Technology is redefining wealth management, and we must nurture young talent, exploit opportunities in Africa, and encourage businesses to constantly evolve. Trevor Falle, Group Director at JTC, tells it how it really is You’ve worked in the financial services sector for over 35 years. What s... [read more]
Despite a background in insurance, Martin Belcher, Chairman of the Polygon Group, has embraced technology and property to transform his business. He explains all to Nick Kirby Martin Belcher has reinvented himself in the last decade. Having worked exclusively in insurance from 1970 to 2005, the las... [read more]
Having launched the world’s first Bitcoin fund in 2014, Danny Masters at Global Advisors believes it could transform Jersey’s funds industry, if not the island’s entire finance sector – but a seismic shift in thinking may be needed. He explains all to Nick Kirby Considering ... [read more]
Five years on from the heart of the financial crisis, Nick Kirby talks to Stuart Rutledge, CEO, British Isles and Caribbean, RBC Wealth Management, about whether the industry has truly turned a corner and how the Channel Islands need to push on While you quite often come across people in the f... [read more]
Construction has had a torrid time in recent years, but Martin Holmes, Chairman of the JeCC, tells Nick Kirby things may finally be on the up Construction has been Martin Holmes’s life for more than 30 years. Having gained an honours degree in quantity surveying from Trent Polytechnic in 1981... [read more]
Vic Holmes, Chairman of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association, and Ben Robins, Chairman of the Jersey Funds Association, talk to Nick Kirby about the past, present and future of the funds industry in the Channel Islands While the finance industries in the Channel Islands have undergone si... [read more]
As Managing Director of the Huggler Group, Lawrence Huggler oversees a seemingly eclectic mix of businesses, but there is very clear thinking behind each one, as he explains to Nick Kirby. You wouldn't normally expect one company to have a hand in hotels, restaurants, printing, beauty products ... [read more]
With responsibility for Jersey's airport and harbours, Doug Bannister has to keep a lot of people happy while driving the business forward. He tells Nick Kirby why this is a challenge he relishes. Originally from New Jersey in the US, Doug Bannister arrived in Jersey in July last year to assume... [read more]
Not one to hide his light under a bushel, Derek Coates talks to Nick Kirby about tourism, LVCR, the future of the Channel Islands and what he is up to next. Derek Coates is arguably one of the most well recognised and prominent businessmen in Guernsey, if not the Channel Islands. He is the founder ... [read more]
As someone who's credited with creating what we now call ‘e-commerce', it might have been easy for Nick Ogden to rest on his laurels, put his feet up and watch the money roll in. Of course, like most entrepreneurs, he is not one to sit still. So it's no surprise that the man who helped l... [read more]
Sandpiper CI is arguably the most recognisable name in Jersey and Guernsey's retail sector. Responsible for running franchises of top UK brands such as Marks & Spencer, Iceland and Costa Coffee, it has undergone significant changes in recent years. Formerly CI Traders plc, Sandpiper is join... [read more]
Zef Eisenberg is not yet 40 but he's enjoyed 20 successful years in business, and is now looking for new challenges. He tells Nick Kirby where he goes from here. It's very difficult indeed not to be seriously impressed by Zef Eisenberg. In 1991, aged just 18, he started writing books and ne... [read more]
As Chief Executive of the Jersey Telecom Group, Graeme Millar is the man in charge of overseeing the most ambitious growth plans in the company's history. He talks to Nick Kirby about success, responsibility and driving ambition. Picture this – you are the head of a company that is owned by the... [read more]
The arrival of Waitrose in the Channel Islands appears to have caused something of a stir. Nick Kirby speaks to Graham Heald, the company's Director in the islands, about how the business is going. You'd think that the opening of a couple of supermarkets on Jersey and Guernsey would hardly ... [read more]
Dame Mary Perkins is the most successful businesswoman the Channel Islands have ever seen. Nick Kirby finds out how the girl from Bristol turned the optical world upside down. When dame Mary Perkins sold her first chain of opticians in 1980 and moved to Guernsey, even she couldn't have imagined... [read more]
Jon Moulton turns failing businesses into profit-making successes – and he doesn't mince his words. Nick Kirby finds out what makes the man tick. For 30 years, Jon Moulton has been identifying underperforming businesses, buying them out and making them profitable – for the most part, at l... [read more]
Scott Haughton spends his working life matching private investors with high-growth emerging companies. He explains to Nick Kirby what is involved, and gives his take on entrepreneurs in the Channel Islands. Parallels with Dragon's Den are inevitable when you talk about business angels. Love o... [read more]
Jersey Finance's new Technical Director, Heather Bestwick, talks to businesslife.je's Katie Le Quesne about her new role and the outlook for Jersey's finance industry. The future of Jersey plc is inextricably bound up in the fortunes of the finance industry. Any hope of broadening the i... [read more]
Piers Linney may be the latest ‘Dragon' on the BBC series Dragons' Den, but it's his success as an entrepreneur that got him there. Nick Kirby finds out what makes the man tick As the 11th series of Dragons' Den hit our TV screens this summer, two new faces took their places alongsi... [read more]
From owning a milk round to founding one of the most successful fund administration companies in the Channel Islands, Connie Helyar-Wilkinson is unconventional to say the least. Nick Kirby catches up with the first Chair of the Guernsey NED Forum Guernsey-born Connie Helyar-Wilkinson is best known ... [read more]
Philip Taylor is something of a contrarian, who believes little has changed in the Channel Islands' approach to financial services in the last 30 years. However, as he explains to Nick Kirby, this might turn out to be a good thing…Originally from the Potteries in North Staffordshire, Phili... [read more]
When the Channel Islands opened an office in Brussels in April 2011, many observers were unsure of what it hoped to achieve and, indeed, whether having a joint office for the islands was a good idea. Steve Williams came to the role of Director of European Affairs with 30 years' experience in the... [read more]
As Chairman of the Hotel de France Group, Robert Parker has witnessed first hand the many changes that have affected the tourism and hospitality industry in the Channel Islands. He spoke to Nick Kirby about the difficult economic landscape and the role government has to play in revitalising the indu... [read more]
As CEO of the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities, Andrew Riseley is a rare breed – the head of an organisation that sees Jersey and Guernsey working closely together. He talks to Nick Kirby about everything this role entails. Originally from Melbourne in Australia, Andrew Risele... [read more]
Cees Schrauwers and Clive Jones, Chairmen of the Financial Services Commissions in Guernsey and Jersey respectively, talk to Nick Kirby about the challenges their organisations face from inside the islands and around the globe. Solvency II, Basel II and III, Dodd Frank, the Alternative Investment F... [read more]
Gerald durrell is arguably one of the most recognisable names in the field of conservation. as founder of the durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, the late author and naturalist created a lasting legacy that has seen that name carried far and wide. Indeed, the Trust now works in some of the most thr... [read more]
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