Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO)
Under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), the European Securities and Marketing Authority (ESMA) was asked by the European Commission to advise on the application of the AIFMD passport to non-EU (third country) Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). In ESMA’s advice published on 19 …
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Following the terrorist atrocity in Nice on Bastille Day, 14 July, the Minister of External Relations of Guernsey, Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, and the Minister of External Relations of Jersey, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, have each sent letters of condolence to the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency …
Read More »Beneficial ownership: Guernsey and Jersey both committed to G5 initiative
On 15 July, Guernsey announced that it had committed to the emerging international initiative on beneficial ownership that was started by the G5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK). The initiative aims to develop and implement exchange of beneficial ownership information. Jersey announced its commitment to the G5 initiative in …
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