Jersey Awarded Prestigious Financial Centre Award
Monday, June 21, 2010
Jersey’s finance industry has further enhanced its reputation, winning ‘Best
International Finance Centre’ at the International Fund and Products Awards
2010 this week.
The results of the Awards, which are recognised as a key event in the field
of international finance, were announced on June 15. Consisting of a range of
categories, they feature leading financial organisations and providers based
in the UK and international financial centres including Guernsey, Isle of Man,
Dublin and Luxembourg, as well as Jersey.
The International Fund and Product awards have been held annually for 11 years
and are judged by a panel of eight senior investment experts and advisers in
the UK. The judges’ decision to select Jersey for this Award was based
on the quality of its funds offering as well as its reputation on the international
scene and its robust legislative and regulatory framework.
Commenting, Geoff Cook, the Chief Executive of Jersey Finance, stated:
“This latest endorsement for Jersey’s finance industry reinforces
the excellent work that is conducted in the Jersey, the UK and internationally,
not just in the investment fund area but right across the range of financial
services sectors Jersey excels in. Jersey has consistently ranked favourably
in a number of influential independent indexes and we look forward to building
on this performance in the coming months and years.” |