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NEWS
 
 
IoD Jersey Director of the Year Awards winners announced
 
 
The 2022 IoD Jersey Director of the Year Awards winners have been announced, marking excellent leadership across a range of sectors and organisations in Jersey.  Ten awards, plus the discretionary Chair’s Award, were announced at the presentation event at the Royal Yacht Hotel. The judges were Kevin Keen (Chair), Heather MacCallum, Dan Hare, Helen Hatton, Kate Wright, Kate Nutt, and Chris Ambler.    • Director of the Year, Large Business – Paul Murphy (Onogo)...
 
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GFSC consults on ‘six directorship’ exemption for directors
 
 
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published a consultation paper seeking views on a proposed change to the requirements that affect some individuals acting as company directors, by way of business, in or from within the bailiwick.  Acting as a director for any company in the bailiwick, by way of business, requires directors to hold a personal fiduciary licence granted by the Commission under the Fiduciaries Law.  There are a number of exemptions to this: director ...
 
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Jersey wins Best IFC in WealthBriefing MENA Awards
 
 
Jersey has been named Best International Finance Centre for the sixth year in a row in the WealthBriefing MENA Awards for Excellence 2022, presented in Dubai last night. The awards, now in their ninth year, celebrate top-class performance, innovation and achievement. Companies, teams and individuals demonstrating excellence in serving the Middle East and North Africa market. As well as Jersey Finance, a number of other businesses with operations in the Channel Islands won awards: &bull...
 
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Global Custodian hands out Industry Leaders Awards
 
 
Global Custodian has announced its Industry Leaders Award Winners for 2022, including several organisations with operations in the Channel Islands: Private Equity Fund Administration • Technology – Trident Trust • Reporting – Intertrust Hedge Fund Administration • Reporting – Citco Exchange Traded Fund Administration • Reporting – HSBC • Securities Lending – State Street Editors’ Choice  • Best New Fund Services Projec...
 
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FEATURES
 
 
Trends in cloud services
 
 
Malcolm Mason, Professional Services Consultant – Cloud and Data at Sure Business, explores how technology is changing the digital landscape As technology has now become a vital extension of the user, almost every business has transformed into a technology business to some extent. This is, in part, due to the enormous number of applications and data that businesses rely on, and how we empower our employees, partners, and customers to use them. With data proliferating at a prodigious ...
 
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Horizon scanning
 
 
From friend-shoring and 5IR to the cost of talent and energy supply, we explore six disruptors and emerging trends set to have an impact on your business in the coming years Inflation overdrive Owing to the soaring costs of food and fossil fuel, inflation in the UK hit a 40-year high of 10.1% in July, before dropping slightly to 9.9% in August. It’s a similar picture around the world. In the US the current annual rate is 8.3%, while Sri Lanka hit an incredibly worrying 70% in August ...
 
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Legal Counsel
 
Our client, a global finance company and leading fund and corporate services provider, is looking for a highly motivated lawyer to support their rapid...
Director (Non-Board)
 
Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Director to join their clients Corporate team. You will have responsibility for the provision of services...
Head of Compliance
 
This role is a key person role and will be responsible for identifying regulatory and AML/CFT risk, creating a compliance framework to enable director...
Head of Client Support Services
 
This role will be responsible for leading a team predominately delivering non client facing chargeable work including client onboarding, client due di...
Senior Director - Funds Real Estate
 
We have an excellent role for a Senior Director, Funds Real estate with a global independent provider of institutional and private client services. ...
Head of ESG/Sustainability
 
Do you have considerable Sustainability/ESG passion and knowledge? If so, then our client may have the perfect role for you… Our client is a market l...
Jersey Branch Manager - **NEW SENIOR POSITION**
 
Our client offers comprehensive, first-class investment, wealth and credit solutions to private and institutional clients on a global scale and they c...
**NEW** Client Directors - Board level
 
Two fantastic opportunities if you're an experienced Director operating at Board level within; i) Private Client ii) Corporate, then it may be wort...
**NEW **Head of Compliance - Law Firm Jersey
 
This is a lovely role to join a small but growing office (twenty at present in Jersey). If you're looking to enjoy your Compliance career in a Key per...