Jersey: Wealth & Asset Management

Passion assets, including art, classic cars, jewellery and watches, fine wine, yachts, and aircraft, represent a unique segment of private wealth.

As private markets embrace tokenisation, stablecoins and programmable distributions, jurisdictional choice is becoming a strategic differentiator. Read on to learn more from a US perspective.

Jersey has fundamentally reformed its High Value Residency framework by replacing the longstanding Article 2(1)(e) route with a new statutory pathway to Entitled status based on economic or social benefit. The revised Control of Housing and Work regime establishes a Housing and Work Control Panel to assess applications from internationally-mobile entrepreneurs, investors, and family offices seeking Island residence.

Jersey has introduced targeted reforms to enhance regulatory clarity and streamline business establishment, positioning itself as a leading hub for digital assets and technology-driven businesses.

Jersey SPVs combine tax neutrality, flexible corporate governance, and regulatory clarity to create compelling vehicles for co-investment structures. This analysis explores how Jersey's modernised company law, professional infrastructure, and operational efficiency provide distinct advantages for family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and sophisticated sponsors seeking targeted investment exposure without traditional fund complexity.

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.

When considering an application to serve out of the jurisdiction, if a contractual agreement exists with respect to jurisdiction, the court will not re-weigh factors which were foreseeable in assessing whether the Cayman Islands is the most appropriate jurisdiction, absent exceptional, unforeseen circumstances.

Since it was initially established back in the 19th century, the concept of the family office has undergone significant evolution.

Jersey Finance has announced a number of speakers and panellists for its Private Wealth Conference in London next week.