News Stories Tagged 'Jersey'
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Abu Dhabi Free Zone Improves Beneficial Ownership Oversight
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
19 April, 2018
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the low-tax financial hub, has codified its corporate beneficial ownership and control regulations into a new regime.
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Cayman Said To Be Offshore's Leading Finance Center
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
06 April, 2018
The Cayman Islands is the top offshore financial center, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index, published biannually by the City of London think tank Z/Yen.
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Jersey To Broaden Regulation Of Pensions Advice
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
06 April, 2018
Jersey's financial services regulator, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, is consulting on a proposal to expand the island's Investment Business regime to regulate advice given on transfers out of defined benefit pension schemes.
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Jersey Funds Sector Boosted By Alternative Investment Surge
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
28 March, 2018
Jersey saw the value of locally administered funds rise to a record high of almost GBP300bn (USD423bn) at the end of 2017, driven primarily by a rise in private equity business.
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Guernsey's 10-Year-Old Trusts Law 'Ahead Of Its Time'
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
23 March, 2018
Guernsey's trusts law, which came into force 10 years ago, has been described as "ahead of its time" and "a reminder of the jurisdiction's ability to innovate and adapt to changing market conditions" by leading trust and fiduciary lawyer Russell Clark.
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Jersey Begins Comprehensive Money Laundering Review
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
19 March, 2018
The Jersey Financial Services Commission says its previously announced data collection project has started, the first phase of the island's wider money laundering and terrorist financing national risk assessment.
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Guernsey Finance Strengthens Hong Kong Presence
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
08 March, 2018
Guernsey's financial services promotion agency, Guernsey Finance, says its Hong Kong office has yielded significant benefits for the territory over the past 15 months.
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Jersey Notches Up 100th Private Funds In Under A Year
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
06 March, 2018
The Jersey Financial Services Commission has reported a strong uptake in the Jersey Private Fund product, with 100 funds being formed less than one year since the structure was launched.
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Jersey Investment Business Fees To Rise
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
21 February, 2018
Jersey regulator, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, is proposing a 3.6 percent inflation rate increase in investment business fees (including application fees) for 2018/19.
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Jersey Aligns Law With EU's Data Protection Regulation
by Amanda Banks, Lowtax.net, London
20 February, 2018
Jersey has registered new data protection legislation, which brings the island's law into line with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.
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