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As the Oxfam scandal deepens, questions are being asked of the ability of the aid sector to self-regulate where sexual misconduct is alleged against its employees.

It is certainly unlikely.

One of Guernsey's leading fintech businesses has been licenced by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to carry on Controlled Investment Business.

The Cayman Islands continues to be one of the leading offshore jurisdictions for digital assets, with several market leaders and tier 1 projects being established in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Virtual Asset (Service...

"Endless opportunities" was the upbeat theme of WE ARE GUERNSEY'S 2022 Funds Forum, with two panels exploring how sustainability and technology will help drive the post-pandemic economic recovery globally.

Guernsey has approved its first cryptocurrency fund after its regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, authorised Jacobi Asset Management to launch the world's first Tier 1 Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.

Guernsey continues to thrive as a centre for financial services innovation, with the island's businesses demonstrating their appetite not only to partner with global fintech giants

One of Guernsey's leading fintech businesses has gone independent following a management buyout led by the founder of the business.

Initial token offerings (ITOs), also called initial coin offerings (ICOs), token launches or token generation events, are one of the latest trends in financial services.

At the recent States of Deliberation meeting on 27 February 2019, the States approved a draft ordinance under The Electronic Transactions (Guernsey) Law,

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has introduced significant regulatory reforms to strengthen the island's position as a leading digital finance centre, including new guidance on asset tokenisation and streamlined licensing requirements. These changes aim to reduce complexity while maintaining robust regulatory standards, with further stablecoin regulations expected in autumn 2026.

The investment fund industry's first deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market will ‘enhance Guernsey's reputation' as a leading private equity hub, Northern Trust has said.

Fintech is changing the way banking and financial services businesses are operating at an incredible pace.

How can firms stay connected in an increasingly disconnected world? Appleby Partner Richard Field explains how in an article for eprivateclient's 2019 Guernsey report, A Global Island.

At WE ARE GUERNSEY'S 2021 Funds Forum, we were fortunate to have some of the best minds in the business ponder this issue and more under the theme Building Tomorrow.

As renewable technologies mature and energy markets grow increasingly volatile, traditional stabilising mechanisms like government subsidies and fixed-price power purchase agreements are giving way to merchant risk exposure. How can insurance innovation, supported by the right regulatory environment, transform energy price volatility from an investment barrier into a manageable risk that unlocks sustainable outcomes?

Guernsey has moved quickly to implement the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)...

Two of our Islamic finance specialists Alexandra Simpson and Seyed Ahlesaadat recently attended the IFN UK Forum - Europe's longest-running Islamic finance conference.