The past year has seen many changes in how we work, all of which have introduced new challenges for businesses and employees alike. Jamie McDonald (pictured far right), Director at SystemLabs, a local provider of IT services and solutions, spoke to Alex Blackwell, MD of Redcoin, a local IT security ...
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By SystemLabs on
30 September 2021
The recent collapse of alternative lender Greensill has thrust the spotlight firmly on non-traditional, less regulated financial services firms. But is shadow banking a dangerous dark art or a valuable cog in the financial services system?
although the Greensill crisis may eventually be filed in hi...
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By James Tall on
27 September 2021
Marc Nightingale, Senior Client Advisor at UBS Wealth Management in Jersey, discusses how LGBTQ+ people can build investment strategies to help meet their financial goals
The obvious question when writing about LGBTQ+ investment is why the LGBTQ+ community – which includes lesbian, gay, bisex...
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By UBS on
23 September 2021
As the funds landscape becomes increasingly complex, fund managers are outsourcing large chunks of their operations to bespoke and specialist fund administrators. But what are the pros and cons of outsourcing? and how do you manage the process to protect your clients and your reputation?
The pandem...
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By David Craik on
20 September 2021
Rachid Frihmat, Audit Director, KPMG in the Crown Dependencies, explores the current – and future – listed funds landscape
Listed closed-ended investment funds (listed funds) continue to play an important role in the Guernsey funds sector. The island is home to more non-UK listed entiti...
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By KPMG on
17 September 2021
As Managing Director of Intertrust group in Guernsey, Marie McNeela has a front-row view of the island’s growing popularity and strength as a funds sector player. She tells us how she plans to grow her firm’s funds business further, and how both the sector and Guernsey can navigate the c...
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By Jon Watkins on
16 September 2021
ESG is becoming a must-have for investors, and fund managers are under growing pressure to demonstrate their ESG credentials through accurate reporting based on high-quality, real-time data. So what reporting tools are available to them? And how are firms responding to client calls for consistent me...
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By Alexa Robertson on
13 September 2021
With corporate banks seemingly reluctant to lend to anyone but big blue-chip firms, and businesses seeking greater access to financial support post-Covid, direct private lending is ready to seize the opportunity for growth
The past decade has undoubtedly been a golden era for private equity. And no...
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By Alexander Garrett on
10 September 2021
Richard Le Liard (right) and Dylan Latimer (far right), Partners at Bedell Cristin in Jersey and Guernsey, provide a roadmap for success
Raising that first fund is challenging at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic, where the ‘flight to the familiar’ has been felt part...
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By Bedell Cristin on
8 September 2021
With many major companies’ share prices eroded by a turbulent few years, the mega-funds are circling and recent deals suggest activity is increasing. But big isn’t always bad – and the rise in mega-deals may produce opportunities for other, smaller, players too
So many of the UK&r...
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By Gill Wadsworth on
6 September 2021
Many local financial services businesses will have experienced increased enquiries from clients wishing to move away from traditional investments and investment strategies, and looking instead to invest directly and indirectly in the lucrative recreational and medicinal cannabis sectors. Ogier&rsquo...
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By Ogier on
3 September 2021
Despite a challenging 18 months for the global economy, the Channel Islands’ funds sector is performing better than ever
Put yourself in the shoes of a fund manager deciding where to domicile a new fund. The choices you make today could certainly have major implications for the fund’s l...
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By Len Williams on
2 September 2021