Jersey: Wealth & Asset Management

Jersey's distinct legal framework governs estate succession for international investors holding assets in the jurisdiction.

Modern trust structures face unprecedented challenges from aging populations, evolving family dynamics, and changing investment expectations. How can trustees navigate mental capacity issues...

The Jersey Courts maintain the island's reputation as an international finance centre through their approach to freezing injunctions and asset preservation. This article examines how Jersey balances international comity with jurisdictional restraint, exploring when courts will grant freezing orders in aid of foreign proceedings, the treatment of worldwide freezing orders from foreign courts, and the unique protections afforded by Jersey trust structures and firewall provisions.

In conversation with Camille Tassi, Private Wealth Lawyer and Senior Associate at Taylor Wessin, Jersey Finance's UK Director, Robert Moore, discusses how today's advisers are moving beyond their expertise in a distinct area of law to deliver proactive, cross-border solutions that meet the complex needs of internationally mobile families.

Exactly a year ago this month, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) introduced updated guidance on the tokenisation of real-world assets – a move...

For more than 50 years, Jersey has been at the forefront of the international financial services sector and has built a reputation as a world-class leader in the establishment of Investment Funds.

Nearly half of the global assets under management, totalling $275 trillion, are held by private clients and high-net-worth investors, yet only 16% of this is currently allocated to alternatives.

Jersey is a popular place to establish an asset holding company. It is well regulated and creditor friendly, and the Companies Law is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation.

Digitalisation is creating a more transparent, efficient and accessible investment environment that is rapidly transforming traditional finance – but just don't call it a revolution, writes Elliot Refson, Head of Funds, Jersey Finance.