ON the 19th July the JFSC issues a Press Release as follows The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) welcomes the recommendation that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today made to the European Parliament, Council and Commission, that Jersey should be amongst those ‘third countries’ granted an AIFMD passport. The JFSC has fully […]

FSB Examination Feedback 2015 Issued 13 May 2016 Introduction This paper sets out the summary findings from the Jersey Financial Services Commission’s (“the Commission’s”) programme of on-site examinations conducted during the calendar year 2015. The purpose, objective and process of the programme remain unchanged. For further details, please see the 2014 Summary Findings Document published at the address below. […]

Jersey’s fund briefing Regulation of service providers to funds The regulation of service providers to funds in Jersey is under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law, as providers of “fund services business”. Once an entity is registered for a class of funds service business it no longer needs to apply for authorisation in relation to each […]

Fund promoters are attracted to Jersey by the Island’s stable government, its proximity to both the UK and continental Europe, the significant expertise developed by the industry in a wide range of financial services and a competitive, co-operative and well-regulated tax environment. Jersey is a parliamentary democracy that is a dependency of the British Crown. […]

Jersey Funds Contact: Ben Robins Jacqueline Richomme Daniel Birtwistle Joel Hernandez Felicia de Laat This briefing gives a summary of the key features of a listed fund.Jersey: http://www.mourantozannes.com/media/452069/jersey_listed_funds.pdf

 Jersey Funds Contact: Ben Robins Jacqueline Richomme Daniel Birtwistle Joel Hernandez Felicia de Laat This briefing gives a summary of the key features of an unregulated fund. http://www.mourantozannes.com/media/452420/jersey_unregulated_funds.pdf

Jersey Funds Contact: Ben Robins Jacqueline Richomme Daniel Birtwistle Joel Hernandez Felicia de Laat This briefing gives a summary of the key features of a publicly-offered collective investment fund which is not an expert fund, recognized fund, listed fund or unregulated fund. http://www.mourantozannes.com/media/453338/jersey_public_funds.pdf

Jersey, Guernsey, Cayman Islands, BVI Funds Contact: Ben Robins After months of delay and uncertainty, the European Commission published the Level 2 Delegated Acts for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) on 19 December 2012. This short briefing summarises the impact of Level http://www.mourantozannes.com/media/857632/aifmd_update_-_publication_of_level_2_text_on_19_december_2012.pdf