Guernsey Spring Seminars 2015

Investment into UK Residential Property: The Evolving Flow of Global Capital

Tuesday 24 March

2014 was another strong year for property investors with London continuing to lead rental growth throughout the UK. A significant amount of interest continues to be from foreign investors which reflects a history of global investors looking to London as a safe haven.

Attend our Residential Property Update to hear an expert speaker line-up discuss:

• Market analysis of the residential sector
• Exploiting the regional market
• Foreign investment in London
• A view of the local residential property market
• Suggestions for investing in the property market

Michael Morris - Group Partner and head of Collas Crill's UK Property Team will chair a panel of expert speakers.

EXPERT SPEAKERS:

Adam Challis - is Head of Research at JLL. Adam will be drawing on JLL's industry leading research and the market knowledge of their business practitioners, to give you the most up-to-date view on the current and future trends.

Naomi Heaton - is CEO of LCP, investment specialists in the private rented sector in Prime Central London. LCP provide a one stop service for direct investors and have launched four property funds. Naomi is frequently seen in the national press and on TV for her expert opinion on property matters. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This seminar will be of interest to investors, trust and corporate service providers, family offices, entrepreneurs and lenders.

COST: £25

WHERE: Somerset Suite, Duke of Richmond Hotel

WHEN: Tuesday 24 March 2015. Registration from 4pm. Speakers commence at 4.30pm sharp. Close at 6pm.

To make a booking, please complete the  registration form. If you have any queries please email  events@collascrill.com .

The Deoffshorisation of Russia? - The Opportunities and Challenges for the Channel Islands

Tuesday 14 April

Russia and the wider CIS region continue to be a significant source of business for those involved in the structuring of offshore corporate, finance and private wealth arrangements in Jersey and Guernsey. This seminar provides an excellent opportunity to hear from speakers from the legal, tax and accounting worlds on the new controlled foreign company rules introduced by Russia from 1 January 2015, and their potential impact on the use of offshore structures by Russian tax residents going forward. The seminar will also consider the effect of sanctions and the political and economic backdrop more generally, and discuss some of the opportunities and challenges in doing business in Russia and the CIS in the current climate.

Paul Wilkes, Group Partner and head of Collas Crill's Commercial Team, will chair a panel of expert speakers:

EXPERT SPEAKERS: 

Nicholas Davies - is a Partner based in the firm's Jersey office. Nick advises on the Jersey and Cayman law aspects of a broad range of debt and equity capital markets and finance transactions, structuring and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on Russia and the CIS, the Middle East and Africa.

Alan Roberts - is a Chartered Accountant and a UK Licensed Insolvency Practitioner specialising in insolvency and restructuring work for over 20 years. Alan qualified with one of the big four firms and has worked in the UK, US, Caribbean, Europe, Far East and the Channel Islands. His vast experience includes Protected Cell winding ups, contentious insolvency issues, complex asset recovery, forensic accounting investigations and multi-jurisdictional insolvency litigation cases.

Neil Hoolahan - specialises in all aspects of UK and international tax compliance and advice undertaken for Collective Investment Vehicles, Trusts and Offshore Companies. He undertakes structuring advice as well as reviews of existing structures to ensure they are fit for purpose, and proposes restructuring where required to ensure maximum tax benefits are achieved. Neil also specialises in FATCA and other similar initiatives and has advised a number of local Funds, Administrators and Fiduciary service providers in respect of their obligations under the relevant regimes.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This seminar will be of interest to trust and corporate service providers, lenders, family offices, and entrepreneurs who have Russian clients or are keen to develop their Russian business.

COST: £25

WHERE: Somerset Suite, Duke of Richmond Hotel

WHEN: Tuesday 14 April 2015. Registration from 4pm. Speakers commence at 4.30pm sharp. Close at 6pm.

To make a booking, please complete the  registration form. If you have any queries please email  events@collascrill.com.

Tightening your Net: Cyber Security and Guernsey Business

Monday 20 April

Living and working on an island with our business and personal contacts increasingly likely to be spread across the globe means an ever-increasing reliance on technology for communication. The drive to go "paperless" means a similar reliance on technology to store our most valuable records. This seminar will explore some of the dangers associated with such reliance and how we may not only mitigate them but use our best practice as a USP badge-of-honour.

Our speakers will address both the legal obligations on Guernsey businesses and how practically one can minimise risk and protect our data and businesses from cyber threats. In modern business, laudible goals such as reaching clients in new jurisdictions, bringing online "fintech" workstreams into the business, creating accessibility for staff who need to work from home or whilst on business travel or providing instant data access to clients can open up firms to attack. It is imperative to the island as a whole that these risks are minimised whilst enabling our businessses to achieve these goals.

Paul Wilkes, Group Partner and head of Collas Crill's Commercial Team, will host a panel discussion and field audience questions to: 

Wayne Atkinson - is a Group Partner in Collas Crill Guernsey. Wayne is a financial services regulation specialist who has advised on a range of local and international regulatory and compliance matters both contentious and non-contentious. Wayne regularly advises boards of Guernsey financial institutions on their legal and regulatory obligations.  Wayne trained at Herbert Smith qualifying into the firms funds and regulatory team.  

Mike Loginov  - is the President and Founder of Ascot Barclay Cyber Security Group. He is an International Cyber Security Strategist and is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO). Mike has over 30 years' experience as a retained adviser and consultant to a number of large international organisations across the private and public sectors, including Vice Chairman for The National MBA in Cyber Security Global Advisory Board and former Chief Cyber Strategist for Hewlett Packard.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This seminar will be of interest to entrepreneurs, company directors, trust, fund and corporate service providers, and investors.

COST: £25

WHERE: Duke of Richmond, Somerset Suite, Guernsey

WHEN: Monday 20 April 2015. Registration from 4pm. Speakers commence at 4.30pm sharp. Close at 6pm. 

To make a booking, please complete the   registration form. If you have any queries please email  events@collascrill.com.