Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS). Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity among investors as an alternative asset class and with insurers
Jersey’s government has received assurances from the French Finance Ministry that the island will be removed from France’s list of uncooperative jurisdictions in due course. Officials from Jersey met with senior officials from France’s Ministry of Finance last week and were told that Jersey’s significant efforts to ensure tax information
The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) is planning to restructure. Jon Moulton (pictured), chairman of the CISX, says the exchange is seeking to introduce a new and improved operating model in around a month's time. Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, says: “Clients should have confidence that the
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to propose rules under the JOBS Act to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. Crowdfunding describes an evolving method of raising capital that has been used outside of the securities arena to raise funds through the Internet for a
Guernsey has signed an agreement with the UK on a package of tax measures designed to enhance the automatic tax information exchange provisions already in place between the two jurisdictions. The island’s Chief Minister, Peter Harwood (pictured), signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in London alongside the UK’s Exchequer Secretary to
More than 200 people have registered to attend a Guernsey event in London on 5 November which will examine the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The event, AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation, is being held at the recently refurbished Rosewood London and will see funds experts consider Guernsey’s
On Monday 14 October, the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) announced to members that certain of its historic activities have been under investigation by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Jon Moulton, Chairman of the CISX, said that the investigations do not relate to current matters but are ongoing and
The Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has for the last 20 months been subject to a Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) investigation into certain historic activities, according to CISX Chairman Jon Moulton. In a statement released today, Moulton (pictured), says: There are no investigations in respect of current matters. “These
Sapient Global Markets has launched a suite of software and services to help companies meet the new requirements of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Designed to help firms consolidate and streamline the labour-intensive back-office identification and reporting activities now required of US Withholding Agents (USWA) and
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on the reporting obligations for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). ESMA’s guidelines, which relate to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), will require AIFMs – including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds – to regularly
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