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Time to Celebrate!

1 Sep 2017 | By Midshore Team

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We are pleased to announce that our business has now reached the ripe old age of 1! It’s been an interesting first year, and we have ended up working on projects more diverse than our wildest expectations. Amongst other projects, a key one was becoming a founding member of the Association of Data Protection Officers… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/time-to-celebrate/

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Key Changes to Up-Coming Regulation

24 Aug 2017 | By Midshore Team

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We would like to highlight to you two key changes in the local regulatory environment, which have an immediate impact and where we could assist you. Beneficial Ownership Law This came into effect on 15 August 2017, and requires that the resident agent of any Guernsey company, foundation of limited liability partnership must register beneficial… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/key-changes-to-up-coming-regulation/

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Introducing Midshore’s GDPR Health Check

22 Aug 2017 | By Midshore Team

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As you may be aware, the EU GDPR will come into force on 25 May 2018 and local legislation mirroring the EU law will also come into effect. Do you understand data protection? Are you aware of the changes coming? What do you need to do to make your business compliant? Midshore Consulting are available… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/introducing-midshores-gdpr-health-check/

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Don’t risk huge fines! GDPR will impact every business in the Channel Islands!

14 Aug 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Some people think that their business is too small, doesn’t deal with financial services, or doesn’t have enough clients to think about data protection. None of these matter, the new Data Protection law will affect every business holding any amount of personal data (data relating to individuals). Any personal data is covered, it doesn’t matter… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/dont-risk-huge-fines-gdpr-will-impact-every-business-in-the-channel-islands/

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A Time for (Regulatory) Change

26 Jul 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Summer…. A time for holidays, beaches, ice cream and regulation! It might be the time of year when many people think about slowing down, but those responsible for the regulatory programme in any Guernsey-based financial services business have much to keep them busy. Ignoring minor changes to the Prospectus Rules & Registered Funds Rules there… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/a-time-for-regulatory-change/

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Midshore’s May Update

22 May 2017 | By Midshore Team

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It has been quite a while since we posted a Midshore update, but that is solely down to how fast the business has been moving, not forgetting the number of exciting projects our team have been involved in, including the launch of ADPO, recording an episode with Fintech Finance, Cyber Security & GDPR courses. However, a… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/midshores-may-update/

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The Association of Data Protection Officers (ADPO)

27 Apr 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Today I am delighted to announce the formation of the Association of Data Protection Officers, of which Midshore consulting is a founder member and of which I have been elected inaugural chairman. I am also please to welcome you all to join our launch event which is being held at 12:30 pm, May 17th at… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/the-association-of-data-protection-officers-adpo/

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Cyber Security – One of the Key Pillars of Data Protection

19 Apr 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Introduction People are running around thinking about new regulation, and one that is coming just over a year away is the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Whilst GDPR won’t apply directly in Guernsey the third country provisions in the EU regulation means that Guernsey (and other third countries) will need to implement new data… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/cyber-security-one-of-the-key-pillars-of-data-protection/

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Taking a look at Cyber Security threats in 2017

30 Mar 2017 | By Midshore Team

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2016 was a busy year for cyber-security professionals. It goes without saying that 2017 is likely to be far worse as more and more cyber-security threats emerge and the number of internet enabled devices continues to grow. I briefly took a count of how many internet enabled devices I have in my home and it… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/taking-a-look-at-cyber-security-threats-in-2017/

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Why Islamic Finance for Guernsey?

10 Mar 2017 | By Midshore Team

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I’ve always had an interest in the “different” part of the financial services industry, and Islamic Finance first piqued my curiosity many years ago (I have Edition 2 of the CISI’s Islamic Finance Qualification workbook from 2007). However, this came to the forefront when an email linking to the Islamic Funds Industry: 2015 Review &… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/why-islamic-finance-for-guernsey/

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Compliance – A Pragmatic Approach to Regulation

7 Mar 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Too many times we hear financial services professionals complaining that they are at odds with their confrontational compliance department, more often than that business generation units refer to their anti-money laundering team referred to as a business prevention unit. Whilst there are many pieces of financial services law, regulation, rules, guidance & codes in existence… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/compliance-a-pragmatic-approach-to-regulation/

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CISI – The beauty of a modular qualification system

21 Feb 2017 | By Midshore Team

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Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment – The Beauty of a Modular Qualification System Many professional bodies offer a limited set of qualifications in a limited set of subjects. By using the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) qualifications there are a wide range of options and routes available; furthermore, it is possible to use… Read More… Published by MCL - Midshore Consulting Limited. Original URL: https://www.midshoreconsulting.com/cisi-the-beauty-of-a-modular-qualification-system/

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