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It is not surprising that, with a backdrop of the current worldwide financial situation, there have been noticeable changes in the way in which funds are established and maintained in Jersey.

The Taxation (Companies - Economic Substance) (Jersey) Law 2019 came into force on 1 January 2019.

It's actually been quite timely that, during a week when there was much political uncertainty, particularly in the UK with Brexit negotiations still the source of much confusion and MPs resigning

The Jersey Financial Services Commission's (the Commission) consultation paper on amendments to the Codes of Practice, which was published in July 2017...

On 20 February 2015, the Financial Services Commission (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) Law 2015 was registered (Amendment Law). The Amendment Law makes changes to the Financial Services Commission (Jersey) Law 1998 to include provisions to enable the Jersey Financial Services Commission to impose civil financial penalties for material contraventions of the Codes of Practice and the AML/CFT Handbook and comes into force on 20 March 2015.

The last few years have seen the world of offshore finance become increasingly competitive.

Jersey supports an estimated 250,000 British jobs and is a conduit for almost £500 billion of foreign investment into the country, according to a report into the jurisdiction's value to the United Kingdom.

Like any other trust, a JPUT will often come into existence on the execution of a trust instrument made by a trustee and on the transfer to the trustee of the property.

The number of funds notifying the Jersey Financial Services Commission of their intention to privately place into Europe under AIFMD rules has broken through the 150 mark.

Do you have Cayman fund vehicles that you intend to terminate? If so, you may wish to initiate the process now to minimise or eliminate 2017 fees.

The Channel Islands Securities Exchange is seeking to diversify and introduce new products for listing on the Exchange whilst introducing rule changes to strengthen its core business.

The Cayman Islands and Luxembourg are two of the world's leading investment funds jurisdictions and as fund structures become more bespoke it is increasingly common to see fund structures that...

The regulatory demands on small and medium size fund managers are ever growing, as are the reporting requirements for the funds they manage.

This article provides a summary of Appleby listing agent services in the Channel Islands, and also offers an introduction to listing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) on The International Stock Exchange (TISE).

Partner Marcus Pallot discusses 'pre-packs' in Jersey in this Special Report with INSOL International.

Jersey has never had, contrary to the belief held by some, banking secrecy enshrined in statute. It does have a statutory regime of data protection and client confidentiality is, of course, an important principle and fundamental to the relationship between banker and client.

The rapid growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and purpose-driven investment is prompting something of a revolution in the wealth management sector.