Jersey Finance’s annual update announced that a comprehensive programme of enhancements across the regulatory landscape will form a crucial part of the organisation’s plans for 2026.

The Global Horizons event at the Radisson Blu Hotel was attended by around 250 industry professionals and saw chief executive Joe Moynihan and deputy chief executive Amy Bryant set out the Jersey Finance’s priorities for their 25th year and beyond.

The pair highlighted the knock on effects of geopolitical instability on the financial markets and increasing competitiveness between international finance centres (IFCs) as key concerns for 2026.

Broad priorities for the year include:

  • Continuing to focus on enhancing Jersey’s reputation as a stable IFC in key international markets, including the US, UK, South Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia
  • Collaboration and engagement with other bodies, including the Jersey Financial Services Commission, Government of Jersey and Digital Jersey
  • Supporting progress of the Government of Jersey’s competitiveness program, with a clear focus on making it easier to do business in Jersey, including streamlining Jersey’s funds framework and enhancing its companies and trusts legislation
  • Ensuring the long-term future of Jersey as an IFC through embedding its sustainable finance credentials, developing its fintech and AI capabilities, and ensuring the workforce is equipped for the future

Jersey Finance’s senior management team also took part in a panel discussion which outlined the jurisdiction’s appeal for sophisticated family offices, providing solutions to support the convergences between the private wealth and funds sectors and developing a leading framework for digital assets.

Chief executive Joe Moynihan said: “In many ways, 2025 saw a continuance of trends in the macro environment, in particular a tendency towards geopolitical instability.

“That has placed a premium on the stable, secure and safe environment Jersey offers as an IFC. But it has also been accompanied by heightened competition in the IFC market that has really shifted the dial.

“The reality is that it is now Jersey’s privilege to host and serve high-quality financial flows. With that in mind, it is really important that as an industry we actively work against complacency, leverage our partnerships, and adapt where we need to.

“We’ll see that in a number of ways through 2026 as we move at pace to enhance our competitiveness.

“In tandem with the Government’s Competitiveness Program, we are also continuing to progress our own Vision 2050 initiative to ensure the long-term success of our industry, with a focus on talent, innovation, technology and collaboration.

“We are seeing good progress already as a result of these initiatives through the evolution of our services and products, such as the changes to the Jersey Private Fund regime.”