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B. G., Opalesque Geneva:

Investors are known to influence domiciliation decisions as they prize stability and jurisdictional reputation. While that remains true today, recent events have had some impact on such decisions.

IFI Global and Jersey Finance have just published a new research report, The Future of International Fund Domiciliation 2021, which finds that investor and manager attitudes have changed in light of some key developments in the investment space landscape over the past twelve months.

"As this new analysis shows, the rise of ESG, Brexit, and evolving substance demands, coupled with a business environment emerging from an unprecedented pandemic, are new factors that are increasingly shaping domiciliation, with diverging attitudes between North America, Europe and Asia all creating a picture that is more complex than ever," says Elliot Refson, Head of Funds at Jersey Finance.

The survey found that there are differences in what UK and US managers consider to be their priorities in domicile selection. While the majority of UK managers need funds to be domiciled in jurisdictions that meet a certain regulatory threshold to meet EU investor expectations, US managers said that, aside from familiarity, cost considerations and local regulatory requirements matter most to them.

Simon Osborn, CEO of IFI Global and author of the report, co......................

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