Private wealth

“Guernsey gives me good security, good governance, the political situation is stable – a premium these days.”

“Guernsey’s willingness to implement changes to the law sees it moving ahead of competing jurisdictions in offering technological solutions and electronic commerce tools to financial services businesses. The ability to amend the law at short notice, and thereby react in a rapidly evolving area of law, provides Guernsey with a platform to feal with future advances in respect of electronic transactions."

“Guernsey was our jurisdiction of choice due to the high level of regulation and standards that the corporate service providers re subject to in the island, this leaves the island with an excellent reputation of professional standards and ease of doing business. This gave us comfort that our intergenerational planning and trust structuring decision to be in Guernsey was the right choice for us.”

"The research commissioned by Guernsey Finance revealed there are approximately 5,000 family offices operating worldwide, mostly in Europe and North America – a number that has roughly doubled in the last decade. As the family office becomes ever more popular as a vehicle for the servicing of private wealth, enabling global capital flows into both private and public markets, the issue of good governance – and how to achieve it – becomes an issue of great urgency. Guernsey, as a jurisdiction at the forefront of family office and the serving of private wealth, is better placed than many to advise further on this issue. This report sets out how ultra-high net-worth (UHNW) families can improve governance – and why it is unquestionably important to do so.”

“My South African client set up a Guernsey trust. The trusted advisor network and cross border expertise and depth of experience on the island made this an easy decision.” 

“Guernsey is interpersonal, they work for not who they are, but who the client is and exceed expectations.”

“Guernsey is about quality. We direct our clients there for trustee services because it’s not flash – it’s filled with intelligent, measured and professional individuals who are not cavalier with regulations, tax responsibilities and the client’s money. For families wanting support in the sensible and responsible stewardship of private capital, this is ideal.”

“Guernsey has been very helpful in both finance and legal assistance. I would highly recommend it if you delight in dealing with serious professionals.”

“The Guernsey offering has enabled us to diversify our booking centres without compromising the quality of the service and regulation for our clients. In fact, we have found the quality to be superior to some of the sister Channel Islands simply because the smaller scale provides a more dedicated and hence higher level of customer service. There is nothing we can achieve in any of our other booking centres that we cannot in Guernsey.”