Archive for December, 2009

Itex-Rotary Walk Brings Christmas Cheer to Local Charities

Guernsey News, 21 December 2009 – The Itex-Rotary Walk has rounded off another record year by donating £23,260 in November and December to 11 needy local charities.
Each year the Itex-Rotary Walk raises thousands of pounds for local charities. This year a grand sum of £55,000 was raised, the majority of which has already been distributed [...]

ARCADE SHOPPERS SMELL THE COFFEE

Guernsey News, 17 December 2009 – Guernsey coffee lovers can sample award winning, single estate coffee, thanks to a partnership between two local firms.
Dix Neuf Brasserie, in The Arcade, is offering a world class Nicaraguan coffee that was sourced by Guernsey coffee roasters Bean 14. Grown by Nicaraguan farmer Luis Beltran Cornejo Barreda, the award-winning [...]

FIRST OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE SONAR INSTALLED ON A TANKER

Guernsey News, 17 December 2009 – A forward-looking sonar from Marine Electronics Ltd of Guernsey, UK, has been installed aboard a British-operated tanker as a major initiative to refine operational safety. The See Echo system was developed by Marine Electronics in cooperation with the ship owner to provide a three-dimensional image of the sea up [...]

UK TAX REGIME COULD BE BETTER FOR GUERNSEY THAN FIRST THOUGHT

Guernsey News, 16 December 2009 – THE potential for UK high earners to look to Guernsey in the light of a top end income tax of 50% next April could be greater than first thought, one local banker believes.
What has not been widely understood is that the tax could affect more than those earning over [...]

OPEN DAY AIMS TO CONTINUE KPMG’S INVESTMENT IN ITS FUTURE WORKFORCE

Guernsey News, 14 December 2009 – Following the successful recruitment of 26 trainees this year, KPMG Channel Islands Limited is now focusing on the Autumn 2010 trainee intake and holding open days for students to find out about the company’s career opportunities, benefits and studying for professional qualifications.
KPMG, which was recently awarded Investors in People [...]

HEROES HOME FOR YULETIDE YOMP

Guernsey News, 14 December 2009 – Serving and retired soldiers will take to Guernsey’s roads for a festive fundraising march, to raise money for wounded British troops.
Billed as a ‘Yuletide Yomp’, the march is the brainchild of local soldier Alex Ward, currently serving with 5th Battalion the Rifles. Mr Ward, who saw active service this [...]

Offshore investors advised to take advantage of UK tax amnesty

Guernsey News, 9 December 2009 – Ernst & Young advise offshore investors to take advantage of UK tax amnesty while they still can.
UK taxpayers with investments offshore who are still in two minds whether they should disclose their unpaid taxes should make their declarations now, Ernst & Young is advising individuals, companies and trusts.
Following HMRC’s [...]

Ipes shortlisted for prestigious Guernsey business awards 

Guernsey News, 9 December 2009 – Ipes, one of Europe’s leading private equity fund administrators, has been shortlisted for the Best Large Business category in this year’s Guernsey Achievement Awards.
The shortlisting comes a year after the company’s Management Buyout and is a fitting end to a successful year which has seen the business take on [...]

PR INDUSTRY REMAINS RESILIENT IN RECESSION

Guernsey News, 4 December 2009 – LOCAL communications professionals will be heartened by the results of national research which shows that the PR industry is remaining resilient in the face of the recession.
A report, undertaken in partnership with ComRes, surveyed some 2,000 Chartered Institute of Public Relations members and examines their views of the recession [...]

Collins Stewart Wealth Management Wins More Awards

Guernsey News, 2 December 2009 – Collins Stewart Wealth Management (“CSWM”) has won two more significant awards, to add to the two won this year already.  At the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle Investment Awards Collins Stewart was named Best Advisory Stockbroker and Best Stockbroker for Customer Service.
Charlie Roger, Head of Collins Stewart in Guernsey, [...]