Fiona Le Poidevin argues that Guernsey's 50 years of
experience in global cross-border fund structuring and distribution
makes it an ideal jurisdiction in which to nurture innovative
open-ended funds
At a time of unprecedented change in the asset management
community, investment houses will be glad to know that Guernsey is
a jurisdiction which not only is a well-established international
funds domicile but also provides innovative solutions, including
for open-ended platforms.
GLOBAL CLIENT BASE
Guernsey's open-ended funds sector includes approximately
$140bn of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds business as well as
more traditional equity, bond and money market products. The
popular Guernsey open-ended B Scheme is well understood by the
investment community for being distributed into many countries
around the world including Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, the
Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland.
