Channel Islands

Guernsey is on the brink of introducing its Foundation Law. Hannah Beecham reports on what a Foundation is and why Guernsey believes its new legislation will earn this latest product a place in the premier division

Barclays Capital has launched three products in its offshore bond structured deposit series.

I am not one for being overly negative but I think it is fair to describe the global economic conditions as gloomy. Guernsey has not been completely immune from these pressures however so far we have been able to shelter from the full force of the storm....

UK residents are being urged to purchase medical insurance before visiting the Channel Islands from now on after a bilateral healthcare agreement between the UK and the Channel Islands was cancelled.

The spotlight is certainly on offshore centres at the moment with talk from newly elected President Obama about closing down tax havens, which has been quickly echoed by other world leaders such as Gordon Brown who perhaps sees an opportunity to divert...

The Isle of Man's Chief Minister Tony Brown has welcomed the 'unsurprising' review of Britain's Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories announced in the Pre-Budget Report.

A number of investment organisations and business groups have written to the Treasury Select Committee on the issue of offshore financial centres, ahead of yesterday's deadline for comment.