A less painful and more efficient process for client checks is on the horizon – but getting there will be difficult
We’ve all been through the pain of collating documents to open a bank account – copies of passports, utility bills, payslips and so on. So, imagine how much more com...
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By Paul Bryant on
28 March 2019
After overseeing a record year of listings growth, you’d think the CEO of The International Stock Exchange would take a breather. But Fiona Le Poidevin is having none of it. In a fast-changing and competitive landscape, she says complacency is off the agenda
What’s your background and h...
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By Eila Madden on
25 March 2019
After being excluded from a new protective ring fence around retail banking activities, Channel Islands branches and subsidiaries eye up the resulting opportunities
A decade after the rescue of a number of UK banks, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the worst recession for generations, the financ...
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By Phil Thornton on
21 March 2019
UBS is the world’s largest global wealth manager and winner of multiple awards, including Global Best Overall Private Banking Services in the Euromoney Private Banking Survey 2019. For 14 years, the annual UBS Forum has been held in the UK and Jersey, providing analysis and key insights to pri...
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By UBS on
21 March 2019
Today’s investors are looking for more than a healthy bottom line, which means companies need to give non-financial reporting some serious attention
There was a time when investors would look no further than the bottom line on the annual report. A healthy balance sheet, decent cash flow and a...
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By David Burrows on
18 March 2019
One year on from the introduction of GDPR, a period of transitional relief – aimed at giving firms more time to comply with some aspects of the regulation – is coming to an end. What’s the impact of the new rules? and are you ready for the next deadline?
Billed by some as ‘t...
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By Jon Watkins on
14 March 2019
Since deciding to relocate from the UK last year, Daniel Rowles, Chief Executive, and Susana Rowles, Commercial Director, of Target Internet have discovered that throwing themselves into community life has paid real dividends as they look to grow their digital marketing skills business from Jersey
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By Locate Jersey on
14 March 2019
New tax rules on substance should enhance the Channel Islands’ reputation as a well-regulated international finance centre – and make the additional compliance burden worthwhile
Effective in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man from 1 January this year, the new substance tax legislation...
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By Richard Willsher on
11 March 2019
The government of Jersey is consulting on changes to its 70-year-old divorce law. Experts are divided on whether the proposals will ease the financial worries of couples that are breaking up
Christmas may be a distant and happy memory for most of us, but for some, it marks the start of a long and u...
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By David Craik on
7 March 2019
Michael Bull (pictured), Investment Director in Quilter Cheviot’s Jersey office, reassures investors by drawing on lessons learned from the often unpredictable markets of the past, and asks: what happens if you invest right before a market crash?
The end of 2018 was a difficult time for many ...
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By Quilter Cheviot on
7 March 2019