05/16/2022
BNF Bank reports strong financial performance for 2021
Net operating income increased by €3m between 2020 and 2021
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/12/2022
New Data Shows a Positive Jersey Retail environment
In St Helier, this includes The Parade, Liberty Wharf, and the markets. For the first quarter of 2022, this stood at a vacancy rate of 7.5%, compared to the UK’s Shopping Centre vacancy rate of 19%.
05/11/2022
Asset protection and trusts- How much control will tip the balance?
In most jurisdictions, trust assets will be more vulnerable to attack from a settlor’s creditors
05/09/2022
UBS Investor Sentiment: Investors Concerned About the War Yet Stay the Course with their Portfolios
The survey found business owners tempering their hiring and investment plans and are focusing on increasing their employee benefits, IT spending and upgrading talent.
04/26/2022
Spotlight on succession planning in Africa
Mauritius is a recognised international financial centre with a stable and sophisticated legal and economic ecosystem.
04/26/2022
Caribbean Financial Access Round-Table Held in Barbados
De-risking efforts have led many U.S. banks to sever ties with their Caribbean affiliates, resulting in significant economic disruption to countries and businesses in the region.
04/26/2022
Cybercrime tops threats to business
The report said that emerging risks from ESG-reporting fraud and platform fraud could impact businesses in the future.
04/22/2022
Why do People Invest in OZ? Telling Responses from JTC’s Opportunity Zones Survey
The results of our in-depth OZ survey are in, and the full report shows what media coverage has gotten wrong about OZ investors.
04/22/2022
Jamaica ranks fourth in push towards digital money – report
The report “analyses and ranks” the leading retail and wholesale CBDC projects, by measuring “central banks’ level of maturity in deploying their own digital currency” .
04/21/2022
Ogier helps Jersey Heritage celebrate prehistory at La Hougue Bie
Together, they will hold the first full living history display at the award-winning replica Neolithic Longhouse.
04/20/2022
UK Domiciled vs NonDom status – a guide to rules and tax implications
It therefore seems timely, as part of our fortnightly Private Wealth Planning series, for Frederick Bjorn to answer your questions on the topic.
04/20/2022
Suyash Sumaroo, Horizon Africa: Mauritius can be a vibrant and active blockchain hub for Africa
He also highlights the trends, opportunities and challenges the industry is facing and the potential for Mauritius to become a vibrant and active blockchain hub for Africa, which can disrupt various sectors.
04/20/2022
Why Guernsey and Jersey Offer a Valuable Alternative to Luxembourg For Private Funds
In the growing area of private funds – funds open only to qualified, sophisticated investors with a lighter-touch regulatory model – the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey are providing a valuable alternative.
04/19/2022
Deloitte CFO Survey points to rising costs
Although this has dropped from last quarter’s record high (37%), it remains considerably above the five-year average of 14%.
04/18/2022
Jersey's Scrutiny Panels deliver two reports in two days – seasonal workers and gender pay gap
Moving forward, it is now for the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Social Security to consider the recommendations and determine whether they will be adopted and in what form.
04/18/2022
Fifth of UK bankers earning more than £125,000 a year benefited from non-domiciled tax status, new research reveals
The new research found the 'non-dom' status benefitted the higher earners most.
04/14/2022
Mauritius on its path to recovery and remains the leading business hub for Africa and Asia
We are slowly moving away from a post-COVID era and Mauritius is on its way to recover and even prosper.
04/14/2022
RAM Ratings assigns a+ LECA rating to Swap Captive
Incorporated in 2017, SCIL provides device protection insurance to customers sourced from the business network of related companies – Swap Logistics Distribution Sdn Bhd and Swap Device Solutions Sdn Bhd (collectively, Swap Group).
04/14/2022
Russian bankers shifted wealth away long before sanctions
The data shows how offshore operatives adeptly helped wealthy Russian clients shield their holdings behind shell companies, often in the name of a friend, spouse, or paid assistant.
04/13/2022
Guernsey celebrates 100 years of captive insurance
Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s specialist finance industry, has released a celebratory magazine to mark the occasion.