Unveiling the report: Frontier Economics on Guernsey funds contributing to UK growth

Unveiling the report: Frontier Economics on Guernsey funds contributing to UK growth

Author: Guernsey Finance August 28, 2025 Duration: 17:36

In this episode of the Guernsey Finance podcast, host Brandon Ashplant interviews Robert Woodhard and Charlotte Dalton from Frontier Economics about their latest report titled The Value of Guernsey’s funds industry to the UK’s growth ambitions.


The trio explore key findings from the report - including the significant value that Guernsey-domiciled investment funds are making across the UK's four nations, the impact of private capital in aligning with the Government's key pillars for growth, and how finance centres such as Guernsey are necessary in the meeting of Net Zero by 2050.


Read the full report now: https://www.guernseyfinance.com/industry-resources/literature/general/the-value-of-guernseys-funds-industry-to-the-uks-growth-ambitions/

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