Open to members and non-members, the Annual Jersey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants (JSCCA) CPD Conference will focus on key issues faced by finance professionals in Jersey. Taking place on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th October in the Great Hall at the Hotel de France, the conference p...
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By Businesslife.co on
30 September 2013
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has published a Consultation Paper proposing revised Codes of Practice for Investment Business (IB Codes) with the aim of improving the quality of advice offered to retail investors. The publication of the Consultation Paper is the penultimate stage of ...
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By Jersey Financial Services Commission on
30 September 2013
There is a rare opportunity to hear from Standard Bank's Chief Economist and Head of Research, Goolam Ballim who is coming to Jersey to present a seminar on Thursday 3rd October.
Goolam (pictured) heads up a team of 72 analysts and has been recognised as producing leading economic research on ...
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By Direct Input on
30 September 2013
The head of the group that operates Jersey's bus service will be the guest speaker at the IoD Jersey branch lunch this month.
At the lunch, taking place at the Grand Jersey on Tuesday 8th October, Dai Powell, Chief Executive of HCT Group – the parent company of Liberty Bus - will give a talk on...
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By Crystal PR on
30 September 2013
LLOYDS Bank has promoted a long-serving employee to the role of island senior manager in Guernsey.Neil Fellows has nearly 25 years' experience in banking, all with Lloyds Banking Group. In his new role he will be responsible for Lloyds Bank's three retail branches in Guernsey and one in Alde...
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30 September 2013
Carey Olsen has acted for Baring Vostok Investments Limited, a Guernsey-domiciled unregulated listed feeder fund, on its reorganisation and conversion into a protected cell company (PCC) now known as Baring Vostok Investments PCC Limited.
Following the reorganisation the company has expanded its sh...
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By Orchard PR on
27 September 2013
The Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, met France's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Bernard Emié, in London yesterday (26 September 2013).
The meeting, which took place at the French Embassy in Knightsbridge, was also attended by a senior official fr...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
27 September 2013
Bedell Cristin has bolstered the corporate and finance offering of its London-based Jersey legal team with the appointment of Tom Davies as a Senior Associate.
Tom has a 10 year track record of working alongside many of the leading UK and global law firms on corporate and finance transactions with ...
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By Crystal PR on
27 September 2013
Deloitte has appointed Alison Vine, a specialist in private client and trust taxation, to join its offshore taxation compliance and advisory team as a Director from 1 October. Alison will be based in Guernsey but her role will cover Deloitte clients in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. Alison ha...
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27 September 2013
Carey Olsen has retained its top tier positions in the Channel Islands across 13 practice areas in the Legal 500 UK rankings.
Legal 500, a leading source of information on the legal profession, has ranked Carey Olsen in tier one for six out of seven practice areas in Guernsey and seven out of eight...
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By Orchard PR on
26 September 2013
The Jersey Bankers Association (JBA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Ingle as its new President.
Mr Ingle (pictured) is the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank in Jersey and succeeds Chris Blampied from Royal Bank of Canada, who has now completed his two-year term l...
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By Jersey Bankers Association on
26 September 2013
The new Channel Islands Lines (CIL) freight service, due to have its first sailing to Guernsey and Jersey from Southampton today, has been formed with legal advice from a cross practice team at Carey Olsen.
Carey Olsen senior associates Jeremy Garrood, James Willmott and Will Whitehead and of couns...
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26 September 2013
C5 Alliance Group has achieved the Microsoft Gold Hosting competency, one of the many benefits resulting from its recent acquisition of Itex Holdings Limited.
The competency is awarded to companies that meet a series of specific requirements and demonstrates “best-in-class capability within a...
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By Orchard PR on
26 September 2013
Jersey celebrates a new Michelin star restaurant as Ormer, by renowned chef Shaun Rankin, gains its first Michelin accreditation.
The St Helier restaurant gains the tremendous accolade only four months after opening its doors for the first time. Ormer opened to great fanfare in May 2013 and has be...
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By The Refinery on
26 September 2013
In the latest results, published on Wednesday 25 September, leading independent legal directory the Legal 500 has again moved Appleby Guernsey up its rankings of Commercial and Banking and Trusts practice groups.
Sources described Appleby as the team that “delivers what you ask” and &#...
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By Appleby on
26 September 2013
Mourant Ozannes continues to lead the field in the offshore market, according to the latest rankings published by Legal 500 UK yesterday.
The 2013 legal directory rankings, which include feedback from clients and peers, backed up by independent research, show that Mourant Ozannes has maintained its ...
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By ORCHID on
26 September 2013
Champagne corks are popping at Bohemia Restaurant today as Steve Smith and the entire team celebrate the news that Bohemia has retained its Michelin star for the ninth consecutive year, just seven months after launching Steve Smith @ Bohemia.
Chef Steve Smith (pictured) says: ‘To learn that we hav...
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By Ruby PR on
26 September 2013
Funds experts will examine Guernsey's approach to the EU's Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) at an event in London this November.
With uncertainty still surrounding aspects of the Directive, panellists from the UK and Guernsey will look at what the Island's dual reg...
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By Orchard PR on
26 September 2013
Henley Financial has appointed Hayley Carstairs as Senior Financial Consultant.
In her new role, Hayley will continue to specialise in advising clients on retirement planning, including Henley's popular Retirement Annuity Trust Scheme, personal financial planning, employee benefits advice and f...
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By Image Group on
26 September 2013
There is a celebratory air at The Atlantic Hotel as it has today been confirmed that Ocean Restaurant has retained its much coveted Michelin star for the eighth successive year, and sister establishment Mark Jordan at the Beach has retained its Bib Gourmand accolade.
Patrick Burke, owner of The Atl...
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By Ruby PR on
26 September 2013
Richard Allen, executive head chef at Tassili restaurant at the five star Grand Jersey, and his team are celebrating after learning the restaurant has retained its coveted Michelin Star status for the third successive year. Richard Allen commented, ‘I am overwhelmed to have been once again awarded a...
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By Leah Dunford, Liquid on
26 September 2013
Bedell Trust has promoted 10 people in recognition of their contribution to the continued success of the firm and in response to growing business demands. The appointments are from director level through to administrator and apply across all the business lines of the trust company.
Ariel Pinel, in t...
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By Crystal PR on
25 September 2013
The launch of the 2014 AA Restaurant Guide at the AA Hospitality Awards in London earlier this week reinforced Jersey's position as a leading food destination, awarding AA Rosettes to an increasing number of the island's restaurants.
The new AA Restaurant Guide for 2014 features 19 of Jerse...
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By Sarah Cilliers on
25 September 2013
Jersey Finance has issued the following comment in response to the latest economic performance figures to be issued by the States of Jersey.The island's financial services industry is a global, export based business and the impact on GVA figures seen since 2008, the start of the worst global fin...
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By Crystal PR on
25 September 2013
COMMUNICATIONS consultancy Liquid has been shortlisted for ‘Small Consultancy of the Year' in the UK Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) Awards 2013.Liquid, which has offices in Jersey, Guernsey and the Midlands, is one of five contending for the award and is the only company whose h...
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25 September 2013
C Le Masurier Limited, a Jersey based property investment and development company, has strengthened its Board with the recent appointment of Michael Covell and Edward Bennett as Non-Executive Directors.
Michael Covell (58), a chartered accountant, is Chairman of the UK financial advisory group Bes...
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By The Refinery on
24 September 2013
Trust Corporation of the Channel Islands has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Stephen Le Ray (pictured) as a director.
Mr Le Ray joins Trust Corporation from a major international bank where he was a director managing a number of structures for high net worth families. Wit...
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By Orchard PR on
24 September 2013
The team at Bohemia is today celebrating being awarded Three AA Rosettes just seven months since acclaimed Chef Steve Smith (pictured) took over at the helm.
Owner Lawrence Huggler commented: "On top of receiving the highest rating in the Channel Islands by The Good Food Guide 2014, to achieve Thre...
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By Ruby PR on
24 September 2013
Asset Risk Consultants has appointed Tim Watts (pictured) as a business strategy consultant and Joe Donohoe as joint head of marketing.
Mr Watts, who joined ARC at the beginning of September, brings a wealth of experience with him from his time with Abacus, RBC and DPZ Capital Limited where he wor...
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By Orchard PR on
24 September 2013
Last night The Atlantic Hotel learnt that it had retained its highly prized AA Four Red Star and AA Four Rosette ratings, underlining its status as one of the very finest establishments in the UK and Ireland. The champagne corks were also popping for sister property Mark Jordan at the Beach, which s...
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By Ruby PR on
24 September 2013
Ogier Private Wealth has won the Owner-Managed Trust Team of the Year Award at the prestigious STEP Private Client Awards held on 18 September at the London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel. Ogier Private Wealth's win builds on the success at last year's awards when Ogier won the International Legal Team a...
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By Ogier on
23 September 2013
A breakfast seminar will take place at the Pomme d'Or Hotel in St Helier on 8th October to highlight the increasing impact of cyber risks on business and to discuss the measures that can be taken to mitigate these risks. The event is organised by specialist insurance and financial services company V...
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By Vantage on
23 September 2013
Leading offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes has been named International Legal Team of the Year at the STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14, the respected international awards for the private wealth sector, which took place in London on 18 September.
Mourant Ozannes was also the only offshore firm to ...
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By ORCHID on
23 September 2013
Bedell has appointed Rob Gardner and Edward Drummond as partners to further strengthen the firm's top ranking litigation group in Jersey.
Rob Gardner (left), who joined the firm in 2006 from a large firm in the Caribbean having previously worked at Lawrence Graham in London, is a very experience...
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By Crystal PR on
23 September 2013
Carey Olsen employment specialist Rachel Richardson has set the record for the greatest ever reduction of an Employment Tribunal award in Guernsey.
The landmark decision, made on 19 September, concerned the dismissal of Angelina Capper from Chateau du Village Nursing Home in May last year.
Advoc...
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By Orchard PR on
23 September 2013
Bedell has strengthened its Singapore office with the appointment of experienced corporate lawyer Kristian Wilson (pictured) as an Associate.
Kristian, who has acted for a range of multi-national companies, financial institutions and international law firms advising on BVI law in corporate, financ...
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By Crystal PR on
20 September 2013
Collas Crill Singapore has advised Macromac, an operator of a mobile messaging platform in Malaysia and Thailand, on its listing on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.
Macromac operates an application-to-person messaging platform allowing the delivery of content to mobile phones via messaging s...
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By Collas Crill on
20 September 2013
The Sigma Group has appointed Amanda Overland as their Jersey based Business Development Manager.
Amanda was previously owner and Director of Fizbag Limited which designed and distributed products throughout the UK and internationally, managing brand strategy and developing relationships with large ...
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By The Sigma Group on
20 September 2013
Continuing a growth pattern, leading international fiduciary management company IFM Group Ltd today announces two key director appointments to the Jersey based IFM Trust Board. Liz Nursey, previously an Associate Director responsible many long-standing client relationships, has been appointed as a D...
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By IFM Group on
20 September 2013
JT's Chief Executive Graeme Millar is this week speaking at a prestigious US technology conference in the heart of Silicon Valley.
The two-day Telecom Council ‘TC3' conference is being held in Sunnyvale, California, and will attract representatives from phone operators and other prestigious...
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By Direct Input on
19 September 2013
Five leading industry figures and 15 firms were honoured at the STEP Private Client Awards 2013/14, which were announced last night in a glittering Awards ceremony at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Dawn Goodman TEP of Withers LLP scooped the coveted Trusted Advisor of the Year award, which for the...
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By STEP on
19 September 2013
Construction business, Camerons, has been recognised as the Appleby Business of the Year at the Jersey Construction Council Awards.
The awards, which took place on Saturday 14th September, celebrate the achievements of businesses in the island's vital construction and related industries.
Marc...
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By Liquid on
19 September 2013
Channel Islands' firm, CCD Chartered Architects has been named in The Sunday Times' ‘25 Best Architects' in Britain.
Based on award-winning businesses, The Sunday Times Home writers selected their 25 that excelled in design and in working on domestic projects in particular.
‘We were h...
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By Langlois Robertshaw & Delbridge on
19 September 2013
Skipton International, the Channel Islands' bank has seen its mortgage lending in Jersey grow to over £300million. In addition the bank expects its Jersey mortgage book to exceed its Guernsey lending next year. Skipton has been Guernsey's leading supplier of new mortgages for three years run...
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By Direct Input on
19 September 2013
GoldMoney is to host a seminar on ‘How to hold physical precious metals in your portfolio'. The practical advice will be enhanced by the rare opportunity to hear from a Via Mat vault manager. Due to the high security nature of precious metals storage, it is very rare that staff from vault compan...
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By Direct Input on
19 September 2013
Grand Jersey's restaurant manager and master sommelier, Shaun Corrigan, has reached the final of the Academy of Food and Wine Service's UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2013 competition. The UK Restaurant Manager of the Year is a nationwide search to find, acknowledge and reward the best re...
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19 September 2013
Last week, for the second year running, Jersey-based software developer Simon Brown was invited to present the opening keynote at the "Agile Software Architecture Symposium" in The Netherlands. The theme of the conference was software architecture tools, processes and best practices for an agile wor...
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19 September 2013
Aztec Group is delighted to announce the recent arrival of their new Chief Operating Officer, (COO), John Gavey.
John replaces Carol Wilson, co-founder of the Aztec Group, who retired earlier this year.
John's role as COO will focus on high level strategic and operational responsibilities and h...
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By Aztec on
18 September 2013
The signing of a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) between Jersey and Switzerland has been welcomed by Jersey Finance as a significant enhancement to Jersey's relationship with another major International Finance Centre (IFC).
The agreement was signed on 16th September at the Swiss Emba...
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18 September 2013
Ogier has been named Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Guernsey 2013, by Corporate International.
The awards commemorate those who have been active over the past 12 months and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service. A panel of judges comprising senior industry pr...
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By Ogier on
18 September 2013
Channel Islands PR practitioner Steve Falla has been elected to the executive board of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Mr Falla, a fellow of the chartered institute and chair of the Channel Islands Group, was elected at a council meeting to fill an unexpired term following the resignat...
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By Orchard PR on
18 September 2013
As a result of the renewal of the sponsorship agreement the 2014 Barclays Jersey Boat Show will, once again, take place in and around St Helier Marina over the May Bank Holiday of Saturday 3 until Monday 5 May 2014.
The announcement was made at a reception on Tuesday evening, 17 September 2013 host...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
18 September 2013
The popularity of investing in precious metals and the desire to seize global opportunities for expansion has prompted local bullion trading and storage company, Guernsey Mint Refined, to change its name to BULLIONROCK.
BULLIONROCK has split its offering into three distinct specialist areas: BULLION...
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By Orchard PR on
17 September 2013
Carey Olsen has further strengthened its position as a global legal firm with the appointment of Michael Makridakis as partner and head of litigation in the firm's Cayman Islands office.
He will assume responsibility for developing the firm's litigation practice in the jurisdiction and spe...
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By Orchard PR on
17 September 2013
Channel Islands based business transformation specialist, Greenlight, has appointed consultant Victoria Sloan to support its continued expansion into Guernsey. Greenlight launched its recruitment drive at Jersey Careers Fair 2013, and continues to actively seek consultants of all levels to join the ...
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17 September 2013
Hatstone Lawyers acted for the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust ("ABCT"), a UK registered charity, in respect of the erection of a memorial at St Aubin's Bay in Jersey on 12 September 2013, which coincided with the Jersey International Air Display. This involved advising in connection with al...
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By Marcus Stone, Hatstone Lawyers on
17 September 2013
The Chief Executive of Bellingham Travel has been invited to speak at one of the UK's most prestigious travel conferences next month. Brian Kelly will be one of just a handful of specially chosen experts speaking at the Travel Directors' Summit, which takes place at the Emirates Stadium in L...
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By Merita Taylor, Online Regional Travel Group on
17 September 2013
Standard Chartered's two banking entities in Jersey consolidated on Monday 16 September 2013 to create a single efficient operating platform for its Jersey business.
The bank, which employs over 150 staff locally, was the first Jersey banking group to use a provision in Jersey's banking le...
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By Standard Chartered on
16 September 2013
Jersey signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Switzerland today (16 September 2013). This is the Island's 32nd TIEA which meets the OECD tax standards on transparency and information exchange.
The TIEA was signed at the Swiss Embassy in London by the Chief Minister, Senator Ia...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
16 September 2013
Entries for the 2014 Guernsey Design Awards, developed in association with the Environment Department, Norman Piette and the Guernsey Society of Architects (GSA), are now open.
The awards, which were re-launched in 2012, honour distinctive, original, inspirational and sustainable design of archite...
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By Orchard PR on
16 September 2013
LDC has invested to support the management buyout of Equiom Limited, a leading provider of fiduciary and administration services.
Headquartered in the Isle of Man, Equiom is a global trust and corporate service specialist. The business provides a range of fiduciary, administration and management se...
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By Businesslife.co on
16 September 2013
Delegates from Guernsey's banking sector met at a recent breakfast meeting to hear on the future of the banking industry from Chris McGinnis, head of strategic planning at banking software provider Temenos.
The event, organised by the C5 Alliance Group, was the second in a series of banking use...
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By Orchard PR on
16 September 2013
Paul Jarvis has been promoted to lead the Technical Solutions team at C5 Alliance Group following its acquisition of Itex, where he was previously an executive consultant.
Mr Jarvis (pictured) will head up the firm's Technical Solutions department as it becomes the largest of its kind in the Cha...
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By Orchard PR on
16 September 2013
Independent property finders and relocation specialists, Quintessential Relocation Consultants, (QRC) has been nominated for two national awards by the British Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP). QRC provides bespoke relocation services to private individuals and businesses relocating to ...
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By Helen Hart , Hart CI Marketing and Events on
16 September 2013
The half-year corporate report up to June 2013, which is provided by the Treasury to States Members, shows that revenue and spending are largely on track as forecast and that the overall financial position for the budget remains positive.
The key points in the report are: -
• The full year general ...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
13 September 2013
Ormer restaurant, by renowned chef Shaun Rankin, has stamped its authority on the Jersey culinary scene with a high entry into the Good Food Guide 2014.
The accolade comes only four months after the new St Helier restaurant opened and is a true testament to the quality of the new venue. The recomme...
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By The Refinery on
13 September 2013
RBC Wealth Management has been named ‘Best Private Bank in the Channel Islands' for the second consecutive year at the 2013 World Finance Banking Awards.
This success builds on a recent run of awards for RBC Wealth Management: in June, its Channel Island-based Trust and Fiduciary Services busin...
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By Greentarget on
13 September 2013
Bedell is the only firm in the Channel Islands to have three practitioners included in the women's list of the ‘top 35 under 35' published this week by the leading private wealth magazine, Private Client Practitioner.The three identified as rising stars in the private wealth industry at Bede...
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By Crystal PR on
13 September 2013
A short break specialist and former tourist board head in the Caribbean, and a keynote speaker on creativity and innovation have been added to the line-up for the Institute of Directors Debate taking place in Jersey later this month.
Catherine Leech (pictured), Director of 101 Holidays, joins the ...
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By Crystal PR on
13 September 2013
A Chinese television crew is in Jersey this week filming footage and undertaking a wide range of interviews for a program to be broadcast later this year to an audience of millions.
The crew from Propeller TV has been working with Locate Jersey on the film, which will be broadcast to their audience...
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By Crystal PR on
13 September 2013
Financial Services support specialist the Active Group has extended the jurisdictions in which it operates to include Cyprus with effect from 1st September 2013.
Following the successful development of its Malta office, which was opened two years ago and now employs four staff locally, the decisio...
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By Active Group on
12 September 2013
Basel is pleased to announce its directors are the first to be issued key personnel permits under the provisions of the Gambling (Ancillary Services and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Regulations 2012. The new regulation requires Directors who provide corporate trust services to gaming operators...
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By First Names Group on
12 September 2013
At a recent meeting between Jersey's Economic Development Minister, Senator Alan Maclean, and the Minister for Commerce and Employment in Guernsey, Deputy Kevin Stewart, a decision was made not to proceed with a joint Channel Islands Aircraft Registry.
It became apparent over recent months – af...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
12 September 2013
Hundreds of companies will have their data moved to Sure's facilities following a partnership between the telco and Alternative Solutions Limited.ASL is moving all of its Cloud and Managed Services server infrastructure, which is used by its financial services and other clients, to Sure's da...
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12 September 2013
Grand Jersey's restaurant manager and master sommelier, Shaun Corrigan, has reached the semi- final of the Academy of Food and Wine Service's UK Restaurant Manager of the Year 2013 competition. The UK Restaurant Manager of the Year is a nationwide search to find, acknowledge and reward the b...
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12 September 2013
Guernsey's Chief Minister, Deputy Peter Harwood, has signed two Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with Switzerland and with Hungary in London today.
Deputy Harwood commented:
"Guernsey's relationship with Switzerland is of great value and we have much in common as finance centres outsid...
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By States Of Guernsey on
11 September 2013
Foreshore has today announced that is has been reaccredited as a PCI-DSS Level One Service
Provider, which is the most thorough level of accreditation for Datacentres. This means that all
elements of their security controls meet the highest standards for customers requiring the
Payment Card Industry...
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By Marcom Collective on
11 September 2013
Guernsey's finance industry had a stable second quarter and is already showing signs of renewed growth in the second half of the year.
Previously released figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) showed an uptick across each of the investment funds, banking and insurance s...
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By Orchard PR on
11 September 2013
Investment Funds
The net asset value of total funds under management and administration has decreased over the quarter ended 30 June 2013 by £10.5 billion (3.5%) to £286 billion. For the year since 30 June 2012, total net asset values increased by £15.2 billion (5.6%).
Within these totals, Guerns...
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By Orchard PR on
11 September 2013
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (formerly Collins Stewart Wealth Management) has appointed Andy Finch as Head of Wealth Management in Guernsey.
In this role, Mr Finch, who has been working for the business for over a decade, will be responsible for running the Guernsey front office and promotin...
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By Orchard PR on
11 September 2013
Rathbones Investment Management International is pleased to present the latest in their series of speaker breakfast events - ‘Investing in the ASEAN dream'.
Pre-eminent economist Danny Quah will lead the discussion at the Royal Yacht Hotel on Thursday 26 September 2013.
Danny is a professor...
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By Ruby PR on
11 September 2013
Paul Rondel, a Trust Manager at First Names Group, has been named in Private Client Practitioner's annual Top 35 Under 35. Paul, who is based in the Group's Jersey office, has been recognised as a leading practitioner in the trust and corporate services industry.
‘Top 35 Under 35' identifie...
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By First Names Group on
11 September 2013
Paul O'Neill, a director of Legis Tax Services Limited, has been included in the Private Client Practitioner magazine ‘Top 35 Under 35' list.
The list aims to recognise and promote the rising stars of the private client practitioner community. It features the top 35 men and women aged 35 a...
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By Orchard PR on
11 September 2013
GoldMoney, an online provider of trading and storage facilities for physical precious metals, has appointed Martyn White as Head of European Business Development.
Martyn, who has 15 years' experience in senior roles, was formerly Director of Business Development & Marketing at Sinels Advocat...
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By Direct Input on
11 September 2013
The Jersey Employer's Network on Disability (JEND) is seeing increased interest from employers in the island ahead of the anticipated disability anti-discrimination law.
JEND, whose membership is made up of employers in Jersey, advises on disability issues in the work place. The charity covers ...
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By Direct Input on
11 September 2013
The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has stated publicly in the House of Commons that he does not think it is fair to refer to Jersey as a tax haven.
The Prime Minister's comments follow the progress made on tax transparency at the G8 and G20 summits, and come just weeks after the publication of a...
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By Crystal PR on
11 September 2013
The Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, has welcomed comments made in the House of Commons on Monday (9 September 2013) by the UK Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron, MP.
Addressing fellow Members of Parliament, Mr Cameron recognised the positive steps taken by Jersey and the other Crown Depend...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
11 September 2013
Ogier Fiduciary Services (Guernsey) Limited has been named as the leading fiduciary firm in Guernsey at the ACQ Global Awards 2013.
ACQ Magazine is a leading monthly title for the global mergers and acquisitions industry and since 2008 the ACQ Global Awards have been celebrating achievement, innova...
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By Ogier on
10 September 2013
World-renowned futurist, technologist and Digital Jersey board member, Ben Hammersley will be
holding an open debate for members of industry on the future of Jersey's digital prospect. The
event will be held at the Occupation Tapestry Gallery at 18:00 on Friday 27th September, followed
by drinks...
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By Marcom Collective on
10 September 2013
Robert Dobbyn, Associate in the Jersey Business and Trust Law Group at Ogier, has been listed in Private Client Practitioner's Top 35 Under 35.
The Top 35 Under 35 is designed to identify, recognise, introduce and promote the rising stars of the private client professions.
Robert joined Ogier's ...
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By Ogier on
10 September 2013
Offshore cloud service provider Calligo today announced it has achieved full ISO 9001:2008 certification in IT and Business Cloud Services, a first for any cloud service provider in the Channel Islands. ISO 9001:2008 looks to ensure that an organisation has demonstrated its commitment to enhancing c...
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By Calligo on
10 September 2013
MJ
Hudson,
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law
firm,
and
Jersey's
VerrasLaw
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merged
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Hudson,
will
provide
asset
managers
and
investors
with
a
one-stop
legal
shop
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corporate
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and
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By VerrasLaw on
10 September 2013
A lawyer from Bedell Cristin has been named one of the ‘Top 35 Under 35' private client practitioners in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.Kerrie Le Tissier is the only Guernsey lawyer featured in the definitive industry list compiled each year by Private Client Practitioner.A senior assoc...
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10 September 2013
Moore Stephens' partner Sam Bird (pictured) has been named as one of Private Client Practitioner's ‘Top 35 Under 35' for 2013.
The list is compiled annually and aims to identify, recognise, promote and introduce the rising stars of the private client practitioner community.
Mr Bird is...
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By Orchard PR on
9 September 2013
The Premier of the Cayman Islands, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin, will visit Jersey on 12 September 2013. He will be accompanied by the Caymanian Minister of Financial Services, Commerce and Environment, the Hon. Wayne Panton.
During their visit, Premier McLaughlin's party will meet the Chief Minis...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
9 September 2013
Individuals wishing to undertake further training that will increase their skill set in the workplace can now apply for financial support through a new initiative launched by Skills Jersey this week.
The ‘Skills Accelerator' scheme has been designed to provide financial assistance to allow empl...
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By Crystal PR on
9 September 2013
The Economic Development Minister, Senator Alan Maclean, has appointed Mr Tim Herbert as chairman of the board that will oversee the Jersey Innovation Fund. Mr Herbert is a qualified Jersey advocate and has spent most of his career on the Island.
Mr Herbert's career is mostly linked to Mourant ...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
9 September 2013
Carey Olsen has acted for private equity fund Better Capital PCC Limited on the raising of £185.6 million through a placing and open offer to new and existing shareholders.
Net proceeds of £182.0 million were deployed into Better Capital's Fund II to invest in a portfolio of distressed businesses....
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By Orchard PR on
9 September 2013
Mortgage broker Jez Robin (pictured) has been promoted to Director at the island's largest local mortgage brokers and financial advisers, SPF Private Clients.
Having already qualified as a financial adviser, Mr Robin joined the company in 2001, later transferring his skills to the mortgage broking ...
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By Coast Media on
9 September 2013
Design and advertising agency Coast Media has expanded its account handling resource with the appointment of Nic Legg (pictured) as a Business Development and Marketing Executive. This brings the total number of staff to nine, from four (all of whom are still with the business) when the company was ...
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By Coast Media on
9 September 2013
IFM Trust, Jersey has been recognised by Citywealth Magazine with the listing of Director Stuart McInnes (pictured) in the Citywealth Leaders' List (http://www.citywealthmag.com/leaders), and the short-listing of the company itself for the “Trust Company of the Year – Jersey” award i...
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By IFM Group on
9 September 2013
Leaders of the world's main economies have agreed that international action must be taken against tax avoidance and evasion.
Meeting in St Petersburg, leaders of the G20 nations covered a range of tax-related issues, including tax avoidance by multinational companies, tax informatio...
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By HM Treasury on
6 September 2013
Seven directors and associate directors from Channel Island based investment consultancy firm Asset Risk Consultants (“ARC”) have completed the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM), which is the highest...
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By Orchard PR on
6 September 2013
Ogier Fund Services has been shortlisted for the Unquote British Private Equity Fund Advisory Administration award. This shortlist builds on Ogier Fiduciary Services' awards success this year winning Independent Trust Company of the Year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards, Leading Fiduciary Firm ...
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By Ogier on
6 September 2013
Carey Olsen has advised Doric Nimrod Air Three Limited on its successful initial public offering on the Specialist Fund Market of the London Stock Exchange and listing on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
The Guernsey-domiciled, closed-ended fund has a market capitalisation of £220 million which...
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By Orchard PR on
6 September 2013
The 2013 Jersey Construction Awards has sold out. With over two weeks to go, the industry has confirmed its determination to celebrate excellence in the Island's Construction sector by coming together for this year's gala night. Andy Fleet, Chairman of the Construction Awards, said: ‘Our ind...
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By Image PR on
6 September 2013
EY is pleased to announce the appointment of David White as Tax Director in their Channel Islands Tax practice. SINCE joining EY in 1997, David has acquired more than 16 years' experience across a broad spectrum of tax matters. He is relocating from EY's Leeds office where he works with inte...
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6 September 2013
The Robus Group, a leading provider of insurance management and fiduciary services, and winner of the 2013 Independent Captive Manager of the Year award at the inaugural UK Captive Service Awards, will be appearing in the Sunday Telegraph's Risk Management Report this Sunday, 8 September 2013.Th...
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By Sophie Vaudin, Robus on
6 September 2013
The Guernsey Bar has developed a website informing islanders about mediation as an alternative to litigation when in dispute.
The website (www.mediationguernsey.com) has been devised by the Guernsey's Citizens Advice Bureau with input from legal experts from the Guernsey Bar and the hope is tho...
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By Orchard PR on
5 September 2013
Carey Olsen remains the top offshore legal adviser to London Stock Market (LSE) listed clients, according to the Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide (Q3 2013), a position the firm established and has retained since records started in 2005.
According to the most recent report Carey Olsen's positio...
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By Orchard PR on
5 September 2013
Collas Crill Trust, a leading niche provider of Channel Islands-based fiduciary services, is celebrating a quarter century of providing tailored fiduciary solutions to private clients and institutions across the globe. Over the past 25 years Collas Crill Trust has established itself as an innovative...
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By Collas Crill on
5 September 2013
The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Roger Gifford, will visit Jersey tomorrow (6 September 2013). He will be accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, Dr Claire Gifford, and the Chairman of Policy and Resources for the City of London, Mark Boleat.
During his stay in the Island, the Lord Mayor will meet the ...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
5 September 2013
Image Group has recognised the increasing importance of digital marketing with the appointment of Dave Edwards as their new Director of Digital.Jersey – born Dave has joined Image from one of the UK's leading digital performance agencies in London and will be helping to strengthen Image's de...
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5 September 2013
The advantages and implications of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) will be placed under the spotlight at an AO Hall conference.A panel of local and off-island specialists will address the advantages, as well as offer practical advice on the additional requirements that the...
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5 September 2013
Jersey's finance industry reported a relatively flat but stable performance in the second quarter of 2013, with very slight decreases in its banking and funds sectors caused in part by falling global commodity prices and a weakening in the value of sterling.
In the second quarter of 2013, bank ...
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By Crystal PR on
4 September 2013
Driving the significant growth in its global Private Client and Trust practice, Appleby, one of the world's largest providers of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has announced the appointment of two new senior associates: Ashley Fife based in Bermuda, Robert Lindley based i...
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By Appleby on
4 September 2013
James Le Gallez has been appointed to the role of digital project manager at Indulge Media and will be responsible for building and maintaining client relationships, ensuring projects are delivered on time and guaranteeing a quality end product.
He has a diploma in digital marketing from the Instit...
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By Orchard PR on
4 September 2013
A new outreach advisory service has been launched by the Jersey Advisory
and Conciliation Service (JACS) to help small businesses comply with the
essential requirements of the Employment Law, such as providing staff with
contracts and pay slips.
The outreach service will be available at times and pl...
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By States of Jersey Communications Unit on
4 September 2013
The second quarter of 2013 has shown positive signs of a gradual return to more stable transactional activity following several years of volatility. Renewed confidence in offshore transactions and an increase in deals between Q1 and Q2 2013, have been highlighted in the latest Offshore-i Report rele...
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By Appleby on
4 September 2013
Prosperity 24.7, Jersey's fastest growing consultancy business became the first company in the Channel Islands to achieve success in the latest HP certificate this week.Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Jake Foster earned the newly released HP Master ASE Storage Solutions Architect qualification, t...
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By Prosperity 24.7 on
4 September 2013
The recently appointed Chair of the Jersey Tourism Shadow Board will be the guest speaker at the IoD Jersey branch lunch this month.
At the lunch, taking place at the Grand Jersey on Tuesday 10th September, John Henwood will give a talk on ‘Tourism and the Economy', outlining his views on what ...
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By Crystal PR on
3 September 2013
Mourant Ozannes advises significantly more FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies than any other offshore law firm, according to the latest rankings published by Adviser Rankings Limited (ARL).
The rankings show that Mourant Ozannes advises more FTSE 100 clients than all of its global competitors combined...
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By ORCHID on
3 September 2013
A tourism specialist with a leading global hotel group has been added to the line-up of expert panellists for the Institute of Directors Annual Debate taking place in Jersey later this month.
Richard Arman (pictured), Director of Business Development UK and Ireland for the InterContinental Hotels G...
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By Crystal PR on
3 September 2013
Equiom Marine and Aviation Services (Jersey) Limited is to exhibit at the 23rd Monaco Yacht Show from 25th to 28th September 2013.
A senior team of experts from across the Equiom Group's various locations will attend the event in order to showcase the variety of services offered and demonstrate...
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By Equiom on
3 September 2013
The Jersey Branch of the Chartered Institute of Marketing has announced that the 2013 Jersey CIM Awards are now open for submissions.
The local branch of the marketing institute is hosting the prestigious awards, now in their seventeenth year, to celebrate marketing excellence in Jersey. The CIM Aw...
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By Crystal PR on
3 September 2013