Faizal Bhana, Jersey Finance’s Director for Africa, Middle East and India, chats with David Lekerai, Partner, IKM Advocates at DLA Piper law firm in Nairobi about the dynamic and multifaceted economic landscape of Africa, emphasising the impact of environmental factors and government policies on its economic health across 2023 and into the future.

David touches on the promising growth in the affordable housing sector, which is expected to drive economic development and job creation across the continent, the investment opportunities for investors and his predictions and insights into the future directions of Africa's economic growth and development.

Tom McKenna is once again joined by Daniel Read, Partner and Head of Employment Jersey at Walkers, and David Postlethwaite, ESG Associate Director at KPMG. They discuss the value derived from positive connections between the business, its employees and the wider business community.

Episode two is titled ‘How Does Social Capital Contribute to Business Value?’. As the value derived from positive connections between the business, its employees and the wider business community is increasingly being measured, scrutinised and reported on, we discussed its overall contribution to the ‘S’ in ‘ESG’. 

The 2023 Banking Rising Star was Lauren Davey, Premier Relationship Manger at Barclays. In this episode we find out about Lauren’s career journey, how she felt about being nominated and winning the award, and the ceremony itself. She also discusses why she enjoys working in Jersey’s financial sector, her previous career paths and how they helped her during the transition into the finance industry.  

This special episode of our podcast brings you exclusive insights from a thought-provoking roundtable event hosted by Jersey Finance in collaboration with IFI Global, held at the Cornell Club in New York.

In a rapidly-changing financial landscape, US investment managers are facing several challenges. Should they be looking to raise capital overseas? Where should they structure their funds to do so? And how can they stay ahead of the curve?

An annual Jersey Heard staple, our CEO, Joe Moynihan, and Deputy CEO, Amy Bryant, have a conversation reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024 in this podcast episode.

They chat about their most memorable events or occasions for the finance industry in 2023, what drove Jersey Finance to visit every higher education setting on the Island last year, how our flagship international events are transforming perceptions of Jersey’s IFC in our target markets, and what Joe’s views are on the challenges faced by IFCs gained from Jersey’s membership of the World Alliance of International Finance Centres (WAIFC). 

Listeners will also get a taste of our ‘big ticket’ items and themes for the year ahead.

Are you thinking of starting your professional qualifications or want to find out more about a career in finance?  

Listen to Sarah Absolum, Senior Fund Administrator at Oakbridge discuss her path into finance, how she balances work, studying and her social life. She also discusses why she believes enhancing your career with professional qualifications is important.  

Our two-part podcast miniseries on ‘ESG and Employees’ was hosted by our Sustainable Finance Lead, Tom McKenna. He was joined by Daniel Read, Partner and Head of Employment Jersey at Walkers, and David Postlethwaite, ESG Associate Director at KPMG.

Episode one, titled ‘ESG and Staff Retention and Attraction’, focussed on how firms are seeking ways to stay competitive to retain and attract top quality people, despite facing challenges including talent shortages, skills gaps and changing workforce demographics.

Our 2023 Rising Star in the Fund category was Natalia Jurajda. Natalia recently sat down with us to discuss her win, the progression in her career journey since joining the industry from school and why she thinks the finance industry is a great career path. 

 In the second episode of our special edition series, Amy Bryant, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Jersey Finance speaks to Matthew Millard-Beer, CEO of Itriom. 

In this first episode in our special edition series, Jersey Finance's Global Head of Business Development, Allan Wood speaks to author and journalist Bruce Whitfield.