Jersey as an investment funds domicile: benefits and regulations
Journal of Investment Compliance
ISSN: 1528-5812
Article publication date: 15 July 2021
Issue publication date: 30 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
To explain the benefits and the regulations pertaining to Jersey as a domicile for investment funds.
Design/methodology/approach
Provides an overview of Jersey as an international financial center followed by a detailed description of Jersey regulations applying to private funds, expert funds, listed funds, regulated investor funds, retail and other collective investment funds (CIFs), and notification-only funds. Explains fund vehicles including unit trusts, limited partnerships, and companies. Discusses taxes and fund service providers.
Findings
Jersey is one of the world’s major international finance centers, offering location and time-zone benefits; stability and reliability; tax neutrality; a stable political, fiscal and regulatory infrastructure; and highly-skilled financial-service providers.
Originality/value
Expert guidance from experienced investment-funds lawyers
Keywords
Citation
Griffin, C., Milner, R., Mulholland, J. and O’Connor, D. (2021), "Jersey as an investment funds domicile: benefits and regulations", Journal of Investment Compliance, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 266-281. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOIC-05-2021-0026
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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