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March  2018  (8)

• Alternatives: moving into the fast lane

  While stock markets and Bitcoin have been stealing the investing headlines, alternative assets have been quietly going about their business. But are they about to step back into the spotlight? Shortly after the financial crisis of 2008/09, certain alternative assets (or collectibles) – wine, ...     [read more]

  By Chris Menon on  29 March 2018 

• Indexation: an accident waiting to happen?

  The explosive growth in exchange-traded funds has highlighted the investment opportunities offered by tracking indices. But some experts are concerned that a dangerous bubble might be forming Go back 10 years and the only people who’d have heard of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would be those ...     [read more]

  By Richard Willsher on  26 March 2018 

• Diversity in the Channel Islands: is it achievable?

  As diversity and inclusion in the workplace become a business and human imperative, where do Jersey and Guernsey stand? and are they lagging behind the UK and Europe?  There’s nothing like a racially intolerant White House, revelations of entrenched sexual abuse in Hollywood and a rise i...     [read more]

  By Dave Waller on  23 March 2018 

• Jersey to introduce LLCs

  David Postlethwaite, Technical Manager at Jersey Finance, explains why the island is working towards the introduction of limited liability companies (LLCs) and the benefits they may bring First, the obvious – what's an LLC?  An LLC is a business structure that's very popular glo...     [read more]

  By BL Global on  19 March 2018 

• The interview: Lydia Essa

  London private client lawyer Lydia Essa moved to Guernsey in 2016 and became a director at Trust Corporation International last year. She told Businesslife what drew her to the island and why it appeals to clients from around the world How did you get to where you are now? Having studied law at un...     [read more]

  By Nick Kirby on  16 March 2018 

• Brexit reaches the halfway point

  One year down and one year to go, how are the Channel Islands preparing for the UK leaving the EU? and what’s the impact likely to be? Well, we’re halfway there. Having triggered Article 50 in March 2017, the UK is now just 12 months away from actually leaving the European Union. At 11p...     [read more]

  By Tom Huelin on  12 March 2018 

• A bluffer's guide to GDPR

  As the implementation date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation approaches, Businesslife looks at what it entails and why firms need to be sure they’re ready As the most ardent Brexiters are discovering, the UK’s exit from the European Union won’t mean an end to t...     [read more]

  By Kirsten Morel on  9 March 2018 

• Paradise Papers: can the Channel Islands beat the headlines?

  The Paradise Papers led to Jersey and Guernsey being branded in the media, once again, as dubious tax havens. So has the time come to stop fighting skewed press representation? If you’d wanted to avoid media coverage of the Paradise Papers in November last year, you’d have been best off...     [read more]

  By Kirsten Morel on  5 March 2018 

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