First Names Group is pleased to announce the appointment of a dedicated and specialist team in the Isle of Man, focused on yachting and aviation... More
Managing Director of our Singapore office, Karen O’Hanlon, joined fellow industry experts in an animated panel discussion at the Jersey Finance Asia... More
We are pleased to announce that First Names Group has been named as a finalist for ‘Trust Company of the Year (large firm)’ in this year’s STEP Private... More
With less than two weeks until the NatWest XVII Island Games, the Jersey Athletics team are raring to go with new training kits proudly sponsored by... More
The expression “there are only so many hours in a day” is not one that features in the phrasebook of Spyros Yiassemides. Senior accounting services... More
Last year, our ‘First Names’ in Switzerland were asked for a quote to provide support services to international charity Room to Read. Seizing the... More
We are proud to announce that First Names Group has been recognised as a Tier I trust company in the 2017 eprivateclient Top Trust Companies listing.... More
Managing Director of our Singapore office, Karen O’Hanlon, has extensive experience dealing with alternative assets – and has been actively sharing her... More
Tuesday 16 May marked the launch of the Jersey Road Safety ‘Shared Spaces’ campaign, which aims to raise awareness and improve safety within shared off... More
Last month, a team of First Names from Jersey put months of training to the test as they took on the London Marathon in aid of Headway Jersey, a local... More
With steady economic growth, low interest rates and the sterling devaluation (following the Brexit referendum last June), the UK commercial market... More
Over the past few months we’ve been asking members of our Group Management Committee 20 all-important questions to help you get to know each of our... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce the appointment of classic car expert James Haithwaite, who joins our Jersey office as a Client Services... More
Last week a team of senior ‘First Names’ came together from our Hong Kong and Singapore offices to attend the Asian Wealth Management Forum 2017 at the... More
Dean Douglas, Client Services Director based in our Jersey office, is travelling to Nigeria to speak at the Jersey Finance Private Wealth in Africa... More
Karen O’Hanlon, Managing Director of First Names Group Singapore, will travel to Hong Kong next week to discuss alternative assets at the Hubbis Asian... More
In recent months we've begun asking members of our Management Committee 20 all-important questions to help you get to know each person a little better... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
First Names Group was the big winner at last night’s Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards, claiming the title of ‘Trust Company of the Year... More
The recent STEP Research Report entitled ‘Offshore Perceptions’, which was produced in association with First Names Group and published in November,... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
Over the past couple of months we've begun asking members of our Management Committee 20 all-important questions to help you get to know each person a... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
In November, First Names Group partnered with ASL Executives Services for the first in a series of ‘Exploring Leadership’ workshops for sixth form... More
At First Names Group our people are our greatest asset; they are highly experienced, qualified and motivated, with extensive knowledge in their... More
First Names Group has continued its support of local charity Housing Matters this Christmas by providing a wide range of gifts for the children of... More
On Tuesday 4 October, First Names Group hosted a STEP Journal roundtable at the Shangri-La Hotel, high up in London's iconic Shard. Chaired by John... More
First Names Group is looking for the best and brightest school leavers and new graduates. Talented, high-potential individuals with personality and... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Karen O'Hanlon to Managing Director of our Singapore business. The appointment is effective... More
'Tis the season to be jolly - and, if you didn't already know, at First Names Group we like to make the most of it!
Our Christmas charity video is... More
We are all aware of the proposed changes to the non-dom regime that the UK government intends to introduce with effect from April 2017, and following... More
In case you hadn’t noticed, the global fiscal transparency agenda – including Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs), FATCA and the Common... More
First Names Group has partnered with St John Ambulance and local charity Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation to provide a public defibrillator at our new... More
First Names Group has been named as a finalist in the Best Employee Referral Programme category of the 2017 FIRM Awards.
At First Names Group, we... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mark Pesco, has been named in eprivateclient’s ‘50 Most Influential’... More
Following last month’s Q&A with Mark Pesco, this week we grabbed some time with our Chief Risk Officer, David Wild, to ask him the same 20 all-... More
In early April 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed that it had its hands on 11.5 million documents from... More
We’re delighted to announce that ‘First Name’ Kseniya Hornby, Trust Officer in our Jersey office, has been awarded not one but two STEP Jersey Student... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that two of our Client Service Directors were recognised with gold awards in the inaugural Citywealth Future... More
Following last night’s awards ceremony, we are thrilled to announce that First Names Group has been awarded the Thomas Millar Investment Award for... More
Today marks the release of Offshore Perceptions, a brand new research report from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), produced in... More
To show our appreciation for and thank our Swiss-based intermediaries, First Names Group hosted a drinks reception at the Tesla showroom in Geneva in... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce the promotion of Andrew De La Haye to Deputy Managing Director of our Jersey trust business. The appointment... More
This week, three ‘First Names’ attended the 2016 STEP Asia Conference in Hong Kong. Consisting of two full days of exceptional speakers, specialist... More
Last week, First Names Group partnered with Bright Network for their High Growth Innovators event in London. The exclusive afternoon session, designed... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Thomas Miller Investment Award for International Business of the Year... More
First Names Group has donated £350 to Isle of Man charity, Housing Matters. Our local ‘First Names’ also generously contributed food, toiletries and... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce that we’re sponsoring a brand new category in Target Jobs’ 2017 Undergraduate of the Year Awards: the ‘One to... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that four senior members of our multi-jurisdictional Private Client team have been shortlisted in this year’... More
Name:
Tina Corteen
Role:
Associate Director, FATCA & CRS; and
Director of Moore Fund Administration (Isle of Man) Limited
Years with the business:... More
Paul Rondel, one of our Senior Managers in Jersey, has been named in eprivateclient’s annual ‘Top 35 Under 35’ for a second time. The listing is... More
First Names Group has appointed David Wild as Chief Risk Officer. The appointment is effective immediately.
Based in our head office in Jersey, David... More
What would I tell my graduate self? I thought answering this question would be a fairly straightforward task given the benefit of hindsight. However to... More
Last weekend, 20 brave ‘First Names’ competed in the annual Tough Mann Adventure Challenge in the Isle of Man.
The 10km course featured 25 obstacles... More
First Names Group has promoted Mark Pesco to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment is effective immediately.
This change in leadership... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that we have received regulatory approval to acquire independent trust and corporate services provider... More
We are pleased to announce that First Names Group has been named as a ‘Trust Company of the Year’ finalist in the 2016 STEP Private Client Awards.
One... More
Following Tuesday night’s awards reception in London, we are delighted to announce that First Names Group took home the gold for ‘CSR Activity of the... More
Channel Islands financing and holding structures are experiencing something of a resurgence, providing real and tangible benefits when acquiring and... More
Joanne McEnteggart joined First Names Group last year as Director of Business Development and has recently been promoted to Co-Managing Director for... More
Next week our US Managing Director, Gene White, and Business Development Director, Rogier Bronk, will travel to Colorado Springs for the Society of... More
Dorathy Lee, Financial Controller in our Hong Kong office, has an incredibly philanthropic family. Her husband Dennis is a dentist with two practices... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that we have agreed a substantial funding deal. The financial transaction was secured after a period of... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Teresa Lamy as our new Chief HR Officer. The appointment is effective immediately.
Based in... More
First Names Group is pleased to confirm we have agreed terms to acquire independent trust and corporate services provider Nautilus Trust Company. This... More
Our flagship office in Jersey has received a makeover recently after a school artwork competition brightened up the ground floor office at 37 Esplanade... More
First Names Group has been shortlisted for ‘Professional Firm of the Year' at the 2016 Business2Business Awards.
The annual awards run by Ireland’... More
At First Names Group we’ve gained quite the reputation for our annual Christmas charity video. And now, we are delighted to announce that our 2015... More
It is a cliché but there is no “normal” day in the fiduciary industry - at least not when you’re an Associate Director at First Names Group. But who... More
Next month, 'First Names' Selu Mdlalose, Dean Douglas and Marc Schroeder will travel to Cape Town for the 2016 STEP South Africa Conference, where they... More
Newly released is Jersey Finance's annual review, Jersey First for Finance. Now in its eighth edition, the 2016-17 publication features an article co-... More
eprivateclient, a leading website and news service for private client practitioners, produces a series of special reports each year on a number of... More
Following their participation in an important seminar in Liverpool in December, which saw business leaders and government representatives from the Isle... More
Next month, ‘First Names’ from our Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Ireland and Luxembourg offices will travel to Cannes, France, to attend MIPIM, the... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Fady as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This strategic hire marks a significant... More
This past Christmas, our Jersey office decided to make a change to their usual Secret Santa activity to benefit hundreds of young children across the... More
Following last night’s awards ceremony, we are delighted to announce that First Names Group has won ‘Trust Company of the Year – Jersey’ and ‘Trust... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce two senior appointments within our Isle of Man office. Former Managing Director for the Isle of Man, Gary... More
The end of December saw the announcement of the 2015 Citywealth IFC Power Women Top 200 list, and we are pleased to announce that two senior ‘First... More
Drum roll please... for our special 2015 Christmas charity video, in aid of Worldwide Cancer Research. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we... More
The Financial Times fDi Magazine has awarded Shannon Free Zone in Ireland the title of ‘Free Zone of the Year 2015’ for Western Europe.
fDi’s Global... More
We are thrilled to announce that our very own Lorraine Wheeler has been awarded the STEP Founder’s Award for Outstanding Achievement.
The STEP Founder’... More
Last Friday saw Jersey’s ultimate charity cook-off, Kitchen Inferno, come to fruition with a fantastic evening at Hotel De France, hosted by celebrity... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that two members of our senior leadership team have been named in eprivateclient’s 2016 ‘50 Most Influential... More
We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Client Services Directors. Carol Keenan and Gerard O’Gorman will both be based in our head office... More
First Names Group Client Services Director and Chair of STEP Guernsey, Alasdair McLaren, will participate in the concluding panel discussion at the BL... More
We are delighted to announce the continued expansion of our corporate and institutional service offering with the appointment of Malcolm Macleod as... More
Later this month our Group Commercial Director, Kevin O’Connell, will head to London for the IIR & IBC Financial Events ‘Managing a Trust Business... More
On Wednesday 8 October, our Group Commercial Director Kevin O’Connell will be participating in a panel discussion at the prestigious 2015 International... More
We are delighted to announce that a senior member of our Isle of Man team has been named in eprivateclient’s 2015 ‘Top 35 Under 35’. James Russell,... More
In this month's BL magazine, First Names Group's CEO Cengiz Somay gives his thoughts on the relative merits of Initial Public Offering (IPO) versus... More
This time next month, Client Services Director Alastair McLaren will be participating in a panel discussion at the 2015 Private Investor: Russia &... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce we have extended our membership of Nexia International by adding our Outsourced Business Services division to... More
Next month our Global Head of Outsourced Business Services, Tariq Husain, will be participating in a panel discussion at the 2015 fDi Forum in London.... More
In this month's Business Brief, Associate Director at First Names Group in Jersey, Tom Hardman, gives his thoughts on best practice for trustees... More
On 4 August 2015 Cyprus signed an agreement with Iran for the avoidance of double taxation. An important step forward in the strengthening of economic... More
On Saturday 1 August a 20-strong squad from First Names Group took part in the Isle of Man’s Tough Mann 10k assault course to raise funds for local... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for ‘Trust Company of the Year – Jersey’ and ‘Trust Company of the Year –... More
Shauna Ryall, Business Development Executive at First Names Group in Ireland, was amongst the crowd at the Shannon Air Display on Saturday.
“I was... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that Client Services Director, Alasdair McLaren, has been appointed as Chair of the Society of Trust and... More
We are delighted to announce that First Names Group has been accredited as an official STEP Training Partner as part of the Society of Trust and Estate... More
Helen Baxter, Head of Talent Management, and Sarah Richford, Talent and Resourcing Manager, are always on the look-out for fresh new talent. In this... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce that Lorraine Wheeler, Client Services Director, has been appointed Vice President of the Jersey Association... More
Earlier this month, our Jersey office held its second Bake Off in support of Jersey Hospice Care, their 2015 lead charity. They raised almost £300 on... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Baxter as our new Head of Talent Management. The appointment is effective immediately... More
The male volleyball teams representing the Isle of Man in the NatWest Island Games XVI have secured sponsorship, courtesy of First Names Group. We have... More
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Duffy as our new Group Head of Marketing, Communications and PR.
Alison will be responsible for... More
We are proud to announce that First Names Group has been crowned Large Enterprise of the Year in the Jersey Business 2015 Awards for Enterprise.
The... More
First Names Group has topped eprivateclient’s list of Top 25 UK and UK Offshore Trust Companies 2015. This is the fifth year we have been featured on... More
We are delighted to announce we were crowned Best Independent Trust / Fiduciary Company at the WealthBriefing European Awards 2015 last Thursday.
The... More
We are pleased to announce that Stuart Dowding has been promoted to Client Services Director.
Stuart, who has been promoted from Associate Director to... More
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Keat Cheng Chin as Structured Finance Director.
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Keat will play a significant... More
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne McEnteggart as Business Development Director.
Based in Dublin, Joanne will focus on developing... More
‘First Names’ from across the Group are travelling to Cannes, France for MIPIM next week.
Irene, Mark, Matt, Rob and Stuart are looking forward to... More
We are delighted to announce we have been shortlisted for independent trust / fiduciary company of the year at the 2015 WealthBriefing European Awards... More
First Names Group has been listed as one of eprivateclient's Top 25 Most Admired Companies for the second year running.
eprivateclient, a leading... More
First Names Group has appointed Cengiz Somay as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Current CEO Morgan Jubb will take on the role of Group Executive... More
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Alasdair McLaren as a Client Services Director in Guernsey.
In his new role, Alasdair will be responsible... More
Following the acquisition of Temmes Management Services and Citadel Services PSF Sarl, First Names Group is delighted to announce it has opened a... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce the formation of a Global Structured Finance Services Unit in the USA. To drive this new corporate service... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce Client Services Director, Lorraine Wheeler has been appointed as Chair of Society of Trust and Estate... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Haynes as Group Business Development Director. Matt’s appointment will significantly... More
First Names Group is delighted to confirm it has agreed terms to acquire Jersey trust and corporate services provider Seymour Trust Company Limited.... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce two senior members of their team have been named in eprivateclient’s 2014 ‘Top 35 Under 35’. Paula Thompson... More
First Names Group, the world’s leading independent provider of trust, corporate and fund administration services, has appointed Tariq Husain as UK... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce the appointment of four new directors in Guernsey following the rebrand of Mercator.
The acquisition of... More
First Names Group is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for “Independent Trust Company of the Year” at the 2014 STEP Private Client Awards.... More
Leading trust, fund and corporate services provider First Names Group has restructured to support its rapid expansion and facilitate the now global... More
Leading trust, funds and corporate services provider, First Names Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Newman to Managing Director (MD... More
Mark, Managing Director of the Channel Islands at First Names Group, was named Director of the Year for a Large Organisation by the Jersey Institute... More
Global, independent trust, fund and corporate services provider First Names Group heads up the eprivateclient’s list of Top 25 UK and UK offshore trust... More,
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First Names Group is pleased to announce it has been shortlisted for “Trust Company of the Year, Non Institutional” at the 2014 Citywealth Magic Circle... More,
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Leading independent trust, fund and corporate services provider First Names Group has significantly expanded its corporate services offering by... More
‘First Names’ from across the Group are travelling to Cannes, France to exhibit at the world’s largest property conference.
The annual event which... More
Leading trust, funds and corporate services provider First Names Group has been listed in eprivateclient's Top 25 Most Admired Companies list for the... More
First Names (Jersey) Limited is delighted to announce its relocation to 37 Esplanade. The Group will occupy the entire third floor of the prestigious... More
Grant Twine and Steve Clarke from our eBusiness team were amongst the 500 delegates who attended the China Business Conference 2014 on Tuesday 14... More
Guernsey trust, funds and corporate services provider Mercator is the latest acquisition for expanding First Names Group.
The strategic acquisition of... More,
Pictured (left to right): Morgan Jubb, David Preston and Mark Pesco.
Leading international trust, fund and corporate service provider First Names Group is delighted to announce it has completed a transaction to purchase... More
Group Commercial Director Kevin O’Connell has been named in Private Client Practitioner’s annual ‘Top 50 Most Influential 2014’. Kevin has been... More
Leading fiduciary, funds and corporate services provider First Names Group has appointed Andrew Ryan as Managing Director of its Irish operation. ... More
A Trust Manager at First Names Group has been named in Private Client Practitioner’s annual Top 35 Under 35. Paul Rondel, who is based in the Group’s... More
First Names Group is pleased to announce completion of its acquisition of The Basel Group following exchange of contracts and regulatory approval in... More
Global fiduciary, funds and corporate services provider First Names Group has been listed in Private Client Practitioner's Top 25 Trust Companies for... More
Leading fiduciary, funds and corporate services provider First Names Group has appointed Morgan Jubb as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Morgan... More
Gary Hepburn explains the innovative use of Manx trusts to assist with player protection in the e-gaming sector.
A digital version of this month's... More
First Names has announced its agreement to acquire international trust business Basel Group ('Basel'). The transaction remains subject to regulatory... More
First National Trustee Co (FNTC) a global resort and property management company based in the Isle of Man has appointed two new members to its senior... More
International Trust and corporate service provider, First Names Group has appointed Jennie Jewell as Group Head of Marketing, Communications and PR... More
Leading trust and corporate service provider, First Names Group is delighted to announce the appointment of three new directors. Alan Mayo, Chris... More
Article: Kevin O'Connell, explains how its business has expanded both within and outside of the Isle of Man, and outlines some of the island's... More
(Please note this was originally issued prior to our rebrand.)
The IFG Trust and Corporate Group has now concluded the acquisition of Moore Group... More
(Please note this was originally issued prior to our rebrand.)
IFG Trust and Corporate Group has agreed to acquire Jersey-based Moore Group, setting... More
