Fiduciary services provider Saffery Champness has promoted six members of staff in its Guernsey office to management and senior management level.
Greta Allman and Nick Ford have been promoted from Trust Manager to Senior Trust Manager.
Nick joined the firm as a Trust Administrator in 1999 an...
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By Orchard PR on
28 February 2017
Fiduciary and administration provider Estera has acquired Guernsey-based fund administration specialist Morgan Sharpe.
The deal was finalised on Monday 27 February and, following regulatory approvals, the business will be rebranded under the Estera name.
The acquisition of the 18-strong Morg...
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By Liquid on
28 February 2017
The next seminar in the Institute of Directors’ Winter Series will draw on the views and experience of three Guernsey-based entrepreneurs who have brought very different products to local and global markets:
• Jay Aylmer of The Potting Shed and TagTeam, which is developing intellig...
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By Direct Input on
27 February 2017
In a first for the jurisdiction, Mourant Ozannes' Guernsey corporate and litigation teams have successfully opposed the sanction of a proposed scheme of arrangement in the Royal Court of Guernsey.
The law firm acted for a minority shareholder in the takeover of Guernsey-based real estate ...
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By Mourant Ozannes on
27 February 2017
Trust and corporate services provider Equiom has made three senior appointments within the Jersey office.
Harry Lawson has joined as Senior Tax Consultant. An experienced tax professional specialising in UK and Jersey jurisdictions, Harry worked at HMRC for 24 years before taking up...
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By Equiom on
27 February 2017
BL magazine has agreed a deal with its UK distributor to double the number of copies delivered in London’s City and Canary Wharf, including to the Bank of England.
Starting with the most recent issue (March/April), which is currently at print and set to go online later this week, BL will now ...
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By BL Global on
27 February 2017
Carey Olsen is hosting a half-day conference focusing on the impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on Guernsey businesses.
The free-to-attend conference will include presentations from government bodies and industry authorities in the sector.
The GDPR, which comes into effect ...
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By Orchard PR on
27 February 2017
JTC Fund Services has made two top-level appointments, in Luxembourg and London.
Daniel Essoo (pictured top) becomes a Senior Director, based in JTC’s London office as part of the Fund Services team in the City.
With 14 years’ experience in the international financial service...
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By Crystal PR on
27 February 2017
Independent fund and corporate service provider Crestbridge has made a number of senior promotions across its Jersey operations.
In its real estate team, Sylvie Pierre and Erin Moffat have been promoted to Director; Michael Pankhurst to Senior Manager; and Nicola Wilson and Neale Butler to M...
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By Crystal PR on
24 February 2017
Guernsey is continuing to build on its position as a BEPS-compliant jurisdiction, according to Guernsey Finance.
A year ago the island established a base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) working party to assess the OECD’s October 2015 BEPS Action Plans and scrutinise the EU Commission's...
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By Guernsey Finance on
23 February 2017
Wealth management specialist Northern Trust, in collaboration with IBM and other key stakeholders, has launched the first commercial deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market.
Together, they have built a security-rich blockchain, or distributed ledger solution, based on the ...
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By BL Global on
23 February 2017
Guernsey-based builders merchant the NP Group has promoted Oliver Newey to Finance Director.
In his new board-level position, Oliver will oversee the financial strategy and help increase efficiencies within the group.
He joined the Norman Piette business in July 2014 as Group Accountant, mov...
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By The Big Idea on
22 February 2017
C5 Alliance Jersey has made several senior management promotions.
Gary Stewart is moving from Director to Managing Director of the Professional Services Division, which accounts for over 60 per cent of C5 Alliance’s business.
Gary joined C5 Alliance in 2010 as a Senior Consultant...
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By Marcom Collective on
22 February 2017
RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has named Ashif Ratanshi as its Head of Wealth Management – International.
Ashif will take up the role in May, succeeding Stuart Rutledge, who is moving to a new leadership role with RBC in Toronto, Canada.
In his new rol...
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By Greentarget on
22 February 2017
Global organisations are more confident than ever that they can predict and resist a sophisticated cyber attack, but are falling short of investments and plans to recover from a security breach, according to the annual EY Global Information Security Survey (GISS), Path to cyber resilience: Sense, re...
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By Orchard PR on
21 February 2017
The Jersey Financial Services Commission will be holding a Directors’ Cyber Security Masterclass on Thursday 9 March, in partnership with the Security Awareness Special Interest Group (SASIG).
The free-to-attend event will be held at the Freedom Centre, St Helier, and aims to brief indu...
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By Jersey Financial Services Commission on
21 February 2017
Financial services business Vistra has announced the acquisition of Podium SAM, a privately owned wealth structuring advisory provider based in Monaco.
Following the acquisition, Podium SAM will be rebranded as Vistra Private Office SAM.
In addition, Vistra Monaco Corporate Services SA...
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By Nacelle on
21 February 2017
BL Events has released a limited number of final delegate places for its Guernsey Trusts Conference 2017: ‘Where Disruption Meets Opportunity’.
This event was rescheduled from November 2016, when it was postponed owing to weather conditions affecting flights to the island.
The co...
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By BL Global on
20 February 2017
Fund services provider Moore Management has appointed Scott Madden to the role of Funds Director.
Based in Moore’s head office in Jersey, Scott brings with him a wealth of operational and technical experience, including skills in organic and inorganic build-outs.
Prior to joining...
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By First Names Group on
20 February 2017
Deloitte has made a number of changes across the senior leadership team, including the appointment of John Clacy (pictured) to the role of Partner in Charge of Offshore.
John has managed the Guernsey business since 2014, and his promotion to this pan-island role reflects the collaborative nat...
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By Black Vanilla on
20 February 2017
Valentine’s Day this year was memorable for all the wrong reasons for one wife, who went to the English Court of Appeal in a bid to overturn an earlier decision that she could not divorce her husband.
In the English Court of Appeal case of Owens v Owens, the Court was asked to decide if a jud...
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By Benest Corbett Renouf on
16 February 2017
Guernsey’s public finances returned to surplus in 2016 – for the first time since 2008.
Deputy Gavin St Pier (pictured), President of Guernsey's Policy & Resources Committee, updated the States Assembly this week on the year-end financial position, stating that public finan...
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By States Of Guernsey on
16 February 2017
Securing a third-country passport to access European investors is no longer viewed as the go-to solution it once was by the UK investment fund sector, according to Tim Hames (pictured), Director General of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
Hames was speaking...
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By Orchard PR on
16 February 2017
House prices in Jersey have risen four per cent in the past year, taking the average price of property in Jersey to £468,000. This is the third annual increase in property prices.
The latest figures show a 12 per cent increase in the total number of properties sold in 2016, with 1,410 t...
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By Direct Input on
16 February 2017
Captive industry high achievers have been honoured at the UK Captive Services Awards ceremony, held in London last week.
The awards, organised by media publication Captive Review, recognise service providers to the captive insurance industry that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and i...
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By Captive Review on
15 February 2017
Locate Jersey’s figures for 2016 show continued interest in Jersey from businesses and high-net-worth individuals.
According to the figures, Locate Jersey helped 25 businesses to gain a business licence last year, with the potential for 200 new jobs as a result of those companies establi...
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By Locate Jersey on
15 February 2017
Smith & Williamson has disposed of its interest in Smith & Williamson Trustees (Jersey) and is ceasing to provide trustee services out of Jersey.
Ownership of the trust company has passed to First Names Group.
Clients of Smith & Williamson Trustees (Jersey) have been assur...
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By ORCHID on
14 February 2017
Pinel Advocates has recruited James Mews as Counsel within its Jersey-based team. In his new role he will give advice on banking, regulatory and other legal matters.
James joins from the States of Jersey, where he was Director of the Finance Industry Development team. Before this, h...
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By Pinel Advocates on
14 February 2017
Fund and corporate services provider Alter Domus has signed an agreement to acquire Carta Fund Services in the US.
Carta specialises in providing private equity-focused, customisable reporting and administrative solutions for general partner sponsors and institutional and sophisticated investors.
...
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By Alter Domus on
14 February 2017
Vistra has appointed Gavin Carruthers as Director of its Jersey Fund Services business.
As Director, Gavin will join the funds team on the island, specialising in all aspects of corporate, fiduciary and administrative solutions for alternative investment structures, including real estate and ...
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By Nacelle on
14 February 2017
Investment advisory firm Stenham Wealth Management has appointed James Strong as its Head of Business Development.
James will be based in Jersey and work alongside the existing investment team. He will build business relationships with high-net-worth individuals, advisers and intermediaries i...
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By Stenham Wealth Management on
13 February 2017
The Government of Jersey will be setting out the compelling arguments for the island to achieve ‘cooperative’ status as part of the comprehensive screening exercise being undertaken by the EU Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation.
Confirming that Jersey was in receipt of a le...
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By States of Jersey on
13 February 2017
Ardent Chambers has extended its ability to work on international litigation and regulatory cases by appointing four Barristers as consultants.
Collingwood Thompson, Nichola Higgins, David O’Mahony and Edward Sawyer have extensive experience in international and offshore finance litigation, r...
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By Edge Media on
13 February 2017
Brooks Macdonald has appointed James Surcouf as an Investment Manager in its Channel Islands offices, based in Jersey.
James will be responsible for building client relationships and managing discretionary portfolios for the firm’s range of intermediary clients, including professional adviser...
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By Crystal PR on
13 February 2017
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) has announced plans to rebrand as The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in early March.
The Exchange, which is headquartered in Guernsey and opened an office in Jersey at the start of 2015, will also launch a presence in the Isle of Man next month.
...
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By CISE on
13 February 2017
Intertrust Jersey has appointed Simon Mackenzie as Managing Director.
Simon joined Intertrust following its acquisition of Elian in September 2016, where he was Group Director and Global Head of Corporate Services. He played a key role in the growth of Elian following the MBO of Ogier Fiduciary Ser...
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By Orchard PR on
13 February 2017
Guernsey Finance has appointed Christopher Chan as its first Hong Kong Representative.
Taking up his post later this month, Christopher will lead Guernsey’s promotional efforts in Hong Kong as well as be an on-the-ground presence for Guernsey Finance and its member firms. He will also assist ...
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By Orchard PR on
13 February 2017
The results of the 2016 Guernsey Awards for Achievement have been announced at the annual Awards Gala Evening held on Thursday 9 February in the Sir John Loveridge Hall, Beau Sejour, St Peter Port.
The winners of the six business awards were:
• NatWest Best Small Business Award &nda...
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By Event Guernsey on
10 February 2017
The States of Guernsey, Carey Olsen, Northern Trust and Sure are hosting Guernsey’s first Blockchain Technology Conference to explore how blockchain technology could change the world and what it means for local businesses in Guernsey.
Fintech speakers from different business sectors will pres...
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By Startup Guernsey on
9 February 2017
The Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2017 were announced last night in the City of London.
Now in its fourth year, the event celebrates individuals and companies that support female leadership and diversity within the wealth management sector.
A total of 17 Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards w...
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By Citywealth on
9 February 2017
Hawksford has appointed Simon Page to the role of Director, leading the fund services team.
Simon's new job gives him responsibility for managing divisional operations and the business’s private equity and real estate clients.
He started his career at KPMG in Liverpool, before movin...
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By Liquid on
9 February 2017
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has named Michel Perera as its new Chief Investment Officer.
Based in London, Michel will succeed Nigel Cuming, who retires from the role in May. Nigel will continue with the firm as a consultant for the next two years, based in the Jersey office.
Mi...
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By Orchard PR on
9 February 2017
Offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes has advised China CITIC Bank Corporation and the Export-Import Bank of China on facilities with a total commitment of around US$2.63bn, for a consortium led by Apex Technology Co, PAG and Legend Capital Management Co.
The facilities support the consortium's acq...
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By Mourant Ozannes on
8 February 2017
A campaign has been launched in Washington DC to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Nigel Green, Founder and CEO of financial consultancy group deVere, claims FATCA is virtually unknown to most Americans but has been wreaking havoc with the global financial system outside ...
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By BL Global on
7 February 2017
Local digital agency Switch Digital has appointed Steve Whittingham as Creative Director.
Steve has more than 20 years’ experience behind him. He joins Switch Digital having set up and run his own brand communication agency, Side-on, and more recently he has worked as Creative Director at Orc...
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By Ruby PR on
7 February 2017
Offshore law firm Collas Crill has acted for Playtech, one of the world's largest online gaming software suppliers, in the acquisition of games designer Eyecon for up to £50 million.
Eyecon launched in Guernsey and Alderney in 2013 and has become a leading provider of online games. The ac...
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By Collas Crill on
7 February 2017
Guernsey-based cyber security consultancy Ascot Barclay Group has been acquired by global security company West Sealand International.
West Sealand International, which is headquartered in Guernsey, launched in 2016 and now has an office in Washington and consultants in Scandinavia, the UK and Saud...
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By Liquid on
7 February 2017
Jersey funds and regulatory specialist Emily Haithwaite has joined Ogier as a Partner.
Emily joins from Bedell Group, where she has spent almost two decades acting for banks and asset managers in the formation, listing and winding-up of funds, as well as for sovereign wealth funds, funds of fu...
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By Crystal PR on
6 February 2017
Global payment and risk management solutions provider AFEX has promoted Aaron Bird to Director of AFEX Offshore.
Previously a Sales Manager within the firm, Aaron will now lead the firm’s sales activity across the Channel Islands and Isle of Man from its Jersey office. He also joins the...
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By Trish Grover on
6 February 2017
Mark Oliphant (pictured), Head of Communications at the Channel Islands Securities Exchange, has taken over as Chair of the Channel Islands group of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Mark is joined on the executive committee by Vice Chair Natasha Egre from The Refinery, Treasurer G...
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By Liquid on
6 February 2017
The government of Jersey has welcomed comments by the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis, when presenting a White Paper to in Westminster.
The report sets out the UK government’s objectives for a new relationship with the European Union after UK withdrawal.
Davis com...
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By States of Jersey on
3 February 2017
Deloitte has promoted Stuart Crowley and Mike De Robillard to Signing Directors in the Guernsey office.
Stuart has more than 19 years’ experience within financial services in Jersey, Dublin and London. He started his career at KPMG but has spent the past 12 years with Deloitte. He leads...
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By Black Vanilla on
3 February 2017
Collas Crill in Jersey has appointed trust lawyer Nick Marshall as a Senior Associate in its fiduciary team.
An English solicitor with significant experience advising on private wealth structures and other fiduciary matters, Nick specialises in all aspects of Jersey trusts and foundations law. ...
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By Chris Searson - Capita Fiduciary Group on
3 February 2017
Insurance advisory business Eos Venture Partners has recruited Jonathan Kalman as a General Partner. He joins from Guernsey-based investment and advisory firm InsurTech.
Jonathan has 18 years of fintech and insurtech investing experience behind him. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and...
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By The Big Idea on
2 February 2017
Jersey Finance will be commissioning independent research into the value the industry brings to UK pension funds, and working to enhance the perception of the industry in Jersey, as part of its 2017 marketing plan.
Presenting the plan at Jersey Finance’s Annual Review on 27 January, Geo...
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By Crystal PR on
2 February 2017
Shared responsibility is the key theme of the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s (JFSC) Business Plan for 2017.
Presented today to Jersey’s financial services industry and politicians at the Hotel de France, the JFSC sent out a clear message that consumers, industry and the regulato...
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By Jersey Financial Services Commission on
1 February 2017
Corporate services company Zedra has expanded its team in the Channel Islands with three senior hires.
Paul Nayar has been appointed Finance Director; Mark Cleary is now Head of Relationship Management and Funds, Guernsey; and Joe Donohoe has become Client Director.
Paul and M...
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By Refinery on
1 February 2017
Alternative finance company Sancus has made two appointments to its Jersey team. Amanda Overland (pictured) has been named Head of Marketing and Stuart Hamilton has become Business Development Manager.
Stuart previously spent almost eight and a half years as Sector Head at RBSI, leading a team...
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By Sancus on
1 February 2017
Mourant Ozannes has appointed four new Partners to its Jersey office.
Lawyers Alistair Horn and Jon Woolrich have joined the Corporate and Finance practice and, for the first time, the firm has appointed two professionals from outside the law – Chief Operating Officer Keith Pearse and M...
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By Mourant Ozannes on
1 February 2017