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Jersey is a long established international finance centre used
by both private and institutional clients and is ideally placed to
provide worldwide offshore solutions spanning banking, investment
management and administration.
Jersey's success has been built over many years and relies on a
variety of strengths, including: a depth and breadth of highly
trained and experienced professionals, a secure infrastructure,
convenient air links, political, economic and fiscal stability as
well as appropriate regulation.
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The Island is recognised for its track record of product and
service innovation and has developed a breadth and depth of
services that is hard to match.
Jersey has been recognised internationally as being one of the
pre-eminent financial centres in the supervision and regulation of
financial services.
The Seymour Group is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services
Commission for the purpose of carrying out trust company business
and carries appropriate professional indemnity insurance.
Seymour Tower
Seymour Tower sits two kilometers offshore on the Royal Bay of
Grouville in one of the largest inter-tidal reef sites in Europe. A
square tower with a gun battery at the base, it is an exceptional
example of Jersey's unique form of coastal defence tower, developed
by Sir Henry Seymour Conway, a governor of Jersey in the late 18th
century.
Seymour Tower was built in 1782 as a direct response to failed
French invasion a year earlier when Major Francis Pierson's men
defeated Baron de Ruliecourt's forces in the Royal Squate. To
prevent a repeat of the events of January 1781, it was decided to
build a tower on the high water mark on L'Avarison islet.
Seymour Tower stands in an isolated location in an area of
internationally recognised environmental importance.
During the highest spring tides of the year, the sea recedes
almost as far from the tower as the tower itself stands from the
island. For the ill-informed and unprepared a low water expedition
can be fraught with dangers, but for those who make sure they are
aware of tide times and the risks of leaving it too late to return
to the shore, exploring the marine wilderness of Jersey's
south-east coast is a safe and relaxing persuit.
