
Jersey and Guernsey have both published cyber security strategies that identify the need ...
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By States of Jersey on
23 August 2018
Aon Insurance Managers (Guernsey) has appointed Glyn Smith as Executive Director, responsible for its two managed rated reinsurance companies, Humboldt Re and Kelvin Re.
Glyn joined the insurance industry in Guernsey in 1977 and has a wealth of experience in the general insurance and captive (...
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By AON on
22 August 2018
BDO in Guernsey is holding a free-to-attend seminar in October that will examine the latest developments in UK VAT.
The event will feature London-based BDO Tax Partner Stephen Kehoe along with Guernsey tax specialists, who will look at the impact of HMRC’s Making Tax Digital initiative and ot...
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By BDO on
22 August 2018
Guernsey captives made up more than half of the European market last year, according to figures from industry magazine Captive Review.
The research, conducted with Wilmington Trust, showed that of 17 new structures licensed in Europe in 2017, nine were domiciled in Guernsey. There are more tha...
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By Guernsey Finance on
21 August 2018
Jersey Finance is encouraging firms to engage with two consultations under way in Jersey, which provide evidence of the jurisdiction’s willingness to combat financial crime and meet global standards of financial regulation.
A consultation launched last month by the Jersey Financial Crime Stra...
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By Jersey Finance on
21 August 2018
Digital Jersey has announced details of its inaugural TechWeek, which is taking place from 13 to 19 October at a range of venues.
The week's events aim to cover everything from artificial intelligence and blockchain to smart homes and cyber security:
• 13-14 October, Digital Jersey Exchang...
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By Digital Jersey on
20 August 2018
Jersey-based fund, corporate and private wealth services provider JTC has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Van Doorn from International Capital Group.
Van Doorn, a specialist provider of corporate and related fiduciary services, is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Its 16 e...
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By Crystal PR on
20 August 2018
Pinel Advocates has appointed a senior property lawyer, Advocate Peter Bertram (pictured), as a consultant within its property team.
Peter has extensive commercial and residential property experience, having served as a Partner in the property law group of Ogier for more than 34 years and, mo...
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By Pinel Advocates on
20 August 2018
The Channel Islands group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is to discuss the value of public relations at its annual forum in September.
Measurement and evaluation have increasingly been under the microscope in the field of PR in recent times, and the forum will reflect t...
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By Orchard PR on
20 August 2018
Collas Crill has acted as Guernsey and Jersey counsel to Royal Bank of Scotland International, trading as NatWest International, in relation to the bank's provision of £45 million of term and revolving credit facilities to Blue Diamond.
The facilities are being provided to assist wi...
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By Collas Crill on
20 August 2018
Financial service group PraxisIFM has purchased the trust and corporate administration business of London-based consultancy Jeffcote Donnison (JD).
The deal adds the Isle of Man to PraxisIFM’s jurisdictions and extends its operations in London and Hong Kong. The acquisition of JD’s UK c...
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By PraxisIFM on
16 August 2018
Offshore law firm Walkers has acted as listing sponsor and adviser to CHMT Peaceful Development Asia Property on a US$4.1bn bond listing on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in the Channel Islands.
This listing relates to the financing of the acquisition of Hong Kong’s fifth largest sky...
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By Walkers on
16 August 2018
The States of Jersey has published its house prices report for the second quarter of 2018.
On a rolling four-quarter basis, the mix-adjusted average price of dwellings sold in Jersey during the year ending Q2 2018 was two per cent higher than for the year ending Q1 2018.
On a quarterly basis, the ...
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By States of Jersey on
16 August 2018
Guernsey's Committee for Economic Development has released the latest visitor numbers for the island.
A strong April and May contributed towards an increase in visitors to Guernsey of two per cent (excluding cruise ships and visiting yachts) in Q2 2018, compared with the same period last year. ...
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By States Of Guernsey on
16 August 2018
Guernsey Finance is holding an update on China – The Year of the Dog: Time to bark about support & success in mainland China – on Thursday 6 September.
HSBC's Director of China and RMB Internationalisation, Sue Anne Tay, has been confirmed as a guest speaker at the event, which ...
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By We Are Guernsey on
15 August 2018
Channel Islands human resources specialist Law At Work has appointed Deano Davey as a Health and Safety Business Partner, with an emphasis on supporting construction clients.
Deano will help clients assess risks and develop practices to address the risks. In his main role as a health and...
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By Direct Input on
15 August 2018
Fund and corporate services provider the Aztec Group has promoted Nick Barton to Associate Director in Guernsey.
Nick joined the group as a Senior Fund Accountant in 2010 from Investec Trust. Since then, he has helped create a multi-product, multi-jurisdictional service for some of the firm's l...
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By Aztec on
14 August 2018
Carey Olsen Bermuda has appointed Kyle Masters as a Senior Associate within its litigation team.
Kyle joins the law firm after two years at Digicel Group, most recently as Head of Strategy and Regulatory. Prior to that, he worked for the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Regulatory Authority...
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By Carey Olsen on
14 August 2018
Ogier's Jersey listings team says it continues to see strong flows of private equity and intercompany group-related debt listings, as The International Stock Exchange (TISE) announces a general increase in listings for the first six months of 2018.
Peter Longstaffe (pictured), Counsel...
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By Ogier on
14 August 2018
Trust, corporate and fund services company Zedra has appointed Simon Voisin to the role of Client Director.
Simon has over 27 years’ experience in offshore wealth management. He joins Zedra from Highvern, where he has served as Private Client Director for almost two years.
His car...
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By Refinery on
13 August 2018
Trust and fund administration services provider Sanne has appointed Peter Nagle as its new Country Head – Mauritius, responsible for providing guidance and support to the local client service leadership teams based on the island.
Sanne’s office in Mauritius is the second...
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By Liquid on
13 August 2018
Jersey-based Sancus BMS Group has made two senior appointments to its Ireland office – Michael Mooney as Managing Director and Geoff Savage as Director of Lending.
Michael’s 20 years in financial services includes 16 years in banking and real estate finance, most recently at Barclays, w...
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By Sancus on
13 August 2018
Skipton International has said it is optimistic about the Guernsey property market, following the publication of official figures today.
The Residential Property Prices Bulletin for the second quarter of 2018, published by the States’ Data and Analysis Team, offers a mixed picture but there a...
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By Direct Input on
10 August 2018
In its half-year review for 2018, Digital Jersey has said equipping people with digital skills is one of the most pressing priorities for the island.
Tony Moretta, Chief Executive of Digital Jersey, said work to equip the island’s workforce with the right skills in the face of the growth of a...
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By Digital Jersey on
10 August 2018
Collas Crill’s British Virgin Islands (BVI) commercial team has provided legal advice to Extell Development on a $530 million loan package to facilitate the purchase of Brooklyn Point, New York.
This is the firm's first development in Brooklyn and, at 720 feet tall, is said to ...
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By Black Vanilla on
9 August 2018
Jersey-based Vantage Insurance Brokers has appointed Sam O’Reilly as Business Development Executive, to spearhead expansion in the professional and high-net-worth client areas.
Sam joins from Rossborough Insurance, where he was New Business Executive, having previously spent almost eight year...
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By Vantage on
9 August 2018
Guernsey has announced details of its inaugural Private Wealth Forum, to be held in Spitalfields, London, on Thursday 8 November.
The Guernsey Finance event, entitled Politics without frontiers - wealth without fears, is being hosted in conjunction with the Guernsey Association of Trustees an...
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By We Are Guernsey on
9 August 2018
Channel Island creative and digital marketing agency Oi has been named a winner at the 2018 global dotCOMM Awards.
The agency won a Platinum Award, the top accolade in the competition, in the Travel Website Category, for the design and build of Aurigny.com, the website of Guernsey’s Airline.
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By Oi on
9 August 2018
BCR Law has announced that Advocate James O’Grady has joined the firm.
Advocate O’Grady trained as an English solicitor at Shoosmiths, moving to Jersey on qualification in 2005. He was called to the Jersey Bar in October 2011.
Before to joining BCR Law, James spent almost five ye...
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By BCR Law on
9 August 2018
BDO in Jersey and its recently acquired technology business C5 Alliance have purchased ALX Training.
According to C5, the acquisition will add to its IT client services portfolio, with ALX's training expertise covering technology-focused workplace skills including ...
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By Orchard PR on
8 August 2018
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has, in collaboration with 11 financial regulators and related organisations, announced the establishment of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), building on a proposal earlier this year to create a ‘global sandbox’.
The netwo...
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By Guernsey Financial Services Commission on
8 August 2018
Collas Crill has provided Guernsey law advice to Life Company Consolidation Group (LCCG) on its entry into an agreement to acquire Generali Worldwide Insurance Company and Generali Link.
Generali Worldwide Insurance Company has its headquarters in Guernsey and specialises in offering life ins...
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By Collas Crill on
8 August 2018
The latest Private Client Global Elite 'Ones to Watch' list has been published. Compiled by Legal Week and The American Lawyer, the list aims to identify the trusts and private client rising star lawyers with an international reach.
This year's list includes a number of Channel Is...
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By BL Global on
8 August 2018
The island’s chief Brexit negotiator, the Chairman of its biggest telco, and a tax expert will be among the panellists discussing the fundamental issues facing Jersey at this year’s IoD Annual debate.
IoD Jersey’s flagship event – this year entitled 'Is Jersey&rsqu...
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By Direct Input on
7 August 2018
The Government of Jersey has published a consultation paper seeking feedback on proposed economic substance requirements for companies that are tax resident in Jersey.
The proposals set out in the consultation would allow the island to meet the commitments made in 2017 to the EU Code of Condu...
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By States of Jersey on
7 August 2018
Tim Clipstone has joined the Guernsey office of Ogier as a Partner in its investment fund team.
Tim has a strong reputation for his work with offshore investment funds, having specialised in investment fund structuring, equity fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, and group reorganisations. ...
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By Ogier on
7 August 2018
Former Bailiff Sir Geoffrey Rowland QC (pictured) has been appointed Chairman of Channel Island-based closed-ended specialist Bailiwick Investments, following the retirement of Jurat David Lowe.
Sir Geoffrey was appointed to the board in October 2016. He has previously spent many years on the board...
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By Ravenscroft on
7 August 2018
Following the launch of its family office team last year, Highvern Trustees has announced the appointment of Lucia Perchard as Senior Client Director, to help it continue to meet continuing demand for family office services.
Beginning her career with local law firm Volaw 20 years ago, L...
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By Highvern on
6 August 2018
Sanne has appointed Jersey-based Stephanie Hopkins and Stephen McKenna as Co-Heads of its Private Debt & Capital Markets business for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
They will be responsible for the strategic direction, management and delivery of the group's Private Debt &a...
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By Liquid on
6 August 2018
RBS International has announced its 2018 half-year results.
The Jersey-based business returned a pre-tax operating profit of £173 million, an increase of 80 per cent on the same period last year.
Total income has risen from £195 million in the first half of 2017 to £284 mil...
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By Crystal PR on
3 August 2018
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has launched an online application tool for Jersey Private Funds (JPFs).
The tool aims to transform how applications are processed for new licences. A key part of the JFSC’s Change Programme and e-enablement strategy, it will speed up applicatio...
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By Jersey Financial Services Commission on
3 August 2018
Guernsey has been named best Non-Asian Domicile at the inaugural 2018 Asia Captive Review Awards this week.
The awards recognise and reward exceptional providers of captive insurance products and services that have outperformed their competitors and demonstrated the highest levels of excellen...
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By We Are Guernsey on
3 August 2018
Fund and corporate services provider Aztec Group has announced several promotions in the Channel Islands.
In Guernsey, private equity specialist Nick Barton has been promoted to Associate Director. Nick joined the group in 2010 as a Senior Fund Accountant. Over the past eight years, he ha...
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By Aztec on
3 August 2018
UK recruitment firm Alexander Daniels, which opened its first offshore office in Guernsey in 2016, has appointed Ruth Maskell as the Manager of its newly opened office in Jersey.
Jersey-based Ruth brings 15 years of recruitment experience to the new role. She joins the company after a short-t...
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By Alexander Daniels on
3 August 2018
BDO Guernsey is now an independent firm within the global BDO organisation, following a management buyout of the business by the Guernsey firm’s board of directors.
Richard Searle, André Trebert, Justin Hallett and Stuart Phillips have purchased the business from BDO LLP in the U...
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By BDO on
2 August 2018
Businesses in Guernsey are being asked to share information and views on Brexit, with the States of Guernsey commissioning BMG Research to carry out a study of the potential impact of Brexit on businesses in the bailiwick.
The researchers will contact firms in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark...
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By States Of Guernsey on
2 August 2018
The Jersey Chamber of Commerce has announced details of its September Chamber Lunch.
The event – 'Through the eyes of your customer: how listening to your customers’ negative experiences can be a valuable source of business intelligence' – will take place on 12 September a...
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By Jersey Chamber of Commerce on
2 August 2018
David Postlethwaite, Technical Manager at Jersey Finance, examines a number of changes to corporate law on the island and what they mean in real terms
Several recent and upcoming developments in Jersey’s legal framework demonstrate the island’s commitment to retaining its position...
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By Jersey Finance on
1 August 2018
Ogier has announced a number of promotions across its Jersey office.
Sevyn Kalsi (pictured), part of the Private Client and Trusts team, has been promoted to Managing Associate.
Sevyn joined the firm in 2014 and has served as Senior Associate for the past two years. His practice focuses on p...
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By Ogier on
1 August 2018
Revenue Jersey – a part of the Treasury and Exchequer Department that's bringing together the collection of taxes and social security contributions in one team – is to hold a series of briefings on its plans this autumn.
From 4-8 October, the public meetings will explain how work is...
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By States of Jersey on
1 August 2018