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GENEVA SEMINAR
Overview of Financial Services in Gibraltar
GENEVA
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues
- The EU / OECD / G20 and other international initiatives affecting financial centres
James Tipping, Finance Centre Director
- Regulatory trends within Europe and their impact
Marcus Killick, CEO, Financial Services Commission
- The banking sector in Gibraltar
Javier de Mendieta, CEO, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank Ltd, Gibraltar
- Corporation tax and personal tax aspects – Gibraltar’s new income tax legislation, brought into effect in January 2011
Peter Montegriffo, Partner, Hassans
- Asset management / funds and related activities from within the EU
Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
LONDON SEMINAR
Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association (GFIA)
'Gibraltar - the Alternative Fund Jurisdiction in the EU'
'Establishment and Redomiciliation Opportunites'
Tuesday 8th June 2010 - 9:00am - 11:30am
Gibraltar House, 150 The Strand, London
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ZURICH SEMINARS
Gibraltar - International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
ZURICH
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Hotel Baur au Lac
Talstrasse 1, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
(Tel: +41 (0) 44 220 5020)
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar's financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, Chief Executive, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Strengths, trends and challenges I
Speaker: Javier de Mendieta, Chief Executive, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Ltd, Gibraltar
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar / significant developments in personal and corporate taxation
Speaker: Melo Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Morning break & refreshments
- Gibraltar as jurisdiction of choice for funds - principles and mechanics
Speaker: Dermot Deering, Senior Associate, Hassans
- Gibraltar as jurisdiction of choice for funds - practical applications
Speakers: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Strengths, trends and challenges II
Speaker: Thomas Westh Olsen, Managing Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Interactive panel discussion with Gibraltar-based professionals specialising in funds and wealth management
Moderator: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
GENEVA SEMINARS
Gibraltar - International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
GENEVA
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
quai Turrettini 1, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
(Tel: +41 (0) 22 909 0000)
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: Peter Caruana QC, Chief Minister of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar's financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, Chief Executive, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Strengths, trends and challenges I
Speaker: Javier de Mendieta, Chief Executive, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Ltd, Gibraltar
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar / significant developments in personal and corporate taxation
Speaker: Melo Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Morning break & refreshments
- Gibraltar as jurisdiction of choice for funds - principles and mechanics
Speaker: James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
- Gibraltar as jurisdiction of choice for funds - practical applications
Speakers: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Strengths, trends and challenges II
Speaker: Thomas Westh Olsen, Managing Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Interactive panel discussion with Gibraltar-based professionals specialising in funds and wealth management
Moderator: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
LONDON SEMINARS
Gibraltar - European Centre for Insurance and Reinsurance
LONDON
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
8.45 am to 12.15 pm followed by networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director
- Regulation of the insurance sector in Gibraltar
Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Financial Services Commission
- Gibraltar – domicile of choice for the European passport, PCCs and anticipated future developments for the domicile
Speaker: Nigel Feetham, Partner, Hassans
- Gibraltar and the UK motor market
Speaker: Catherine Barton, Partner, General Insurance Actuarial Team, Deloitte LLP
Morning break & refreshments
- Insurance entrepreneurs and high-net-worth tax residence
Speaker: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Capital deployment and driving shareholder value
Speaker: Steve Quinn, CEO, Quest Insurance Management (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Offshore to onshore / self-managed to managed; current trends in captive utilisation - Tate & Lyle plc case study
Speakers: Richard Storey, Group Insurance & Risk Manager, Tate & Lyle plc / Paul Sykes, Managing Director, Aon Insurance Managers (Gibraltar) Ltd
Panel discussion and Q & A
Gibraltar as an International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
LONDON
Thursday, 18 June 2009
8.45 am to 12.45 pm followed by a networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar’s financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar
Speaker: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Significant developments in personal and corporate taxation
Speaker: Melo Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Existing opportunities in funds and future developments
Speaker: James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
Morning break & refreshments
- What does it take for a funds jurisdiction to succeed in the current climate?
Speaker: Richard Pettifer, Director, Investment Management Industry Segment Manager, KPMG LLP
- Governance and control of Gibraltar funds
Speaker: Laurence Everitt, Managing Director, Capita Financial Group International
- Fund management and administration – why Gibraltar?
Speaker: Malcolm Ruffell, Director, Quest Fund Administration (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Gibraltar - an established centre for private clients
Speaker: Stephen Reyes, Managing Partner, Deloitte, Gibraltar
Panel discussion and Q & A
- Moderator: Damon Bossino, Partner, Triay Stagnetto Neish
LAUSANNE AND FRANKFURT SEMINARS
Gibraltar as an International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
LAUSANNE
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
8.45 am to 12.30 pm followed by a networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar’s financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar
Speaker: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Significant developments in personal and corporate taxation
Speaker: Joseph E. (‘Melo’) Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Existing opportunities in funds and future developments
Speaker: James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
- Setting up a Gibraltar asset management company
Speaker: Joseph Caruana, Chairman, Deloitte, Gibraltar
- Governance and control of Gibraltar funds
Speaker: Malcolm Ruffell, Director, Quest Fund Administration (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Strengths, trends and challenges
Speaker: Javier de Mendieta, Chief Executive Officer, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank Ltd, Gibraltar
- Panel discussion and Q & A
Moderator: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
FRANKFURT
Thursday, 14 May 2009
8.45 am to 12.45 pm followed by a networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar’s financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar
Speaker: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Melo_Triay_Frankfurt_2009.pdf
Speaker: Joseph E. (‘Melo’) Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Existing opportunities in funds and future developments
Speaker: James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
- Passporting from Gibraltar
Speaker: Mark Johnson, Country Manager, Lloyds Banking Group, Gibraltar
- Setting up a Gibraltar asset management company
Speaker: Freddie White, Senior Partner, Grant Thornton (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Governance and control of Gibraltar funds
Speaker: Joseph Caruana, Chairman, Deloitte, Gibraltar
- Strengths, trends and challenges
Speaker: Javier de Mendieta, Chief Executive Officer, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank Ltd, Gibraltar
- Panel discussion and Q & A
Moderator: Justin Brooke, Senior Private Banker, SG Hambros Bank (Gibraltar) Ltd
PRAGUE AND VIENNA SEMINARS
FUNDS AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT
PRAGUE
Tuesday 18th November 2008 - Four Seasons Hotel
Gibraltar as an International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
8.45 am to 12.30 pm followed by a networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar - James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar's financial services regulatory framework - Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Gibraltar as the jurisdiction of choice for the establishment of funds, including Experienced Investor Funds, and asset management companies - Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar - Steven Knight, Managing Director, Castle Trust Group
- EU benefits and obligations and taxation developments - Stephen Reyes, Managing Partner, Deloitte
- Governance and control of Gibraltar funds - Malcolm Ruffell, Director, Quest Fund Administration Ltd
- The protected cell company - a wealth management tool speech - Nigel Feetham, Partner, Hassans
- Wealth management – trends and challenges - Wayne Stalley, Associate Director, Barclays Wealth, Gibraltar
VIENNA
Wednesday 19th November 2008 - Vienna Marriott Hotel
Gibraltar as an International Financial Centre for Funds and Wealth Management
8.45 am to 12.30 pm followed by a networking lunch and refreshments
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar - James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Gibraltar's financial services regulatory framework - Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- High-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar - Joseph E (Melo) Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Gibraltar as the jurisdiction of choice for the establishment of funds including Experienced Investor Funds - James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
- Corporate structures - Gibraltar and Austria - Julianna Neumayer, Managing Director, Fidux Management Services GmbH, Vienna
- EU benefits and obligations and taxation developments - Brendan Murphy, Partner, Triay Stagnetto Neish
- Setting up a Gibraltar asset management company - Freddie White, Senior Partner, Grant Thornton (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Funds - why Gibraltar? - Karthik Iyer, Senior Manager, Capita Financial, Gibraltar and Rolf Majcen, Managing Director, Legal / Compliance, FTC Capital GmbH, Vienna
- Wealth management - trends and challenges - Thomas Westh Olsen, Managing Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
INSURANCE
PRAGUE
Tuesday 18th November 2008 - Four Seasons Hotel
Gibraltar - European Centre for Insurance and Reinsurance
2.45 pm to 5.05 pm followed by questions and answers and a networking reception
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- Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar - James Tipping, Finance Centre Director
- Regulation of the insurance sector in Gibraltar - Marcus Killick, CEO, Financial Services Commission
- Gibraltar - domicile of choice for the European passport speech - Nigel Feetham, Partner, Hassans
- Gibraltar insurance - the opportunities - Bruno Callaghan, Managing Director, Willis Management (Gibraltar)
- Practical legal aspects of setting up a Gibraltar insurer - Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
- Anticipated future developments for the domicile - Penny Hudson, Managing Director, Caledonian Insurance Management Services Ltd
- Capital deployment and driving shareholder value - Alan Kentish, Managing Director, STM Fidecs Insurance Management Ltd
Swiss Seminar Presentations
Gibraltar as an international financial centre for wealth management
Zurich, Lugano and Geneva - 19 to 22 May 2008
Programme and speaker biographies
Zurich - Park Hyatt Zurich, Monday 19 May 2008, 9.15-12.45
Lugano - Grand Hotel Eden, Tuesday 20 May 2008, 14.15-17.45
Geneva - Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Thursday 22 May 2008, 9.15-12.45
The Chief Minister, the Hon. Peter Caruana QC, MP, delivered the opening address at the seminar in Geneva. James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, chaired the Geneva seminar and delivered opening and welcome remarks in Zurich and Lugano.
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Opening and welcome remarks / overview of Gibraltar
Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s financial services regulatory framework
Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
Wealth management – trends and challenges I
Speaker: Javier de Mendieta, CEO, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, Gibraltar
Gibraltar as the jurisdiction of choice for the establishment of funds including Experienced Investor Funds
Speaker: Albert Isola, Partner, Isolas
High-net-worth tax residence
Speaker: Joseph E (‘Melo’) Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
EU benefits and obligations and taxation developments
Speaker: Peter Montegriffo, Partner, Hassans
Case study: setting up a Gibraltar asset management company
Speaker: Doris Andres-Lüscher, CIO, swissBEST INVEST AG (Zurich only)
Case study: setting up a Gibraltar asset management company
Speaker: J. Mark Fisher, Finance Manager, Arlan SA (Lugano and Geneva)
Why Capita plc invested in Gibraltar
Speakers: Laurence Everitt, Managing Director, Capita Financial Group International (Zurich and Lugano) / Conor Hoey, Business Development Director, Capita Financial Group International (Geneva only)
Wealth management – trends and challenges II
Speaker: Thomas Westh Olsen, Managing Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
Gibraltar LONDON Seminars 2008
Grange City Hotel, London
12-14 February 2008
Gibraltar Insurance Seminar - Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Programme and Speaker Biographies
- Opening and welcome remarks / Opportunities in Gibraltar’s international financial services centre - Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Regulatory framework for Gibraltar-domiciled insurers and reinsurers - Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Practical legal aspects of setting up a Gibraltar insurer - Speaker: Christian Hernandez, Partner, Isolas
- Freedom of services Vs freedom of establishment within the EU - Speaker: John Rowson, Aon Insurance Managers (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Protected cell companies (one slide) - Speaker: Nigel Feetham, Partner, Hassans
- Gibraltar and the UK motor market - Speaker: Ian Clark, Partner, Corporate Finance Insurance Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Why Dixons chose Gibraltar - Speaker: Geoffrey Budd, former Company Secretary, DSG international Group
- Anticipated future developments for the domicile - Speaker: Steve Quinn, CEO, Quest Insurance Management (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Panel discussion and Q & A (no slides) - Moderator: Tadhg Crowley, Managing Director, Martello Insurance PCC Ltd
Gibraltar Funds Seminar - Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Programme and Speaker Biographies
- Opening and welcome remarks / Opportunities in Gibraltar’s international financial services centre - Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Regulatory framework for Gibraltar-domiciled funds - Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Capita’s investment – why Gibraltar? - Speaker: Laurence Everitt, Managing Director, Capita Financial Group International
- Experienced Investor Funds – legal view (speaking notes) - Speaker: Robert Vasquez, Partner, Triay & Triay
- Gibraltar as jurisdiction of choice for the establishment of a fund (speaking notes) - Speaker: Peter Wodtke, Chairman, Planetary Fund plc
- Insight into custodian and brokerage services in Gibraltar - Speaker: Marit Berger, Senior Private Banker, ABN AMRO Private Banking
- Establishing an Experienced Investor Fund with a PCC structure - Speaker: Cecilia Gatus, Head of Fund Administration, Fiduciary Fund Administration Ltd
- Case study: setting up a Gibraltar asset management company - Speaker: Joanne Sene, Director, Velay Financial Services Ltd
- Governance and control of Gibraltar funds - Speaker: Malcolm Ruffell, Director, Quest Fund Administration Ltd
- Gibraltar funds’ EU competitive advantage - Speaker: James Lasry, Partner, Hassans
- Panel discussion and Q & A (one slide) - Moderator: Yan Delgado, Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
Gibraltar Private Clients Seminar - Thursday, 14 February 2008
Programme and Speaker Biographies
- Opening and welcome remarks / Opportunities in Gibraltar’s international financial services centre - Speaker: James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of Gibraltar
- Regulatory framework for private client-related activities - Speaker: Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Taxation developments and corporate issues - Speaker: Michael Nahon, Hassans
- Establishing high-net-worth individual tax residence in Gibraltar - Speaker: J.E. Triay, Managing Partner, Triay & Triay
- Property developments in Gibraltar (Part I: Legal aspects) - Speaker: Guy C. Stagnetto, Partner, Triay Stagnetto Neish
- Property developments in Gibraltar (Part II: Sector overview) - Speaker: Kenny MacLean, Director, Business Development, RBS International
- Benefits of Gibraltar trusts - Speaker: Adrian Mansfield, Deloitte
- The Experienced Investor Funds regime - Speaker: Joey Garcia, Isolas
- Wealth management - trends and challenges - Speakers: Javier de Mendieta, CEO, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch Private Bank Ltd and Trino Cruz, Director, Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Ltd
Gibraltar Funds Seminar Presentations - MUNICH
Gibraltar as a centre for fund management and administration
Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich
Monday, 19 November 2007
Programme and speaker biographies
- Opening and welcome remarks / Opportunities in Gibraltar’s international financial services centre - James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, Government of GIbraltar
- Regulatory framework for Gibraltar-domiciled funds - Marcus Killick, CEO, Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
- Capita’s investment – why Gibraltar? - Laurence Everitt, Managing Director - Capita Financial Group International & Business Development
- Insight into custodian and brokerage services in Gibraltar - Carlos M. Martins, Relationship Manager, Private Banking, Credit Suisse
- Establishing an asset manager in Gibraltar - Doris Violette Andres-Lüscher, CIO, swissBEST INVEST AG
- Establishing an Experienced Investor Fund – legal specialist’s view - Robert Koller, Funds Team, Hassans
- Establishing an Experienced Investor Fund – practical approach - Liz Quinn, Director, Quest Fund Administration Ltd
- Recent developments in German taxation and its effect on Gibraltar funds - Dr Marcus Oliver Mick, Partner, Flick Gocke Schaumburg
- Panel discussion - moderated by Joey P. Garcia, Isolas
MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) Seminar
Organised by the Finance Centre Department of the Ministry of Finance, in partnership with the Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers (GACO)
Sponsored by Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch
Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar, 13 September 2007
Seminar was opened by James Tipping, Finance Centre Director, and moderated by Joe Macano, Director Licensing Unit, Finance Centre Department
- Heidi Bocarisa, Financial Services Commission - MiFID and the Regulatory Landscape / Schedule 1
- Melo Triay, Triay & Triay - Organisational Requirements (risk management, compliance and audit and outsourcing)
- Andrew Smith, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch - Client Categorisation (criteria, changing categorisation and implications)
- Christian Rocca, Isola & Isola - Client Information (requirements before implementation, pre-trade transparency, FSC reporting requirements / trade reporting to clients, financial promotions, inducements)
- Brendan Murphy, Triay Stagnetto Neish - Best Execution (clarifying what best execution means, requirements for professional clients and implications for dealer markets)
- John Bensadon Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch - IT and operational implications (client categorisation, recording and trade risk warning, client reporting and best execution practical implementation).
Wealth Management & Family Office Congress 2007
Onshore vs. Offshore - Delivering Long-Term Business Success
Swiss Seminar Presentations 2006
Monday, 12 June 2006
Gibraltar Insurance Seminar - Zurich
Park Hyatt Zurich
14:30-17:30
- Programme
- Opportunities in Gibraltar's international financial services centre - James Tipping, Finance Centre Director
- Regulation of the insurance sector in Gibraltar; on a par with the EU and the UK - Marcus Killick, Financial Services Commissioner.
- Opportunities in the Gibraltar insurance passport, the experience so far - Nigel Feetham, Partner, Hassans
- Captives in Gibraltar - Chris McGrath, Account Manager, Marsh Management Services (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Captives with third-party capability - Bruno Callaghan, Managing Director, Willis Management (Gibraltar)
- Protected cell companies - Chris Johnson, Director, Aon Insurance Managers (Gibraltar) Ltd
- Asset admissibility - Peter Isola, Senior Partner, Isola & Isola
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