Chief Minister Ian Gorst has announced the deal with the UK government after ten days of revelations from “The Panama Papers”, a huge leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that laid bare the tax affairs of some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. Senator Gorst says that the new […]

The virtual currency legislation will make it easier for companies dealing in Bitcoin to operate Jersey’s government is to introduce “light touch” regulation for virtual currencies, according to the assistant chief minister. Senator Philip Ozouf announced the new legislation at the island’s first finance technology conference. The government has been working on the legislation for […]

Chief Minister, Ian Gorst, has told Ed Miliband he was disappointed to read his statement in the papers earlier this month. UK Labour leader Ed Miliband’s threatened that if his party is voted into power in the next elections, he will give British tax havens six months to open their books. Miliband had said he […]

Maintaining and promoting Jersey’s status as a “leading” international financial centre, and maintaining “an attractive operating environment” for financial businesses, are among the key objectives identified in a policy framework document published today by the island’s Government. The document “sets out the underlying principles for the government’s support of Jersey’s main industry, and outlines the […]