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Guernsey launches green private equity principles

Guernsey, Europe’s leading specialist centre for servicing private equity, today launched its first voluntary green private equity principles. As a new sustainable financial system is bei...

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Covid-19 offers an opportunity for climate change progress

Back in March, responding to the publication of new research indicating how companies with strong environmental credentials have been outperforming others during the Covid-19 pandemic, I wro...

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Guernsey Finance “is more relevant than ever”

Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for Guernsey’s financial services industry, is more relevant today than ever in its 20-year history, its Chairman has said. Deputy Lyndon Trott, who to...

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24 January 2020

Guernsey funds sector “returns to strong growth”

Performance of Guernsey’s investment funds industry has been described as a ‘return to strong growth’ in the annual report from independent fund research company Monterey Insight.  Fund asse...

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20 January 2020

Guernsey Finance to update industry on 2020 plans

Progress made during 2019 at Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the island’s financial services industry, will be highlighted at an open event later this week. The agency’s annu...

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20 January 2020

Update approved for Guernsey insolvency law

Changes in Guernsey’s Insolvency Law have been approved by the island’s government, the States of Guernsey. Amendments to the island’s 2008 Companies (Guernsey) Law will make Guernsey an ev...

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17 January 2020

The International Stock Exchange sees rise in listings in 2019

More than 650 new listings were made on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in 2019. The new listings contributed towards a 5% growth in the total number of listings on the market during t...

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16 January 2020

Guernsey to share message of MGA strengths with industry body

Guernsey’s specialist insurance sector – offering captive insurance, reinsurance, insurance-linked securities and longevity risk transfer – offers great opportunities for managing general agen...

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14 January 2020

Guernsey ILS update - part 2

In the second article from our round table discussion with representatives of Guernsey’s insurance-linked securities sector, we focus on Guernsey’s long-held reputation for innovation in t...

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03 January 2020

Guernsey ILS update

ILS practitioners from Guernsey spoke at a Guernsey Finance London event about prospects for the sector and the island’s role in the market. In the first of two articles, we cover some of t...

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23 December 2019

Focus on family offices “plays to Guernsey’s strengths”

Guernsey’s concentration on the development of family offices in the island recognises Guernsey’s core strengths, according to one leading player in the local sector. Those strengths a...

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20 December 2019

Substance is a key determinant of jurisdictional choice: why Guernsey emerges stronger and better placed than many competitors

More and more managers are looking to Guernsey as a result of global substance requirements introduced in 2019. Guernsey Finance has spent much of this year highlighting how the island has emerg...

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19 December 2019