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June  2022  (10)

  • Negotiating a VUCA world

    BL78_TMGA_logoGreg Powell and Tim Sanders (pictured far right), two of the Founders and Senior Investment Directors at TMGA Wealth Management, discuss the current challenges in the financial markets and why experience is key to guiding investors through turbulent times   Once again, the financial markets a...     [read more]

    By TMGA on  30 June 2022 
  • Liquid gold?

    BL78_hybridInvestors and fund managers are increasingly looking to hybrid funds as a route to stability, liquidity and higher yields in these times of economic uncertainty Economic and social uncertainty arising from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine is helping drive investor interest in one particular inve...     [read more]

    By David Stirling on  27 June 2022 
  • Accelerated disruption in financial services

    Deloitte Logo 2020There has been a headwind of digital change disrupting the financial services sector for some years. However, says Simeon Moss, Director, Islands & Gibraltar Advisory at Deloitte, two of the most significant  innovations are now rapidly evolving and converging to present the next wave of di...     [read more]

    By Deloitte on  24 June 2022 
  • Playing dirty

    BL78_techwashing1As digital transformation increasingly takes hold of the financial services sector, firms are racing to demonstrate that their systems are faster and more automated than their competitors’. But over-promisers should be on their guard about the perils of techwashing When American drinks compan...     [read more]

    By Marco de Novellis on  23 June 2022 
  • Women and investing

    UBS logoJohn Pipon, Client Advisor at UBS Jersey, discusses how wealth managers will need to reimagine advice to meet the growing demand from female investors UBS wrote its first publication on women and investing in 2017, with Taking Action, Women and Investing, How women can best protect and grow th...     [read more]

    By UBS on  22 June 2022 
  • Rise of the CBDCs

    BL78_CBDCs_illoDespite their recent extreme fluctuations, The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies has left many of the world’s central banks scurrying to set the record straight on their interest in creating their own digital currency. Some are more committed than others – so what are the pros and cons, and...     [read more]

    By Sophie McCarthy on  20 June 2022 
  • The Interview: Tom Wiseman

    BL78_TomWiseman1As the chief executive of Enhance Group, the fintech-based investment monitoring and advisory boutique for fiduciaries, family offices and charities, Tom Wiseman has a clear view of the emerging trends across both the technology and financial services sectors. He tells us how tech is powering the bu...     [read more]

    By Jon Watkins on  16 June 2022 
  • Back to the future

    EWG logo_jul21Warren Sanders, Co-Founder and Director of digital banking specialist EWG, helps untangle the industry’s toughest issues and explores how fintech and digital transformation strategies are rapidly changing financial services for the better Firms in the financial services industry continue to g...     [read more]

    By EWG on  14 June 2022 
  • Winning hearts and minds

    BL78_privatewealthWith tax harmonisation well on its way, where does that leave the Channel Islands – a jurisdiction that has built its success on a suite of tax-neutral products? For the super-wealthy, certainty and reputation trump low taxes As Jersey and Guernsey have matured and evolved as international fi...     [read more]

    By Steve Falla on  13 June 2022 
  • Rising to the FS challenge

    BL78_sectorgrowth_thWith the cost of living increasing dramatically, there is concern that people may leave expensive places to live – such as the Channel Islands – taking with them the expertise and talent needed to protect the islands’ thriving financial sector. So has the Channel Islands financial ...     [read more]

    By Gill Wadsworth on  10 June 2022 

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