Guernsey

People Moves | 6 Apr 16

Swiss private banking group Julius Baer has strengthened its Channel Islands offering by adding five heavyweight private banking and investment management professionals to its Guernsey operation.

Equities | 22 Mar 16

The funds business in Guernsey is now worth £227.6bn ($323.7bn, €288.2bn) – a year-on-year increase of £8.2bn in net asset value, data from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has revealed.

Tax & Regulation | 17 Mar 16

The UK’s double tax agreements (DTA) with Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man have been amended so that non-UK resident property developers will no longer be able to avoid paying income or corporation tax in the UK.

Tax & Regulation | 17 Mar 16

A Guernsey court has refused to reverse a decision that left a man with over half a million pound tax bill after he was wrongly advised that he could withdraw £1.4m ($2m, €1.8m) from his pension pot.

Companies | 11 Mar 16

Investors in the beleaguered Guernsey-based EEA Life Settlements Fund have been offered the opportunity to register some, or all, of their shares for a proposed secondary share sale in March or April this year. But caution has been urged.