Special Reports » FUND DOMICILES

— Ian Hunt, director at the Guernsey office of Fortis Funds Services

Jersey and Guernsey have been working together, steadily developing their appeal to the alternative investment fund industry. Elizabeth Cripps talks to the rival Islanders.

Significant developments on the shores of Jersey and Guernsey have won the islands international status when it comes to specialist fund domiciling – against all odds. Brett Allen of BNP Paribas Securities Services reports.

— Stuart Martin, Dechert

Most hedge funds are domiciled in the Caribbean, but European offshore domiciles such as Jersey and Guernsey and “onshore-offshore” centres like Ireland and Luxembourg are working hard to make an impression on fund managers. Martin Steward reports.

With both Ireland and Luxembourg capturing a sizeable share of the fund administration market, other financial centres are striving to win specialist mandates. Ceri Jones reports.

Global asset managers need to take a fresh approach to fund sales if they want to win in Asia, explains Simon Shapland of RBC Dexia Investor Services.

As new asset management products and strategies multiply, they demand a new approach by the back office. Bernard Hanratty, Managing Director and Head of Fund Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Citi reports on an ever-changing investment landscape.