A growing reputation for Shariah fund expertise - The rising price of oil and the emergence of sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf region have focused attention on the growing financial strength of the region and on its rapid emergence as a market for investment products. This has created new opportunities for Jersey because of the island's reputation for professionalism and experience in the structuring and servicing of specialised investment vehicles.

Appetite grows for unregulated funds - Just months after the launch of Jersey's Unregulated Funds regime, there is already evidence that an appetite is starting to develop for this new category of funds, particularly from large pension fund managers in the UK looking to set up structures under the new regime. From RBC's perspective, these are the seedlings of what could become a significant area of growth for the unregulated fund regime among institutional investors.

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