Jersey Finance: Miami Lunch Event

Joe commenced his professional life in the banking sector, rising to the position of CEO of Jersey and the Isle of Man for a major bank, which included responsibilities for trusts and investments. In recent years, he expanded his focus as Director of Financial Services within the Government of Jersey, where he worked closely with industry and regulator to ensure the island’s position as a leading international finance centre. Before joining Jersey Finance in February 2019, Joe was working to establish high-reputation regulatory frameworks and business models for IFCs in the Middle East and Africa.

Elliot is focussed on defining strategy and execution of marketing Jersey as both a domicile and destination for Hedge and Private Equity Management Companies and Funds. Elliot moved to Jersey in 2006 to establish a Macro strategy Hedge Fund under the Ermitage umbrella for whom he also seeded other Macro / CTA strategy Hedge Funds. Elliot founded the Jersey Hedge Fund Managers Group aimed at linking the growing community of local Managers and is a committee member of the Jersey Funds Association and the BVCA Channel Islands working group.

Philip is a financial industry and asset management executive, strategist and innovator, with more than 20 years of professional experience that includes investment banking, investment management, consulting, auditing and accounting. Prior to joining Jersey Finance, Philip was a Partner and Director of Silver Sail Advisors LLP, a London based independent investment advisory firm focused on the global automotive and industrial sectors, with a particular emphasis on China. Before that, he was a Partner and COO at Silverstone Capital LLP, a hedge fund group based in London; an equity research analyst at UBS Investment Bank in New York; and a manager in forensic accounting and auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York and Seattle. Philip is a graduate of the University of Southern California and spent six years in the United States Marine Corps.

Josh Stone, the principal of FundsLawyer PLLC, has over 20 years of experience practicing corporate law, over 15 of which were spent focusing on private funds. Josh’s experience includes time spent at market leading law firms in New York, as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a multi-billion-dollar investment fund manager and as a partner at a large Miami law firm. He is currently the principal of his own private fund boutique law practice and holds leadership roles with The Hedge Fund Association and The Miami Finance Forum.

Robert is one of Jersey’s leading funds lawyers. He acts for a wide range of boutique and institutional fund managers and has extensive experience in establishing private, expert, unregulated and listed Jersey funds. He has particular expertise in establishing fund manager vehicles and structures, including migrating fund managers to Jersey from other jurisdictions.

Wilma has been part of the Global Private Equity Sales team based out of New York since 2019. She focuses on helping Private Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Hybrid Fund Managers and Family Offices with their operational set-up, responsible for selling a wide suite of services including: fund administration, global custody, prime brokerage, financing, depositary services, etc. Prior to her role on the Global Private Equity Sales team, Wilma was a Senior Sales and Relationship Manager in Investor Services, covering J.P. Morgan Alternatives clients and prospects in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil. Wilma joined JP Morgan in early 2011, helping with the project of structuring Custody Services in Brazil for foreign investors. She also worked with product managers on the development of Brazilian market intelligence materials.