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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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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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South Africa Update - August 2019

The latest update from International Business Development Director James Crawford Myself and our travelling delegation – representing Carey Olsen, Maitland and Cannon Asset Management – a...

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20 August 2019

Asia update - August 2019

Here is the latest update from Asia Pacific Representative Dorothy Kwok in Hong Kong The summer is generally a quieter time in Asia, but Wendy and I have been busy preparing for upcomi...

Published

20 August 2019

Migrating to Guernsey - a jurisdiction of quality and substance

Over recent years, Guernsey has seen an influx of entities migrating from other jurisdictions, for a multitude of reasons, which reflects Guernsey's strong offering in key areas across t...

Published

23 July 2019

Guernsey plays its part in OECD success against tax evasion

Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley reflects on the findings of the latest OECD tax report to world leaders. Further confirmation of the approach currently being taken ...

Published

17 July 2019

Beneficial ownership registers are working in Guernsey

The system by which Guernsey, the other Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories exchange information on beneficial ownership with the UK authorities has been described as “extreme...

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08 July 2019

Crown Dependencies announce steps regarding beneficial ownership regimes

Guernsey and its fellow Crown Dependencies – Jersey and the Isle of Man – have jointly published their roadmaps for the development of their register of beneficial ownership regimes. The mo...

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19 June 2019

On the brink of insolvency: When should directors consider the interests of creditors?

In the recent decision of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others, the English Court of Appeal issued helpful guidance regarding the question of when the directors of a company in financi...

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07 June 2019

Regulating the regulators: the importance of public law

One aspect of compliance that rarely gets mentioned is public law compliance. Public bodies, just like commercial businesses, must act lawfully. Whilst companies are governed by their corpora...

Published

28 May 2019

How Guernsey is part of the British financial services family

Ahead of City Week 2019, which Guernsey Finance will be exhibiting at next week, GF Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley outlines Guernsey’s specialisms and complementary role to the City ...

Published

14 May 2019

2-REG aircraft registry reaches 500 aircraft

The States of Guernsey Aircraft Registry 2-REG has registered its 500th aircraft. The key milestone took little more than five years from the registry’s launch in December 2013. “Exceeding t...

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08 May 2019