Guernsey

Europe | 10 Apr 13

Silverfleet Capital, a London-based private equity firm, has agreed to buy Guernsey-based Ipes, the fund administration and outsourcing services company, in a £50m transaction from RJD Partners, which paid £25m for it in 2008.

Tax & Regulation | 2 Apr 13

Guernsey has signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Qatar, the island’s first full DTA with a Middle Eastern country.

Products | 19 Mar 13

A new Guernsey regulated fund has been launched to target the potential of the European student accommodation market.

North America | 15 Mar 13

Guernsey is preparing to finalise a draft tax disclosure agreement with the UK based on the principles of the US government’s Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act, which it is also implementing.

Europe | 13 Mar 13

Deposits held with Guernsey banks fell by £10.2bn in the last three months of 2012, which was mainly attributed to the “transfer of a book of business to another Crown Dependency”.