A BL event
CHANNEL ISLANDS
FUNDS FORUM 2016
GETTING HEARD
ABOVE THE NOISE
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
RADISSON BLU WATERFRONT HOTEL, JERSEy
9am to 3.15pm
5 HOURS CPD AVAILABLE
Delegate rate: £395 (+ 5% GST if applicable)
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EVENTS
PROGRAMME
08:30 REGISTRATION, NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS
12:20 LUNCH
09:00 WELCOME
Nick Kirby, Editor-in-Chief, BL magazine
13:20 WHERE IS THE MONEY FLOWING?
An examination of areas in which the funds industry will gain
business in the coming year. Where will the fundraising be
happening and where will the projects be taking place? And will
certain types of project, such as infrastructure and healthcare,
be more prevalent? Are we likely to see a geographic shift?
Speaker: Mark Rawlins, Group Partner, Collas Crill
09:10 PANEL: FUNDS – THE STORY SO FAR
A round-up of funds in the islands in the last 12 months. What new
business has come into the islands, what new products, and what
is happening with listings? How do the figures stand up and how
are the islands keeping up with their competitors and benchmarks?
And what of the impact of the Panama Papers and of Brexit?
Speakers: Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO, CISE; Mike Jones, Director,
Policy, JFSC; Simon King, Director, Aztec Group; Ben Robins, Partner,
Mourant Ozannes (Moderator); Andrew Whittaker, Chair, GIFA
10:00 CURRENT TRENDS
Drilling down into current trends in Jersey and Guernsey – are we
seeing a bigger divergence in terms of what business is being done
on which island? To cover real estate, private equity, infrastructure,
debt and the rise of hedge funds in Jersey. And are the services
being offered in the islands changing at all?
Speakers: Evelyn Brady, Partner, PwC; Stuart Pinnington, Group
Head of Institutional Client Services, JTC Group
10:30 BREAK
11:00 REGULATION, LEGISLATION AND TAX UPDATE
An update on where we are now across all the key pieces of
regulation and legislation – including AIFMD, FATCA, CRS and
BEPS. How has industry reacted, what has been learned and what
has yet to be implemented? And what is happening in the tax
arena, including BEPS, diverted profits and carried interest.
Speakers: Robert Mellor, UK Asset Management Tax Leader, PwC;
Andrew Weaver, Partner, Appleby
11:40 PANEL: FUND ADMINISTRATION – MANAGING THE RISK
What risk issues are fund administrators squaring up to on a
day-to-day basis? What challenges are arising in risk management,
compliance and AML? How does the theory of a risk-based
approach compare with the realities at the coal face? What exactly
does best practice in fund administration look like?
Speakers: Brett Allen, Head of Product and Client Solutions,
BNP Paribas Securities Services; Charlotte Cruickshank, Director,
Langham Hall Fund Management (Jersey); Pippa Davidson,
Head of Funds, Fairway Group; Justin Partington, Global Head
of Funds, Sanne (Moderator)
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13:55 ISLAND INNOVATION
The Channel Islands may have the investment vehicles, but how are
they innovating/making themselves easier places to do business?
On one hand there are technological advances, such as apps and
websites for CDD and KYC; on the other, there are broader, more
‘environmental’ approaches, such as PwC’s Centre of Excellence.
Speaker: Mike Byrne, Chairman, Jersey Funds Association;
Frances Watson, Partner, Ogier
14:30 PANEL: WHAT NEXT FOR FUNDS? GETTING HEARD
ABOVE THE NOISE
This final panel looks at the key subjects featured during the
day and examines those that they think will present the biggest
challenges and opportunities in the next year. How should the
islands move forward? Will EU passporting be the big difference
– indeed, do the islands really need the passport, with NPPRs
‘doing the job’ already? And what needs to be done to attract
investment managers to the islands?
Speakers: Amy Bryant, Chief Operating Officer, Jersey Finance;
Lisa Cawley, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (Moderator); Gavin Farrell,
Partner, Mourant Ozannes; Giles Johnstone-Scott, Director, Elian;
Dominic Wheatley, Chief Executive, Guernsey Finance
15.15 CLOSING REMARKS
Nick Kirby, Editor-in-Chief, BL magazine
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#cifunds2016
SPEAKERS
BRETT ALLEN, Head of Product and Client Solutions,
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Jersey
Brett has worked offshore for over 17 years and has a wealth of
experience in offshore funds and securities servicing. He is part of a
team providing custody, corporate trustee and fund administration
services primarily to institutional clients and related treasury and
banking activities in the Channel Islands. He sits on the Jersey AIFMD
working group and the Jersey regulatory Review Group.
NICK KIRBY, Editor-in-Chief, BL magazine
Nick has been the Editor of BL magazine since its inception as
businesslife.co in 2008. As Editorial Director of parent company
BL Global, he took over management of content for its conference
programme in 2014. Nick has 16 years’ experience in financial
publishing and has worked with a variety of ‘blue chip’ clients,
including Barclays Stockbrokers, Nasdaq, Fidelity, Lloyds Private
Bank, Cater Allen Private Bank and Quilter Cheviot.
EVELYN BRADY, Partner, PwC, Guernsey
Evelyn is a Partner at PwC in Guernsey and has over 21 years
of extensive experience, providing services to a broad range of
fiduciary, insurance and asset management clients. From an
asset management perspective, her particular focus is in the real
estate and private equity sectors. Evelyn also regularly works on
numerous multi-jurisdictional engagements, leading and working
with global teams within the wider PwC network.
FIONA LE POIDEVIN, CEO, Channel Islands Securities Exchange
Fiona’s role at the CISE comprises strategy formulation and business
development, including exploring opportunities to grow the
£30bn+ funds already listed on the CISE and the introduction of
new products and service offerings. Prior to her appointment in
January 2015, Fiona was CEO of Guernsey Finance. Previously
a Senior Tax Manager with KPMG, she has more than 18 years’
experience in financial services in London and the Channel Islands.
AMY BRYANT, Chief Operating Officer, Jersey Finance
Amy joined Jersey Finance as Strategic Projects Manager in 2011,
becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2013. Prior to Jersey Finance,
Amy was a Tax Manager with PwC in the Channel Islands where she
specialised in the taxation of offshore funds and Jersey corporate
vehicles. Amy’s role at Jersey Finance encompasses oversight of the
Strategic Projects function which undertakes projects and initiatives
in the development of the finance industry.
ROBERT MELLOR, Tax Partner, PwC, London
Rob is a Tax Partner and Alternatives Tax Leader in the UK,
with over 20 years of tax experience in the asset management
sector. He has led PwC’s hedge fund and private equity tax
teams within the Investment Management team and was key
in establishing PwC’s European alternatives tax network. Rob
is responsible for a number of alternative investment, asset
management and hedge fund clients.
MIKE BYRNE, Chairman, Jersey Funds Association
Mike was appointed Chair of the JFA earlier this year and is a
Partner and Asset Management leader at PwC in the Channel
Islands. Mike brings together the firm’s offerings for assurance,
tax and regulatory solutions to the asset management sector. He
specialises in private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure and fund
of funds. He has considerable expertise working in Europe and Asia,
leading PwC’s service offering in the alternative fund space.
JUSTIN PARTINGTON, Global Head of Funds, Sanne, Guernsey
Justin is an experienced fund services executive, having held
leadership roles for 10 years in a range of fund administration
businesses across the alternative asset sector. Most recently he
served as Commercial Director at Ipes, where he led the launch of
new AIFMD regulatory and depositary services. At Sanne, Justin is
responsible for the strategic development of the business’s multijurisdictional funds capability across its alternative asset classes.
LISA CAWLEY, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, London
Lisa leads the financial services regulatory practice in Kirkland’s
London office, and has more than 20 years’ experience advising on
financial services regulatory issues, including fund structuring –
particularly in relation to pan-European and global private equity
– funds mergers and acquisitions of financial services businesses.
She has worked extensively on AIFMD, including participating in the
UK regulator’s legal experts group on the Directive.
STUART PINNINGTON, Group Head of Institutional Client
Services, JTC Group, Jersey
Stuart’s role at JTC focuses on the development of the firm’s
Corporate and Fund Services divisions across its jurisdictional
reach. Stuart acts as a Director of property holding vehicles,
structured finance and corporate acquisition vehicles, and sits on
the boards of various regulated funds. He specialises in corporate
governance and fund structuring in various offshore jurisdictions.
CHARLOTTE CRUICKSHANK, Director, Langham Hall Fund
Management (Jersey)
Charlotte joined Langham Hall in April 2013 and has over 18 years
of experience in the Jersey finance industry, primarily in the funds
arena. Charlotte has played an integral part in the accounting and
administration requirements of a variety of private equity and real
estate structures and is currently responsible for a large portfolio
covering the spectrum of the regulatory fund regime in Jersey.
MARK RAWLINS, Group Partner, Collas Crill, Jersey
Mark has considerable experience in offshore funds, banking and
corporate work, having spent the past 18 years acting for private
equity funds, hedge funds and cross-border investment and finance
structures. His experience spans from start-up operations to multibillion-dollar transactions, financings and restructurings. Mark was
previously an Associate Partner at Maples and Calder in Cayman,
having originally trained and worked at Linklaters.
PIPPA DAVIDSON, Head of Funds, Fairway Group, Jersey
Pippa heads up Fairway’s funds business, having previously worked
at the company as a Funds Compliance Officer and Money
Laundering Compliance Officer. Pippa has significant regulatory
experience in providing administration, manager and trustee
services to all fund classifications offered in Jersey, across a wide
selection of asset classes, including real estate, private equity,
venture capital and hedge.
BEN ROBINS, Partner, Mourant Ozannes, Jersey
Ben is a Partner and Head of the funds practice area at Mourant
Ozannes. His investment funds practice focuses on private equity and
venture capital funds and adjacent strategies, as well as real estate
funds and investment structures. Ben is the former Chairman of the
Jersey Funds Association, an active participant in a number of Jersey
finance industry working groups, with a special focus on AIFMD, and
external groups including the BVCA Channel Islands committee.
GAVIN FARRELL, Partner, Mourant Ozannes, Guernsey
A dual-qualified French and English lawyer, Gavin has
multi-jurisdictional commercial experience and specialises in
offshore funds, corporate and banking law, collective investment
schemes and the asset management industry. He holds a number
of directorships in investment and captive insurance companies.
Gavin is also an executive member of the Guernsey Investment
Fund Association and a member of the Finance Sector Group.
FRANCES WATSON, Partner, Ogier, Guernsey
Frances is a Partner in the corporate and finance team in Ogier’s
Guernsey office. Her practice covers a wide variety of corporate and
commercial matters, finance, investment funds, insurance, listings,
regulatory advice and restructurings, and she has expertise in private
equity as well as IP, tech and digital. Frances has been involved in a
number of notable Guernsey transactions, including the first-ever
listing of a fund on the LSE’s Specialist Fund Market.
GILES JOHNSTONE-SCOTT, Director, Elian, Jersey
Giles is a Director within Elian Fund Services. He is responsible
for the administration of a number of private equity funds
and corporate structures and is part of the management team
responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Giles
joined the firm in 2008 having previously worked at Kleinwort
Benson and Mourant du Feu & Jeane where he gained experience in
equity compensation solutions, real estate and private equity funds.
ANDREW WEAVER, Partner, Appleby, Jersey
Andrew is a Partner in Appleby’s Corporate department in Jersey. He
specialises in real estate, hedge and private equity funds, regulatory
advice and corporate work in matters of Jersey and Cayman Islands
law. He advises fund managers, financial institutions and service
providers in the UK, Europe, the US, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Andrew has substantial experience in public equity offerings, M&As,
corporate structuring, partnerships and unit trusts.
MIKE JONES, Director, Policy, Jersey Financial Services
Commission
Mike’s key remit is overseeing the development and implementation
of policies to the benefit of the island, and working with international
and domestic policy makers. On the international stage, Mike and his
team respond to EU Directives and international standard changes.
Locally, they focus on improving and enhancing legislation, codes of
practice, underlying rules and guidance.
DOMINIC WHEATLEY, Chief Executive, Guernsey Finance
Dominic’s role as CEO of Guernsey Finance includes business
development and the promotion of Guernsey’s finance industry in
the island’s target markets – including Europe, the US and emerging
markets – technical research to support promotional activities,
and liaison with industry associations and government. He was
previously Chief Marketing Officer of Willis Global Captive Practice
and Managing Director of its Guernsey business.
SIMON KING, Director, Fund Services, Aztec Group, Jersey
Simon has over 25 years of investment and financial services
experience, having originally worked in the City before moving to
Jersey in 2007. At Aztec, Simon leads and oversees the management
of a team providing fund administration services to small and midcap private equity clients. He also acts as a Director on a number of
client-entity boards. Prior to joining Aztec, Simon held director roles
at both Elian Global and State Street Jersey.
ANDREW WHITTAKER, Chair, Guernsey Investment Fund
Association
Andrew is Chair of GIFA and Managing Director at Ipes in Guernsey,
where he is responsible for the management and development
of the firm’s operation in the island. He sits on several Investment
Manager boards specialising in debt, renewables and buyout. Prior
to joining Ipes, Andrew was Managing Director at Capita. He is also
currently Chair of the BVCA Channel Islands Working Group.
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