We Talk Banking & Finance

Ahead of the repeal of Jersey's control of borrowing framework consultation closing at the end of the month, we spoke to Andrea John, Senior Policy Advisor at the Government of Jersey.  Our Regulatory & Risk Advisory partner Gemma Palmer and Andrea, who is leading the charge on the proposed repeal, discuss the aim of it, why now and what the effect will be for Jersey companies. 

In our latest episode, partners Zoë Hallam and Julia Keppe interview Kam Hessling, Managing Director at the Loan Market Association (LMA). Kam tells Zoë and Julia about what the LMA is doing in the fund finance space, their ambitions and what assistance they need from the industry at this time.   You can listen to the episode below.

With Global ABS taking place in Barcelona next week, we spoke to Adam Caines of Macfarlanes about private credit and what he is looking forward to from the year's biggest event for the structured finance industry. James Lydeard from our Banking & Finance team in Jersey looks ahead to the event with Adam, sharing his thoughts along the way, paying particular attention to the rise of private credit and its convergence with structured finance. 

Guernsey partners Zoë Hallam and Chris Hutley-Hurst interview Jay Goss, Chief Commercial Officer of Aston, about Guernsey's recent successful MONEYVAL report and broader standing in the international financial services community.

In our latest episode, Risk & Regulatory senior counsels Gemma Palmer and Sian Langley interview Julie Keir, Senior Policy Advisor to the Government of Jersey's Department for the Economy. The group discuss the introduction of the consumer credit regime in Jersey, which Julie has been leading on, including why changes are being made and what it will mean if they are enacted. 

In our latest episode, partners Zoë Hallam & Julia Keppe interview partner Chris Hutley-Hurst and senior counsel Gemma Palmer from our Channel Islands Regulatory & Risk Advisory Group. The group discuss Guernsey and Jersey's implementations of the OECD Pillar 2 initiative, why it's important, how the differing versions in the Channel Islands offer flexibility, and more.

As the aircraft leasing industry comes off a year of relatively strong performance, despite certain new and persisting issues impacting the industry, market sentiment remains positive as we look ahead to 2025.   In this episode of the podcast, Ireland-based partner Killian McSharry speaks to executive director and founding partner at Airborne Capital, Cian Dooley, about current market dynamics and the industry outlook for 2025.  Airborne Capital is a specialist aircraft lease and asset manager and aviation advisory firm, managing a fleet of young to mid-life aircraft with around 30 lessees in 21 different countries. 

The tokenisation industry has been experiencing significant growth, increasing in value from $2.8 billion in 2023 to $3.4 billion this year. In this episode of the podcast, Sara Hall, a partner in Walkers' Regulatory and Risk Advisory group, speaks to Julian Sawyer, CEO of Zodia Custody, a well known digital asset custodian. Sara and Julian discuss why tokenisation is such a hot topic, the role of institutional custodians and where the industry might be in a year's time.

The fund finance sector has seen notable activity in recent months, including a shift away from sub-lines and the entrance of new players in the market. In this episode of the podcast, MUFG Investor Services Managing Director of Fund Finance, Alex Griffiths, joins partners Julia Keppe and Alex Wickens to discuss what he’s observed in the market and what we might see over the next 12 months amid an uncertain economic and political climate.

Guernsey's aircraft registry, 2-REG, has become one of the world's leading aircraft registries, operating under a unique public-private partnership. In this episode, partner Julia Keppe is joined by Walkers partner and co-host Kim Paiva to talk to Sid Sharma, Director: Commercial & Legal at 2-REG. Sid discusses the success of 2-REG in Guernsey, aircraft registration and leasing, and what's on the horizon for 2-REG.