Corporate & Fiduciary

Marc Laine, founder of ESI Monitor explains how trustees and family offices should be preparing for a sustainable future, and the impact the green-led economy is going to have on their industries

With the world having been turned upside down and some business strategies ripped up and redrawn, leaders are seeking clarity. For HR and talent practitioners, there’s an urgent need to provide leaders with clarity on one fundamental question: How do I lead now for the future?

It is common knowledge that a Jersey trustee may hold office in respect of more than one trust. Indeed a professional trustee may often act as trustee in respect of numerous trusts as part of carrying out its business. Sometimes those trusts are inter-related, forming part of the same, or a connected structure...

In the last twenty years or so of offshore financial services, conversations with clients about succession planning and wealth transfer haven’t changed very much but the toolbox of solutions has expanded exponentially in that time...

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has said it is on course to move over to the new myRegistry system later this month

Financial matters will be far from a couple’s minds when they get married but very likely to be at the forefront when they get divorced...

The French international banking group - BNP Paribas - is facing claims of trust fund mis-management being brought by Princess Camilla Crociani, Duchess of Castro, to make the bank restore £135 million to the family trust, together with a claim for £60 million in damages

Most family businesses look to stand for something more than simply the enrichment of family members. Most seek to have real purpose, such as the preservation of a beautiful and historic property

Global fiduciary services provider Hawksford has strengthened its global corporate service capabilities with the appointment of Rebecca Cox as associate director in its London office

The Royal Court of Jersey has handed down a judgment which materially contributes to the use of court-appointed receiverships in the island