Tag: Guernsey
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Guernsey business community to benefit from global expert
One of the world’s leading experts in financial services regulation and financial crime in offshore centres will give a talk to business leaders next month. Stephen Platt, a professor in law at Washington DC’s Georgetown University, who is based in Jersey, will talk to senior members of the trust and fiduciary industry including managing directors…
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Cayman 8 points ahead of Guernsey in Banker magazine’s International Financial Centre survey
A survey by The Banker magazine shows that the Cayman Islands can hold their own against international standards relating to service or regulation. For the third time in a row, The Banker magazine’s 2011 International Financial Centre (IFC) survey has awarded the top spot to the Cayman Islands in the Specialized Financial Centre category, besting…
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Guernsey Funds Industry Continues Expansion
Statistics published on May 26 show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP6.2bn (2.4%) during the first quarter of 2011. The increase represents the seventh consecutive quarter of growth and takes the net asset value (NAV) of funds under management and administration in the island to a new record high…
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Carlyle holds Qinetiq shares in tax haven
Investors set to make a colossal profit on their investments in Qinetiq, the former research arm of the Ministry of Defence, have registered their shareholdings in Guernsey, the offshore tax haven. According to filings by Qinetiq – which is still 56 per cent owned by the MoD – shares controlled by Carlyle, the US private…