Jersey has become a thriving base for film financing, a trend which look set to grow over the coming months. Studios are financing through the UK in greater numbers and many are choosing to use Jersey limited partnerships within their structures to maximise their UK tax reliefs. This has provided a consistent and profitable source of work for many local corporate service providers, banks and their legal advisers.

Guernsey-headquartered Skipton International has reached £1.5 billion of assets.

The Guernsey Revenue Service has today announced some amendments to Guernsey's economic substance legislation.

Like trusts, foundations have been with us since mediaeval times. The concept of a trust probably developed when crusaders handed over their estates to friends to administer until they returned from their travels and the practice evolved into a structure recognised by common law jurisdictions.