Jersey Finance

Jersey is considered a relatively small island with its 118 square kilometres (45 square miles) and its population of 87,700 people, but the thing that makes Jersey more special is its approach to the United Kingdom – 135 Kilometres (85 miles) and to the coast of France – 22 kilometres (14 miles).

Out of the entire population, 12, 000 people are especially trained to work in the finance area and are professionally oriented staff in the support industries. Although Jersey’s official language is English, due to the closure of the Continent, and the cosmopolite people living there, you can easily perform any kind of financial transactions in any European language with no difficulties.

This fact makes Jersey an appropriate business environment. Another advantage that Jersey finance brings is the time zone advantage and the location.

A regular finance day starts before the one in Tokyo closes and it goes on with the New York exchanging time. Jersey is situated in near proximity of Europe but still completely independent from the European Union’s laws and regulations. The Jersey pound is valued 1:1 with the British pound and all transactions with major currencies are accepted in Jersey finance business.  

Jersey has a strong economy and most of it (over 50% of the island’s income) is based on the Jersey’s financial industry. Many excellent economical trained employees from the Jersey island or sometimes also from other islands come to Jersey in order to make a business career here.

The Jersey finance offer economical strategies that are politically independent and leading edge regulations that are internationally recognized and officially accepted. If you are looking for specialized, professional or legal advice in the business and finance area, Jersey will provide a wide range of good financial advices. Jersey is the place to come when you need an opinion about financial investments in all industries.

Due to the Jersey Finance Limited, Jersey island is presented trough the world as one of the greatest International Finance Centres. Jersey Finance is an organisation that is based on no profit and has two essential components: the Industry of Finances and the Government of the States of Jersey Island’s. Jersey Finance first started its activity in May 2001 in Jersey’s official capital: Saint Helier.

Jersey Finance was able to create a proper business environment for the Island’s Finance industry by training and schooling all the finance professionals: insurance agents, banking personnel, lawyers, accountants and IT specialists. All of them make Jersey the perfect place to promote an organisation and to sell any kind of services and products. The Jersey Finance also provides information for all journalists interested in the local and international financial industry.

The Jersey Finance provides the connection point between the Financial Industry, the Government and the Financial Services Commission whenever it comes to all issues that may occur throughout the Jersey Finance Industry Association they created (JFIA).