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When settlors think about protecting a vulnerable family member, whether a child prone to profligacy, an adult struggling with addiction or an elderly relative suffering cognitive decline, the instinctive response...

This briefing note describes the key features of the incorporated cell company and summarises the formation, structure and liquidation procedures.

Guernsey companies are governed by the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is the regulatory body for the finance industry in Guernsey...

Launching a regulated ESG fund in Guernsey can benefit family offices and asset managers as funds come under increased pressure from their investor base. Intertrust Guernsey Director of Fund Services Kees Jager explains more...

Emerging asset managers face mounting pressure to demonstrate institutional-quality governance and robust operational infrastructure from day one. Guernsey and Jersey are increasingly being viewed not simply as fund domiciles, but as strategic platforms from which to build and scale investment management businesses. Industry leaders share insights on how the Channel Islands help bridge the gap between institutional expectations and commercial realities for growing firms.

In these uncertain times, investors in investment funds are increasingly looking at options regarding their investment, including ways in which to redeem or recover their investment in such funds.

Guernsey has recently introduced a registration regime (the "Director Registration Regime") for persons relying on the "Six Directorships Exemption", under which directors...

Guernsey has approved targeted amendments to its Trusts Law following a comprehensive review by industry and government bodies. The reforms address practical issues in trust administration, clarify key provisions around settlor and protector powers, and enhance dispute resolution mechanisms. These changes aim to maintain Guernsey's competitive position as a leading international trusts jurisdiction while preserving the core strengths of its existing legal framework.

Shareholder activism refers to the use of ownership position in order to influence a company's policy and practices and is a very live issue in the current economic climate.

Following extensive consultation with industry, in February 2020 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) issued its final rules and guidance under the...

GDPR is the current office 'crusade du jour' in many a financial, legal or investment management firm here in Guernsey.

A director owes these duties to the company alone and not to individual shareholders or to the shareholders as a group or, except in certain circumstances, to creditors of the company.

All directors owe fiduciary duties to the company of which they are a director.

Activist shareholder campaigns, traditionally a feature of the US corporate environment, have become an increasingly common occurrence outside the US.

Protectors of discretionary trusts sometimes find themselves in the unfortunate position of being asked by a beneficiary, or class of beneficiaries, to resign for reasons that are not always justified.

The PCC is a company with all the usual features: a set of memorandum and articles of incorporation, a registered office, a share capital and a board of directors, being subject to all of the normal requirements of the Law.

Competition among managers for capital in the alternative investment sector has never been greater.