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Guernsey says it's 'business as usual' for island's funds sector post-Brexit

Guernsey says it's 'business as usual' for island's funds sector post-Brexit
  • Christopher Copper-Ind
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  • 12 March 2021
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Brexit is likely to create many opportunities for Guernsey's funds sector and has had no adverse impact on the jurisdiction's ability to do business across the whole financial services sector.

While the UK's exit from the European Union has created uncertainty for many, Guernsey's offering of continuity, stability and resilience has resonated strongly with investors.

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That was the view of a panel of industry experts speaking at Guernsey Finance's webinar Global Guernsey: Continuing Market Access in an Uncertain World.

Guernsey has been very careful to maintain that ‘good neighbour’ relationship with both the UK and with Europe."

Panelists David Crosland, a partner at law firm Carey Olsen, Ross Youngs, head of client development at BNP Paribas and Mark le Page, Extended Assurance Director at EY, all agreed that a combination of stability, unchanged market access and resilience has made Guernsey's offering an attractive one for investors in Europe and beyond.

"It's really been business as usual for Guernsey. The key thing is that there has been no change in Guernsey's relationship with the EU and the UK," said Ross Youngs. "I think the stability of that environment is critical. It's already a third country and there are advantages to that."

"Funds in Guernsey can continue to market to Europe via the National Private Placement Regime, and importantly, the rest of the world as well. Brexit hasn't impacted on our business in Guernsey, and I think it's going to create a lot of opportunities," he added.

David Crosland said that the way that Guernsey was perceived by the rest of the world was very important.

"US investors and Asian investors are looking at the UK and wondering what is going on with this whole Brexit process and where it's going to stand," he said. "The fact that Guernsey's position is unchanged is incredibly attractive."

"Brexit has been good for business because we can offer that certainty. I think the island has played a really good game, it has been very careful to maintain that ‘good neighbour' relationship with both the UK and with Europe."

Mark Le Page agreed that Guernsey's government and regulator has always sought to be a good neighbour and citizens of a wider international community.

"We have a recognised regulatory basis, we've got third country access through the National Private Placement Regime and our tax regime is understood and endorsed so we are in a position of strength, I think largely through a lot of hard groundwork that continues to be done by the authorities here."

Guernsey is a leading specialist centre in the servicing of alternative assets such as private equity, infrastructure and alternative debt.

More than £120bn of regulated private equity funds are domiciled in Guernsey and more than 100 Guernsey companies are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Over the past quarter, the total net asset value of Guernsey funds increased by 3.9% from £9.4bn to £245.5bn.  Over the past year, total net asset values have increased by 7.8% to £17.9bn.

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