Jersey Expert Funds

Introduction

As a politically stable and tax neutral jurisdiction with over 40 years accumulated experience as an international finance centre, Jersey has gained a strong reputation as a prime location in which to establish collective investment funds.

Initially, Jersey made its reputation in this area in the context of retail funds. However, the funds industry is always evolving, and today Jersey is increasingly attractive to non-retail schemes, whether joint ventures, hedge funds, private equity vehicles or other schemes aimed at "expert investors".

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") recently issued its Expert Funds Guide (the "Guide") to ensure that funds aimed at such investors may be established quickly and cost-effectively in Jersey, and to provide certainty and guidance to those wishing to establish such funds.