Libor, the long-standing but much maligned mechanism used to set lending rates, is being ushered out in favour of ‘risk-free rates’. So could the removal of a global rate-setting standard and a potential change of rates for existing loans prove a headache for borrowers and banks alike?
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By Gill Wadsworth on
29 March 2021
Covid-19 has caused many of us to re-evaluate our priorities and focus on planning for the future, both for our businesses and for our personal wealth. David Benest, Managing Partner, and Emma Wakeling, Head of Family Law, at BCR Law, offer some useful steps to family businesses along the way
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By BCR Law on
25 March 2021
Channel Islands-founded SRJ Technologies started life supplying pipe repair and replacement services to the oil and gas industry but, following a successful listing, is diversifying into a wider range of services across different sectors. CEO Alex Wood explains how being based in Jersey set it up fo...
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By Jon Watkins on
22 March 2021
If a person who is resident outside Jersey holds assets in Jersey, they may wish to ensure that they have made adequate provision to appoint someone who can manage those assets in the event that they lose capacity to do this themselves. Often, these considerations form part of a person’s wider...
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By Ogier on
19 March 2021
Any reluctance from the wealth sector over going digital has been rendered immaterial by the coronavirus pandemic. So what does this mean for the future of the client relationship?
In a world in which our faces and fingerprints can unlock our personal tech, our phones can be used as debit cards and...
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By Imogen Rowland on
17 March 2021
Following years of conjecture and concern, the post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU arrived at the end of last year with little for the Channel Islands to worry about – in fact, plenty for them to cheer
As the Brexit trade deal was finally hammered out by the UK and the EU at the ...
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By Steve Falla on
15 March 2021
Will Covid-19 present a watershed moment for digitisation – creating a far greater shift to digital channels, asks Lee Bosio (pictured), Managing Director, Vaiie
Even before the global pandemic, digital identity verification had already started to become an integral part of everyday life.
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By Vaiie on
12 March 2021
Could the revelation that Tesla has invested a slice of its cash pile in bitcoin herald a new stage in the growth of cryptocurrency investment?
In early February, Tesla announced that it had bought $1.5bn of bitcoin out of its cash reserves. Businesses typically invest their treasury surpluses...
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By Richard Willsher on
11 March 2021
As wealth holders crave a more holistic understanding of their needs, and as trust in governments and institutions falls, demand is growing for a new model of wealth adviser. So what do wealth holders really want from them, and how can advisers equip themselves?
“I had a conversation with a c...
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By Sophie McCarthy on
8 March 2021
Marc Nightingale (pictured) provides an update on the UBS Optimus Foundation Covid-19 Response Fund
Twenty years ago, we established the UBS Optimus Foundation to partner with our clients and employees and help them to improve the lives of the most vulnerable around the world.
Collaborative effort...
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By UBS on
5 March 2021
Covid-19 has brought many wealth holders closer to the next generation – and that generation’s demand for ethical and socially responsible investing is further heightening the already rising demand for ESG products. And the industry is responding at pace
There haven’t been many si...
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By David Craik on
3 March 2021