en-gbCopyright 2024, BusinessLifenotifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)notifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)http://businesslife.co/Features - BusinessLifehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMTWed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMTSFDR: what now?http://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=sfdr-what-nowhttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=sfdr-what-nowWed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMTOgier Sustainable Investment Consulting’s Director and Head Leonie Kelly (far right) and Senior Manager Dasha Kuts set out what Channel Islands-domiciled funds should know about Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation All firms fundraising from the EU or planning to fundraise in the EU need to be informed about the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and plan to comply, as it can take time. Even funds based in Jersey and Guernsey need to plan for SFDR complian...Labour painshttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=labour-painshttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=labour-painsMon, 11 Dec 2023 08:30:00 GMTGlobally and across sectors, a talent challenge is causing firms a massive headache as they struggle to find, develop and retain the staff they need. And the Channel Islands are not immune Hiring the right talent has always been critical to the success of firms. People are the strongest asset of any organisation, and an employment crisis is exercising all areas of the financial services industry, including the investment funds sector. In fact, the perceived fear of robotic solutions stealin...Be wary of the green foghttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=be-wary-of-the-green-foghttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=be-wary-of-the-green-fogWed, 06 Dec 2023 08:30:00 GMTRavenscroft portfolio managers David Le Cornu, far right (Head of Discretionary) and Jamie Mourant (Senior Investment Manager) on the challenges of ESG ratings For many people, environmental, social and governance (ESG) is much more than a three-letter acronym. It’s a practical, real-world process that helps them live their lives according to their moral principles. investing is part of the broader process and enables them to invest their money in a manner that sits comfortably with t...AIFMD 2.0: strong and stable?http://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=aifmd-20-strong-and-stablehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=aifmd-20-strong-and-stableMon, 04 Dec 2023 08:15:00 GMTWill the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations – or AIFMD 2.0, as the amended version is being termed – bring much needed stability to the EU funds sector? The EU fund landscape is changing. The European Commission published legislative proposals in November 2021 to amend the existing Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations (AIFMD). The review of AIFMD is part of an EU initiative called the Capital Markets Union, which has an overarching objective of creating...In conversation: Gary Maclachlan, Deloittehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=in-conversation-gary-maclachlan-deloittehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=in-conversation-gary-maclachlan-deloitteWed, 29 Nov 2023 08:15:00 GMTGary Maclachlan is an Associate Director in Deloitte’s Guernsey tax team What is your focus and specialism?  I have been working in the financial services industry in Guernsey for the past eight years, and during this time, my focus has shifted more and more to the funds sector.  I do a lot of work around Guernsey’s economic substance rules, particularly in the private equity space. I am also involved with various aspects of Pillar 2 and how this new global minimum ta...Responsible investinghttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=responsible-investinghttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=responsible-investingMon, 27 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMTThe increasing importance of ESG in investment fund decision-making The funds industry continues to push ahead with the implementation of increasingly onerous sustainable reporting and compliance measures – against the backdrop of a volatile geopolitical setting and fragile macroeconomic outlook.  Extreme weather events, environmental destruction and rising inequality have also made sustainable investments more relevant than ever, for this generation and the next. The mainstream...Ensuring ongoing success in the Channel Islandshttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=ensuring-ongoing-success-in-the-channel-islandshttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=ensuring-ongoing-success-in-the-channel-islandsWed, 22 Nov 2023 08:45:00 GMTZedra Funds Director Mark Cleary and Guernsey Head of Funds Damien Fitzgerald on why the Channel Islands have always faced robust competition from other jurisdictions for their share of the international funds market – and this will remain the status quo in the future   The bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey share some unique historical characteristics that have helped us to be competitive in the past – political stability, an independent government and strong links...Asset management in the age of uncertaintyhttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=asset-management-in-the-age-of-uncertaintyhttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=asset-management-in-the-age-of-uncertaintyMon, 20 Nov 2023 08:30:00 GMTSteve Stormonth, Audit Partner at KPMG in the Crown Dependencies, offers some tips for navigating current market turbulence These are interesting times. Central banks have been raising interest rates aggressively and, coupled with low investor confidence, equity and bond markets have been heavily impacted. What really makes the current situation so interesting, however, is that this is all happening amid a massive global effort to re-engineer the world economy to be greener and more equitab...Out of the ordinaryhttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=out-of-the-ordinaryhttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=out-of-the-ordinaryThu, 16 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMTA fund focused on national security, crime prevention and public safety… a systematic venture capital fund relying on system-based scoring rather than manager discretion… demand for new investment opportunities is driving an increase in unusual and unique solutions  With a team consisting of a former director of the UK’s National Criminal Intelligence Service, an individual responsible for delivering the country’s first active cyber defence programme, and peopl...Gateway to Europehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=gateway-to-europehttp://www.blglobal.co.uk/Features.aspx?id=gateway-to-europeMon, 13 Nov 2023 08:45:00 GMTA look at Why US fund managers are choosing the Channel Islands For decades, when US fund managers looked offshore, they would head to their own ‘back yard’ – Delaware, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands. But in recent years, a growing number have been shifting operations to Europe – and the Channel Islands in particular.  “The statistics don’t lie,” says Alex di Santo, Group Head of Private Equity at Crestbridge in Jersey. He cites...