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January  2022  (9)

• Green links

  Channel Islands firms are helping Middle East investors align their desire for environmental, social and governance credibility with Shariah principles “ESG is now in the mainstream,” says Faizal Bhana, Director for the Middle East, Africa and India at Jersey Finance. Linked to every in...     [read more]

  By Marco de Novellis on  31 January 2022 

• Middle East: what women want

  The Great Wealth Transfer is upon us, with women becoming far bigger players in the world of wealth. So how do women’s approaches to investing and money management differ? And how can Middle Eastern wealth managers ready themselves as the pendulum swings?  There’s no shortage of fa...     [read more]

  By Sophie McCarthy on  27 January 2022 

• Investment flight path

  Channel Islands firms are helping the many expats based in the Middle East to build diversified and sustainable investment portfolios amid a complex regulatory environment The Middle East is one of the most popular destinations for expats. Nearly 90% of the United Arab Emirates’ population an...     [read more]

  By Gill Wadsworth on  24 January 2022 

• Strategies for succession

  Wealthy Middle Eastern families are increasingly looking to the Channel Islands for structuring and succession strategies Middle East investing and wealth planning is changing. An evolving wealth-holder demographic means young people are increasingly likely to be involved in wealth management decis...     [read more]

  By David Burrows on  20 January 2022 

• Jersey does its BIT

  Jersey is striving to seal a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United Arab Emirates, which could boost investment on the island and stimulate greater access to Jersey’s expertise among businesses and investors in the region Amid the fallout from Brexit, the UK government is busy atte...     [read more]

  By David Craik on  17 January 2022 

• Interview: Middle East perspectives

  The Channel Islands and the Middle East have been building relationships for decades. But, as Joe Moynihan (pictured far right), CEO of Jersey Finance, and Rupert Pleasant, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, explain, there is plenty of opportunity for even greater collaboration going forward How ...     [read more]

  By Jon Watkins on  12 January 2022 

• The march of M&A

  Fund administration is one of the biggest tech-powered elements of the financial sector, But a host of M&A activity is driving huge consolidation in the market – including headline-making purchases from private equity firms. So what does it all mean for the future of funds? Last summer, p...     [read more]

  By Gill Wadsworth on  10 January 2022 

• Best cyber security practices when ‘working from anywhere’

  With ransomware on the rise, Alex Blackwell, Head of Business Development at SystemLabs, looks at best practices to ensure that IT is protected in a hybrid work set-up The world has been working remotely for a long time now, so are most people pretty much up to speed with how to protect themselves ...     [read more]

  By SystemLabs on  7 January 2022 

• Remote possibilities

  The much talked about shift to remote working could open up opportunities for businesses and changing employee lifestyles – with some touting the idea of staff being based in different countries. But not all sectors lend themselves to this new world of working… and not all see the benef...     [read more]

  By Alexander Garrett on  5 January 2022 

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