Jersey continues to highlight its expertise in key markets, expanding its reach internationally while announcing innovative measures to meet market demands.

It is now six months since Jersey joined representatives of more than 70 jurisdictions at the OECD Headquarters in Paris to sign an agreement designed to prevent corporate profit shifting.

In its global state of play report for sustainable finance, Shifting Gears II, the UN-convened Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) noted that the world's financial centres...

International finance centres (IFCs) and cross-border financial services providers have both an opportunity and an obligation to build confidence in global markets in the face of societal tensions, geopolitical shifts and digital disruption...

As you will have noticed, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week. Our inboxes have been bombarded with emails making sure we still want our personal details on record from a plethora of groups and companies. However, it does seem a bit peculiar that this crusade for privacy should be happening at the same time as we have been facing national debate on transparency.

Jersey’s 50 year pedigree as an international finance centre is proving to be an attractive feature to those seeking a jurisdiction of substance when choosing a location.

Designed to help students progress from school to the professional workplace, the Life in Finance programme support them in learning new skills, the finance industry and in developing their existing talents.

There are eighty teams of students, aged 11 – 16, participating in the popular scheme and each team is supported by a mentor from Barclays, EY, Ogier or Sure who will help equip them with skills

Automation seems to be something of a theme this year.

Automation seems to be something of a theme this year. Fans of US alternative rock band REM, for instance, could have been excused for getting excited ...

There has been a long held presumption by some that most of Jersey's banking business comes from the UK and is in effect round tripping designed simply to dodge tax.

Like all businesses, family businesses need to deal with a diverse range of challenges.

In recent years, European institutional investors have accumulated record amounts of investable capital which they have been slow to deploy given tighter yields and strong competition in traditional markets.

Jurisdictions are adapting to meet emerging managers' evolving requirements, allowing new funds to focus on their core business areas, says Elliot Refson at Jersey Finance.

As 2024 jumps off to a quick start, the global finance industry finds itself at a pivotal juncture, marked by extraordinary challenges and transformative opportunities.

1 July marked a number of things – 21 days until the school summer holidays; 42 days until the Premier League kicks off again; and 176 days until Christmas.

Jersey Finance's Head of Funds Elliot Refson and Americas Lead Philip Pirecki were interviewed recently by Private Equity International's Buyouts team on the topic of regulatory innovation and why it is key to stakeholders...

The Jersey limited partnership structure is used extensively for international fund structures, especially in the private equity and venture capital asset classes.

A white paper produced by IFI Global, in partnership with Jersey Finance, was published recently. It highlights how the alternative and private investment sector is entering a period of substantial change, bringing with it significant opportunity.

Recent coverage in our local press following the States of Jersey GVA and productivity report, could lead you to believe Jersey's finance industry is in decline. The fact is, it's not.