Tag: Guernsey Finance
Guernsey Funds Forum 2013 identifies future industry landscape
The future landscape of the investment funds industry will be affected by ‘external factors’ just as much as regulation, according to an exit poll of the 400-plus delegates attending last week’s Guernsey Funds Forum 2013 held in London. The half-day conference and exhibition, titled ‘Back to the Future’, included two panel sessions – one on [...]
Chinese Ambassador pledges to work with Guernsey
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has pledged to work with Guernsey on a range of initiatives which could be of mutual benefit to the two jurisdictions. His Excellency Liu Xiaoming spent four days in Guernsey last week. During the visit he pledged to assist with a number of initiatives that Guernsey has been developing [...]
Guernsey Funds Forum 2013 approaches
There is just a week to go until this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum in London. The event, which will examine the future shape of the global funds industry, will be held at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel on Thursday 2 May. It will culminate in a keynote debate featuring industry experts Nigel Vooght, PwC’s Global [...]
Guernsey Finance appoints Technical Manager
Guernsey Finance has appointed Sinéad Leddy as Technical Manager. Miss Leddy joined Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry internationally – at the beginning of April from a ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm in Guernsey where she had been a Tax Manager. She has gained more than eight years experience working in [...]
Guernsey Funds Forum 2013 goes back to the future
This year’s Guernsey Funds Forum in London will examine the future shape of the global funds industry and ask whether the return of investor confidence will change the dynamics of the sector. The event will be held at the Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London on Thursday 2 May and will culminate in a keynote [...]
Seminar set to help managers navigate AIFMD
Funds experts from Guernsey and the UK are set to take to the stage in London to help fund managers and their advisers navigate the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The panellists will look at how publication of the final Level 2 rules at the end of last year means that fund managers [...]
Guernsey signs DTA with Singapore & TIEA with Brazil
Guernsey today signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Singapore and a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Brazil. Peter Harwood, Chief Minister of Guernsey, signed the agreements on behalf of the Government of Guernsey during a series of meetings in London. The DTA was signed by Singapore’s High Commissioner to the UK, T Jasudasen. [...]
Guernsey remains the leader in non-UK listings, shows LSE data
Guernsey remains the domicile of incorporation for more non-UK entities listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) than any other jurisdiction globally, according to figures from the market authority. LSE data shows that at the end of December 2012 there were 122 Guernsey-incorporated entities listed on either the Main Market, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), [...]
Guernsey licences nearly 100 international insurers in 2012
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) licensed 97 new international insurers during 2012. Figures from Guernsey’s financial services regulator show that there were 737 international insurers licensed in the Island at the end of December 2012. This number comprises 242 limited companies, 68 Protected Cell Companies (PCCs), 404 PCC cells, 5 Incorporated Cell Companies (ICCs) [...]
Guernsey’s image rights legislation showcased at London seminar
A full house of IP, sports and entertainment lawyers, as well as agents, accountants and brand managers, attended a presentation in London yesterday evening showcasing the benefits of Guernsey’s unique image rights legislation. Nearly 200 delegates heard how the legislation – the first of its kind in the world – can be used to manage [...]
