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Trainee solicitors at Ogier recently "logged off" and swapped time in the office for a day working alongside Jersey Trees for Life at Adelina Wood.

You'll find the answer to this question in a recent episode of ‘The Long-Short' podcast, produced by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), featuring Jersey Finance's Head of Funds, Elliot Refson.

When corporate governance fails, as has been the case recently with companies such as Carillion, Bhs and Patisserie Valerie, what is usually the specific reason?

The Minister for External Relations, Senator Ian Gorst, has lodged a draft Taxation Companies Economic Substance Law for debate by the States Assembly at its sitting on 4 December 2018.

Access an article by Philip Pirecki, Americas Lead for Jersey Finance, who provides an interesting slant on tokenisation.

EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) have today (12 March) formally confirmed Jersey's position as a cooperative jurisdiction following an extended period of screening.

Vistra Jersey has grown significantly in the last five years. Clive Wright, Managing Director of Vistra Jersey, recently shared with Business Brief his views of the business and the industry overall.

Ogier's newest associates Graeme Loarridge, Melanie McKernan and Richard Parrish have all been admitted to the Cayman Bar.

Moore Stephens Jersey has launched its new Board Evaluation Service, primarily aimed at Jersey funds affected by the new Codes of Practice, which provides the opportunity for boards to create a virtuous circle of sustained improvement and competitive advantage by promoting best leadership practice for company strategic and operational decision-making, oversight, risk management and accountability.

Directors of well run companies who act appropriately should not have any concerns arising from the Guidance.

Ocorian the specialist global provider of regulatory and compliance, fund, corporate and fiduciary services, warns that failing to conduct regular board evaluations can result in regulatory sanctions..

Ogier's head of Risk and Compliance, Peter Derrick, has highlighted issues around ‘conduct risk' – that is, how employees conduct themselves in public and on social media when representing a company...

On 14th November 2007, the regulation of fund functionaries acting for unclassified funds was transferred from the Collective Investment Funds Law 1988 ('CIF' law), to the Financial Services Law 1998 with a new class of business being created called 'Fund Services Business'.

As a family's wealth increases and its members become increasingly globalised, Lynda O'Mahoney demonstrates how an experienced private wealth service provider can support a family to protect, preserve and plan for its future.

If there is a shareholders' agreement in place in respect of the relevant company (which would typically be the case in a joint venture scenario)...

Simon Morgan TEP, Director and Head of Private Clients at Vistra Jersey, has been re-elected worldwide Chair of STEP.

Following the landmark English judgment in SFO v. ENRC [2018] EWCA Civ 2006 (as reported in our previous briefing), there have been two further significant judgments on litigation privilege.