We would like to welcome onboard our new Office Manager, Greg Munson who officially took over from Louise Buckley on 20th August 2018 and we wish Louise all the best in her new job. Greg will be working alongside Karen Kean and if you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact him by…
JERSEY has one of the fastest broadband speeds in the world, placing it above the United States, Japan and tech-specialist Estonia, according to a new international league table. The Island has climbed four places to tenth position in a league table compiled by UK telecoms advisory service Cable, which ranks the broadband speeds of 200…
A top contractor accountant has revived calls made around the last Budget for the tax rules around training to be made more ‘contractor-friendly.’ If they aren’t, and forthcoming Budget 2018 ignores the contractor training tax regime, shortages of IT skills are increasingly likely to start stunting growth, fears SJD Accountancy. The potential problem is acute in Newcastle, where the accountant tots…
Facebook has announced new privacy tools which allow users to access and delete information the social network holds about them. It is also allowing users to permanently delete anything from their timeline or profile from a new section called Access Your Information. Users can also access secure copies of their Facebook history more quickly, the…
After months of speculations, France’s economy minister Bruno Le Maire announced in an interview with the JDD that Europe’s new tax model for tech giants is happening. The plan will be unveiled in the next few weeks. Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook have all faced different issues when it comes to tax optimizations. They’ve been routing their revenue through Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and other…
Sony have chosen Jersey to be the testbed for their new ‘Low-Power, Wide-Area Network’ (LPWA) network, praising the island’s, “…super-fast fibre network, its varied terrain and the population’s digital connectivity.” The tech giant worked with JT to develop the LPWA network, which allows devices to connect to the internet without using 3G/4G and Wi-Fi, and…
Jersey is to invest close to £500,000 in a new ‘lab’ to help businesses explore the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT). The IoT is a network of devices such as vehicles or home appliances which have the ability to connect to each other and exchange data. While only 8% of firms in the Channel Islands use…
The Paradise Papers constitute the world’s second largest leak, encompassing more than 13.4million documents naming around 120,000 individuals and companies. As UK MPs line up to criticise offshore tax havens following the PP revelations, it emerged that more than £6million of their own pension pot money is invested in Jersey. So far, they’ve linked a number…
50 of the world’s best triathletes – including 25 Olympians – pushed to their limits to compete for generous cash prizes in a challenging course around the island’s Waterfront – but was Super League worth it for Jersey? Around 375million people saw Jersey on their TV screens as part of Super League coverage, which aired…
Jersey’s credentials as a centre for international private wealth management have been further underlined after being named Best International Finance Centre for the fourth time in five years at the WealthBriefing Europe Awards 2017. The WealthBriefing group of newswires for the private client community is published by ClearView Financial Media, a well-respected and fast growing…
