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February  2020  (6)

• Profile: the Maples Group

  The Maples Group – through its leading international law firm, Maples and Calder – advises global financial, institutional, business and private clients on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg. The Group is also an independent provid...     [read more]

  By Locate Jersey on  27 February 2020 

• UBS: Building a plan for the long term

  Natural human emotions can lead to poor financial decision-making during the cut and thrust of the market cycle. To mitigate that risk, following an investment plan based on a robust framework is crucial, says Philip Legrand (pictured), Client Advisor at UBS in Jersey We’ve all heard the age-...     [read more]

  By UBS on  21 February 2020 

• Rise of the digital-savvy director

  A host of high-profile data breaches in recent times have raised the importance of having an infrastructure in place to understand and mitigate the risks. However, the organisations that will really thrive in the future are those led by directors who understand the wider opportunities of the new dig...     [read more]

  By Orlando Crowcroft on  19 February 2020 

• Transparency v privacy

  A greater push for transparency in offshore structures is a good thing for blue-ribbon jurisdictions such as Jersey and Guernsey, experts say, but its contradiction with privacy laws will need to be ironed out Perceptions pose problems. Publication, in 2016, of the Panama Papers gave a fillip to th...     [read more]

  By Chris Wheal on  17 February 2020 

• Japanisation: what does it mean for investors?

  When Japan adopted a zero interest policy two decades ago, it seemed an anomaly, but now that the symptoms of low inflation, low growth and low interest rates are spreading around the world, investors are asking whether Japanisation is here to stay Just over two decades ago, Japan gave economists a...     [read more]

  By Phil Thornton on  11 February 2020 

• 2020 vision

  As the page turns on another year – and decade – industry leaders from across the Channel Islands share their views on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead Twenty-twenty vision is beneficial at any time, but as we wave goodbye to 2019 and enter the year 2020, having a clear v...     [read more]

  By Alexander Garrett on  7 February 2020 

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