Wealth and Asset Management

JTC's Caribbean Team Wins Gold At Citywealth IFC Awards

HSBC celebrates 10 graduates through its Wealth Academy

Guernsey wins International Finance Centre of the Year award

Harneys wins Caribbean Law Firm of the Year - Citywealth IFC

Investec wins at the Citywealth IFC Awards 2023

IQ-EQ’s Regional Head of Private Wealth named in eprivateclient 50 Most Influential

Executive Moves

Cyber insurer Resilience hires Liberty financial lines head

Aztec Group appoints new CEO as founder, Edward Moore, changes role

Hugh O’Donnell joins HIGHVERN’s Swiss office as Client Director

Affinity recruits Elizabeth Shaw as Associate Director

Redwood Group announces senior promotions

Bermuda insurance leader joins Resilience

Tax

Arthur Morris joins Grant Thornton

Case made for alternative course of action on tax

P&R face further challenges in tax debate

Think tank lays out “radical alternative” to tax review

IoD Guernsey shares member responses to tax review policy letter

Consumption tax rises “inevitable” without improved growth

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

FIAU chairman Jesmond Gatt nominated to head MFSA board

Raft of employment legislation changes to be included in new bill

United we stand

Apex Group to acquire Bank of America Irish depositary business

Poll: Support for alternative plans

Virtual Assets Service Providers Act enacted in the BVI

Comment, Analysis & Research

Reinsurance could be turning the corner, says S&P

HIGHVERN funds team in Acclaim magazine

Stuart: Critical for Bahamians to begin investing outside country

Skipton creates eleven new positions

No bailout for failed financial institutions, says Holness

Alderney planning chief calls for housing rethink

Legal

Withers tech advises on £8m seed investment into Concretene

Freightos Limited Completes Business Combination with Gesher I Acquisition Corp.

Global Legal Insights: Fund Finance 2023 – Updates to sanctions and restructuring regimes in the Cayman Islands

Bedell Cristin achieves key ranking for its Singapore office for the first time

Court of Appeal finds that judge wrong to threaten insurance agent over legal costs award

Bedell Cristin lawyer Sonia Shah admitted as Jersey Advocate

AIM and Hedge Funds

Axis results leave it well placed for the future, says CEO

The Jersey property market: What's the outlook for 2023?

Skipton International announces eleven new positions

Conduit Re parent sees “exceptional” start to 2023

A strong year ahead for Bermuda, says Fitch

Nippon Life to Commit Further $1 Billion in Resolution Life, Following Strategic Partnership with Blackstone

FinTech

Channel Eye a finalist as Jersey TechAwards shortlist announced

Hiscox implements Verisk claims management solution

Locally founded fintech IDR doubles in size globally over 2022

HSCM-backed Dayforward announced new funding and acquisition

HSBC enhances fraud protection for online banking

More than 1,000 suspicious emails reported to Office of Cyber-Security

Planet SOS

Rapid financial innovation expected in the march to net zero

COP 15 and the Bailiwick

St. Kitts and Nevis pushes forward with preparations for COP28

Bahamian prime minister urges action on climate change, financial inclusion, and regional cooperation

URCA to push renewable energy agenda in 2023

Renewables Infrastructure acquires interest in Merkur and Spennymoor

Covid-19

Jersey significantly reduces Covid requirements including no masks, WFH or contact tracing [latest]

Time To Align

New measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the workplace introduced in Luxembourg

Updated protocols as some islands ease travel restrictions

Vaccination status and flexible workstyle influence consumer optimism

The new rules of travel: What we know and what we don’t