Guernsey resident Stephen Lansdown, CBE, co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown and owner of Bristol Sport, is also a prolific investor,

This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of clients considering carrying out investment fund business in Guernsey.

There needs to be ‘real intention' behind decisions about impact investing and ‘bold leadership' is required in the private wealth sector, panellists agreed at WE ARE GUERNSEY's Private Wealth Forum.

Guernsey Finance's Industry Update 2026 brought together industry, government and partners to align around a shared agenda for the future, under the theme ‘Finance Forward – building Guernsey's future.'

The establishment of Zenkyoren RE Ltd., a new Guernsey-based reinsurer by one of Japan's largest co-operative insurance organisations, marks a significant development in global reinsurance strategy. This move demonstrates how sophisticated international insurers are leveraging Guernsey's regulatory framework and structuring capabilities to diversify catastrophe risk exposure and access alternative capital markets.

The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli met with professionals from Guernsey's financial services sector on his first official visit to the island.

Defence investment has re‑emerged as a strategically important and structurally growing area of capital allocation. Heightened geopolitical tension, including the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, along with a renewed focus on state‑on‑state risk, have driven a sustained increase in defence spending across the UK and Europe.

The alternative funds market is experiencing a structural transformation as investors increasingly demand access to long-term investment strategies without the rigid lockups of traditional closed-ended funds. Evergreen fund structures are emerging as a compelling solution, offering periodic liquidity while maintaining long-term investment horizons across asset classes like private credit, real estate, and infrastructure. Guernsey's 2025 reforms to its Private Investment Fund regime have removed critical bar

Emerging fund managers face a transformed landscape where strategic decisions about fund domicile can determine long-term success. Guernsey's Private Investment Fund regime offers a compelling combination of speed, efficiency, and institutional credibility that supports managers from launch through to building sustainable investment businesses.

Guernsey has recently introduced changes to the Protected Cell Companies Ordinance, 1997 to allow for the incorporation of any company as a protected cell company , save for certain Guernsey regulated businesses, provided that the administration of the PCC is undertaken by a Guernsey licensed financial services business with a principal place of business in Guernsey.

40 Successful Years – Guernsey’s fund industry has successfully grown over nearly four decades. This has developed experience, infrastructure and accumulated intellectual capital which ensures the Island remains at the forefront of fund centres conducting cutting-edge fund business.

Wealth management is entering a new era, shaped by demographic change, market volatility and rising scrutiny.

Guernsey has long been recognised as a leading jurisdiction for Trust structures, offering a stable, well-regulated environment ideal for wealth management and succession planning.

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