Guernsey Finance

Delegations of politicians, officials and business leaders from Guernsey will be visiting both India and China during the second half of the year to enhance financial services links between the jurisdictions.

Carla McNulty Bauer, Minister for the Commerce and Employment Department within the Guernsey Government, will lead a delegation to Delhi and then Mumbai between Monday 18th October and Saturday 23rd October.

Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister, will then lead a delegation to Beijing and Shanghai at the start of November.

Guernsey’s Government has announced that it plans to give financial institutions a window from 1st January 2011 to 1st July 2011 for moving to automatic exchange of information.

Ogier has advised the EQT V Fund, an authorised, closed-ended Guernsey investment fund, on two substantial acquisitions in Scandinavia.  

Ogier advised the fund on the financing of its acquisition of a controlling interest in AcadeMedia AB, Sweden’s largest private education group by way of a public offer. 

This seminar will give attendees an insight into how Guernsey offers “a one stop shop” for financial aspects involved in film making.

The event will feature leading speakers from the industry, including Stephen Margolis, who brings with him over 20 years' experience as a lawyer in the film industry.

To be held at the intimate Charlotte Street Hotel in London’s media neighbourhood, this seminar is a perfect place to facilitate knowledge exchange as well as networking In an informal environment.

For more information please download the attached flyer.

Carey Olsen has acted as Guernsey lawyers for Macau Property Opportunities Fund Limited, a Guernsey-domiciled Asian property investment fund, on its move from AIM to the London Stock Exchange’s main market.

Yesterday’s discussion in Westminster Hall on ‘Offshore Financial Centres’ highlights a growing understanding among UK MPs of small International Finance Centres (IFCs), according to Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance.

The Rt. Hon. Mark Field, Conservative Party MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, opened proceedings by saying that the debate over the role of small IFCs had been, to date, “remarkably one-sided.”

The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Nick Anstee, has endorsed Guernsey as an International Finance Centre (IFC) during his visit to the Island this week.

Alderman Anstee was in Guernsey on Wednesday where he met with senior politicians and business leaders. He commented that the Island is a “very confident” and “professional” IFC which “is an integral component of the financial services operation that is the City of London.”

Guernsey is co-sponsor at this premier private equity event to be held in Mumbai.

If you would like to attend this forum as part of the Guernsey delegation please email j.baudains@guernseyfinance.com

Visit the AVCJ website for further information.

Guernsey is co-sponsor at this AVCJ forum in Hong Kong - the cornerstone of AVCJ’s Private Equity and Venture Capital calendar of regional events.

If you would like to attend this forum as part of the Guernsey delegation please email j.baudains@guernseyfinance.com.

Visit the AVCJ website for further information.