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Jersey to evolve with funds landscape

Nikki Withe — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:22:00 +0100

Jersey will be well positioned to grow its alternative funds business when the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive comes into place, according to expert speakers at a co

Update on IFRS and US GAAP convergence

Nikki Withe — Tue, 01 May 2012 10:35:00 +0100

Update on the Convergence between IFRS and US GAAP

Further progress has been made in the convergence between IFRS and US GAAP as part of the project undertaken by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

2012 Budget Analysis

Nikki Withe — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:39:00 +0100

UK Budget 2012

In an interesting third budget from George Osborne, the focus was clearly on growth.

Jersey strengthens ties with Gulf

Nikki Withe — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:04:00 +0000

One year on from Jersey Finance opening a representative office in Abu Dhabi, Senator Sir Phillip Bailhache (Assistant to Jersey’s Chief Minister) and a government delegation visited the UAE and Qatar on March 17 for 4 days in order to build closer links with the region and sign the Double Taxation Agreement with Qa

Baker Tilly International Global Annual Review 2011

Nikki Withe — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:17:00 +0000

Baker Tilly International, the Global network of independently owned and managed accountancy and business advisory firms of which Baker Tilly Channel Islands is a member, has released its annual report to June 2011.

Jersey Enhances Fund Regime

Nikki Withe — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:23:00 +0000

Jersey has extended its funds regime through the introduction of the Private Placement Fund to widen the choice available to investors. Private Placement Funds are closed ended funds available to a limited number of sophisticated institutional or professional investors.

Exposure draft on Investment Entities

Nikki Withe — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Private Equity managers and certain Alternative Asset Managers have generally favoured the use of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("US GAAP") over International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as the reporting framework for their "Investment Entities" due to the conso

Duplicate Exposure draft on Investment Entities

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Tax Update - December 2011

Nikki Withe — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0000

Low Value Consignment Relief

On 6 December 2011, draft legislation was released by HM Treasury to remove Low Value Consignment Relief ("LVCR") from mail order goods imported from the Channel Islands to the UK. The measure has effect from

Positive news in latest finance figures

Nikki Withe — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:51:00 +0000

Jersey's finance industry showed stable overall growth in the third quarter of 2011, with the value of funds it administers growing to reach its highest level since June 2009.

Jersey shows signs of resilience in what continues to be a challenging environment, a

Jersey Tax Update

Nikki Withe — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:10:00 +0000

The 2012 Budget will probably be best remembered for being agreed in record time. This appears to be a budget of consolidation with Ministerial changes around the corner and high hopes that ECOFIN will finally ratify Jersey's Zero/ten regime - minus the controversial shareholder provisions -

Services and technical news

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IFRS in the current climate

Nikki Withe — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100

During the current Eurozone financial crisis, it is now more important than ever before to ensure that accounting disclosures under IFRS illustrate the impact of the European economic environment on the entity’s financial statements.

Set out below are the high level disclosure requirements tha