Guernsey – For Corporate And Private Clients From India

Originally published in Corporate INTL, January 2011

As I write this article on the cusp of moving from one year to another it is an appropriate time to look back at the past 12 months and also into the crystal ball for what might lie in store during 2011. What I can clearly see is that Guernsey is well positioned to increase our supply of financial products and services to both corporate and private clients from India.

Corporate services

Guernsey is already recognised by a significant number of Indian institutions and their advisers as a leading provider of corporate services, including structuring and incorporation, investment fund administration and exchange listings. London Stock Exchange (LSE) data shows that – of those Indian entities on its Alternative Investment Market (AIM) at the end of October 2010 – the latest five to list have all been established in Guernsey, including all three added during the year. We can see that these entities operating