Simon Burgess (pictured), Head of Alternative Investments at Ocorian, considers the effects of new regulations in Jersey and Guernsey enabling inbound migration of foreign limited partnerships, and how outsourcing administration functions can help mitigate the challenges of fund migration and rising...
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By Ocorian on
30 October 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has sharpened the focus on green, ESG and impact funds, and industry experts believe demand will continue to grow as governments respond to the climate change crisis
A compelling development in the investment fund space is gaining significant traction for the Channel Island...
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By Steve Falla on
29 October 2020
As the Channel Islands funds sector goes from strength to strength, Monterey Insight Managing Director Karine Pacary (pictured) gets behind the numbers in her firm’s recent reports on the UK, Luxembourg, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland – providing a clear overview of the funds space in each...
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By Jon Watkins on
27 October 2020
No matter what sector you are in, a level of re-evaluation is happening as lives and businesses adapt to changed priorities and new ways of working and interacting. Ogier Partner Richard Daggett explores how these changes are shifting the focus for investment and private equity
The level of dry pow...
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By Ogier on
22 October 2020
Obtaining insurance cover for professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ and cyber risk has become fraught with higher costs and frustration – and Channel Islands businesses are feeling the impact. But just how big a problem is it? and what can firms do to protect themselves?...
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By Richard Willsher on
21 October 2020
With a wealth of experience of sitting on and advising successful boards, Professor Ian Reeves CBE and his daughter Natasha explain why they are trusting Jersey to provide the perfect platform for their international business advisory firm, Synaps International
Can you give us an insight into Synap...
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By Locate Jersey on
20 October 2020
Stuart Foster, Managing Director, Institutional Banking and Depository Services, at RBS International, says growing investment between the two jurisdictions means the relationship between London and the Channel Islands is more important than ever – and that a strong bond will be even more cruc...
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By Jon Watkins on
19 October 2020
Despite growing efforts to address the number of women at the top of City firms, the UK’s business landscape is still far from a level playing field. So what’s being done to fix the problem – and could the need to kick-start the economy hasten the pace of change?
Given the year is...
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By Imogen Rowland on
16 October 2020
Hawksford Corporate Services Director Sian Huish considers the impact Covid-19 has had on UK real estate, and the opportunities as lockdown eases
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the UK property market has overcome many hurdles, including three elections – each bringing its own business and i...
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By Hawksford on
15 October 2020
Major changes to the UK’s property tax regime and the Crown Dependencies’ Double Tax Agreements have caused some overseas property investors to sit up and take notice. But the attractiveness of UK property to international investors and the use of the Channel Islands as a pathway to it m...
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By Alexander Garrett on
14 October 2020
Around the world, women aren’t only enjoying growing levels of wealth, they’re also increasingly in control of it. Greater equality of wealth is to be welcomed, but what does it mean for private wealth practitioners who find themselves having to deal with a broader client base with diffe...
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By Intertrust on
13 October 2020
The Channel Islands’ commitment to green and sustainable investing has boosted their relationship with the City of London. Now they are working on verification to counter greenwash and shore up the sector for the long haul
A new focus on green and sustainable finance over the past few years h...
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By Steve Falla on
12 October 2020
The UBS Global Financial Intermediaries (FIM) team in Jersey has been providing a dedicated offering to external asset and fund managers for more than 10 years. We talked to Helen Ollivro, Executive Director and Head of UBS FIM for Jersey and the UK, to find out more about her and the FIM team
Can ...
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By UBS on
9 October 2020
Covid-19 has dealt a devastating blow to the UK economy. But the Channel Islands are primed to help it bounce back
Back in 2016, Capital Economics crunched the numbers and discovered that Jersey’s finance industry acts as a conduit for around £500bn of foreign investment into the UK.
T...
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By David Craik on
8 October 2020