en-gbCopyright 2013, BusinessLifenotifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)notifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)http://businesslife.co/http://www.businesslife.co/Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=digital-jersey-not-a-magic-bullet-but-a-sprat-to-catch-a-mackerelhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=digital-jersey-not-a-magic-bullet-but-a-sprat-to-catch-a-mackerelMon, 22 Apr 2013 09:50:29 +0100Digital Jersey was only one part of the Economic Growth and Diversification Strategy published by The States in 2012, yet it’s received by far the most attention. Scott Nursten (pictured), COO of Greenlight, discusses why digital alone is not the answer to Jersey’s future economic success. It’s been a year since Digital Jersey was launched. The initiative has steadily gathered pace over that time, with support coming in from all sectors. But the digital aspect was originally planned to entice...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=the-lord-mayors-showhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=the-lord-mayors-showWed, 10 Apr 2013 19:53:30 GMTThe City of London is fighting to restore its tarnished reputation – and it’s chosen a banker to lead the way. Lord Mayor Roger Gifford talks to businesslife.co’s ‘Man in the City’, Tony McMahon, about the Channel Islands, building bridges and financial ethics. Roger Gifford, the Lord Mayor of London, is extolling a new mantra of ‘caring capitalism’ that he believes will extend to both the Square Mile and the Channel Islands. So expect to hear a lot in the months ahead about how making money...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=rewriting-the-bookhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=rewriting-the-bookWed, 10 Apr 2013 19:53:19 GMTSince businesslife.co launched four years ago, the biggest challenge faced by Jersey and Guernsey’s finance industries has been legislative change from the UK, US and Europe. Here Liz Salecka summarises the more significant issues we’ve featured. MiFID marches on There have been ongoing concerns in the Channel Islands over the EU’s Market in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II), which beefs up existing regulatory requirements governing financial advisers, brokers and trading platfo...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=its-been-an-educationhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=its-been-an-educationFri, 15 Mar 2013 20:25:41 GMTWhen it comes to the finance industry in the Channel Islands, here at businesslife.co we’ve seen a lot of water pass under the bridge in the last four years. Orlando Crowcroft highlights some key points. It’s been a long hard road for the finance industry in the Channel Islands since businesslife.je (the previous incarnation of businesslife.co) first hit the newsstands four years ago. Jersey and Guernsey haven’t been immune to the financial crisis, and since 2008 we’ve seen bank deposits in ...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=eye-of-the-stormhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=eye-of-the-stormFri, 15 Mar 2013 20:04:00 GMTThe possibility that the Channel Islands might have to give details of UK taxpayers with accounts in the islands to HMRC caused borderline hysteria at the end of last year, but everything seems to have gone quiet since then. Orlando Crowcroft looks at how things stand. It was no surprise that a flurry of speculation followed the news, at the end of last year, that the UK may look to impose its own version of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle o...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=out-with-the-oldhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=out-with-the-oldWed, 10 Apr 2013 19:53:40 GMTIt’s been said time and again that Jersey and Guernsey need to diversify away from finance, so here Dave Waller rounds up the industries we’ve explored as potential alternatives. Energy Back in October/November 2010, when we shone the light on renewable energy, the argument for selfsufficiency was compelling – to protect against both the whims of the islands’ French suppliers and the tides of global energy prices. But schemes to encourage domestic energy generation hadn’t exactly hit high w...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=are-you-cyber-safehttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=are-you-cyber-safeSun, 17 Mar 2013 20:03:36 GMTAs businesses of all sizes become increasingly reliant on technology, could smaller firms not only be at risk of cyber crime, but also have insufficient insurance cover? Orlando Crowcroft investigates. When Jersey law firm Hanson Renouf was targeted last December by hackers who plastered their website with adverts for Viagra, it was met with a light-hearted response from the firm and fittingly tongue-in-cheek stories in the media. But a few months earlier, the uglier side of Jersey’s vulner...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=powering-the-islandshttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=powering-the-islandsSun, 17 Mar 2013 19:56:54 GMTCould the way in which energy is supplied to the Channel Islands have an impact on their ability to develop digital industries? Kirsten Morel looks at the lie of the land. Although renowned as successful offshore centres, the financial crisis and subsequent recession has forced the Channel Islands to look at diluting their reliance on their finance industries. Not unlike many jurisdictions the world over, there is currently a big effort in both Jersey and Guernsey to develop their digital o...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=coming-out-in-the-boardroomhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=coming-out-in-the-boardroomSun, 17 Mar 2013 19:42:53 GMTWhile homosexuality may be more acceptable now in everyday life than in years gone by, unfortunately the same can’t be said for the higher echelons of business. Dave Waller investigates what needs to be done to increase the acceptance of lesbians and gay men in senior positions. Is sexuality the last taboo in the boardroom? Ask Lord Browne. The former BP boss found out the hard way what can happen when one’s private life suddenly blows up like an offshore oil disaster. In 2006 it was the lie...http://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=ready-for-take-offhttp://www.businesslife.co/Features.aspx?id=ready-for-take-offSun, 03 Mar 2013 19:54:35 GMTAs it prepares to pass laws to set up an aircraft registry, has Guernsey left Jersey trailing in its wake? Orlando Crowcroft investigates. It’s no secret that the core business of the Channel Islands has been under pressure in recent years, and a host of alternatives to finance have been put forward as the potential ‘next big thing’ to help diversify the islands’ economies. One of the most current new markets being pursued by Guernsey has rather high-flying ambitions. The setting up of an a...