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In October 2011 research by anti-poverty charity ActionAid revealed that 98 of the 100 companies listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] use subsidiaries in tax havens worldwide, with Jersey hosting the lion's share of more than 600. <ref> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8819883/Jersey-most-popular-for-FTSE-offshore-subsidiaries.html Jersey most popular for FTSE offshore subsidiaries], accessed 12 October 2011 </ref>
 
In October 2011 research by anti-poverty charity ActionAid revealed that 98 of the 100 companies listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] use subsidiaries in tax havens worldwide, with Jersey hosting the lion's share of more than 600. <ref> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8819883/Jersey-most-popular-for-FTSE-offshore-subsidiaries.html Jersey most popular for FTSE offshore subsidiaries], accessed 12 October 2011 </ref>
  
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On 16 May 2012 the Jersey Finance Annual London Conference was held on at the British Museum, attended by an audience of over 200 wealth management professionals. Keynote speakers included broadcaster [[Nick Robinson]], who gave the audience an overview of the current global political landscape and his views on what this means in terms of future wealth creation, and [[Tom Purves]], former CEO of [[Rolls Royce]], who discussed the challenges in creating wealth and the importance of integrity and a strong, credible brand.
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*The States of Jersey employ lobbying agency [[Weber Shandwick]] (2011)<ref name="APPC">[http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/weber-shandwick APPC register], 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011</ref> (as does [[KPMG]] Jersey)<ref name="APPC"/>
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*[[Brunswick]] - reportedly signed up in mid-2012 in an effort to stem the ever-growing negative coverage against Jersey's financial sector
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Geoff Cook, chief executive of Jersey Finance, who introduced the conference, said:
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*[[Jersey Finance]] set up to represent and promote Jersey as an international financial centre.
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:It was a really excellent turnout at this week's conference, particularly in terms of the high proportion of attendees from the City and elsewhere in the UK. It demonstrates the continued attraction of Jersey for high quality wealth management services amongst UK professionals and reinforces the strong links with and the enormous contribution Jersey makes to the City of London.<ref> [http://www.businesslife.co/BusinessNews.aspx?id=jersey-ahead-of-the-game-according-to-london-conference-panelists Jersey ahead of the game according to London conference panelists], businesslife.co.uk, 18 May 2012 </ref>
 
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*The States of Jersey employ lobbying agency [[Weber Shandwick]] (2011)<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/weber-shandwick APPC register], 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011</ref> (as does [[KPMG]] Jersey)<ref>[http://www.appc.org.uk/en/register/current-register.cfm/weber-shandwick APPC register], 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011</ref>
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*[[Jersey Fund Management Industry]] - [[Martin de Forest-Brown]]
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*[[Jersey Finance]] set up to represent and promote Jersey as an international financial centre.
 
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*[[Jersey Financial Services Commission]]
 
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*[[Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority]] - an independent body, accountable to the Minister for Economic Development, with responsibility for promoting competition and consumer interests through economic regulation and competition law.
  
 
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* [[Philip Ozouf]] - Treasury Minister
 
* [[Philip Ozouf]] - Treasury Minister
 
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* [[Senator Sir Philip Bailhache]] - Jersey’s foreign minister – and former Bailiff of Jersey
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 8 October 2012

Jersey, is a British Crown Dependency, located off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a known tax haven.

In September 2011 Jersey retained its ranking as the world's top offshore financial centre according to the Global Financial Centres Index published by the think tank Z/Yen Group. [1]

Activities

In October 2011 research by anti-poverty charity ActionAid revealed that 98 of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange use subsidiaries in tax havens worldwide, with Jersey hosting the lion's share of more than 600. [2]

Lobbyists

  • The States of Jersey employ lobbying agency Weber Shandwick (2011)[3] (as does KPMG Jersey)[3]
  • Brunswick - reportedly signed up in mid-2012 in an effort to stem the ever-growing negative coverage against Jersey's financial sector
  • Jersey Finance set up to represent and promote Jersey as an international financial centre.

Affiliations

People

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Sean O'Hare, Channel Islands lead way as offshore finance centres, 27 Sep 2011, acc 5 October 2010
  2. ↑ Jersey most popular for FTSE offshore subsidiaries, accessed 12 October 2011
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 APPC register, 1 September 2011 to 30 November 2011
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