About Guernsey

Guernsey is considered to be one of the most stable and secure offshore financial centres, and as one of the Channel Islands is ideally situated being close to mainland Europe yet less than sixty minutes away from the UK by air.

Located in the bay of St Malo, Guernsey is about 300 kilometres from London and
Paris. It is easily accessible from major European financial centres and is within the UK time zone which enables business to be done on the same day with Hong Kong and New York. Regular services connect the island by air and sea to the UK and to mainland Europe.

It has the benefit of excellent postal and communication services and many of the
world's major banks and financial institutions have a presence in the Channel Islands. Guernsey has its own Parliament, laws and systems of taxation. There is no capital gains tax and non-residents (which includes trusts administered for the benefit of non-residents) do not pay income tax on bank interest arising in Guernsey.