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Age Group athletes will be offered the chance to race like the pros as pre-registration opens for Super League Triathlon’s event in Jersey and the return of RBC Race for the Kids.

Both the Age Group races, which offer a choice of formats, and RBC Race for the Kids will take place on Sunday, September 19 – a day after the pros have raced the famous course in St Helier.

It means amateurs will have the opportunity to swim in the spectacular Elizabeth Marina, an area normally reserved for boats and only open for the pros to compete in.

To be notified as soon as entries open for Super League Age Group events – and to secure an exclusive discount – pre-register your interest via https://superleaguetriathlon.com/event/jersey21/#participate.

RBC, who are the official Community Partner of Super League Triathlon Jersey 2021, will donate an extra £5 to their chosen charity partner, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, for anybody who registers for RBC Race for the Kids before 31 July. To pre-register visit: https://superleaguetriathlon.com/event/jersey21/#rftk.

Super League’s age group offering will feature an option for either a sprint distance race of a 600m swim, 20km bike and 5km run, or the chance to tackle an Enduro, with two continuous rounds of swim-bike-run. Each swim is 300m, the bike 10km and the run 2.5km. Both formats can be entered as an individual or as a team.

The age group racing will be followed by the return of the hugely popular RBC Race for the Kids. More than 1 per cent of Jersey’s entire population participated in 2019 and even greater numbers are expected in 2021.

It offers the chance for the whole family, friends (and dogs) to walk, wheel or run 2.5km or 5km and raise money for RBC’s chosen charity partner Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, continuing to support Jersey’s youth through the Young Conservationists Programme.

Super League’s Age Group event in Jersey also comes with a COVID guarantee. If the decision is taken to postpone or cancel this year’s event then all participants will be able to:

• as a gesture of goodwill use a two week window to claim a refund(excluding ACTIVE Registration fee)
• Ordefer their entry to 2022 at no additional cost and with no action needed
• Or donatetheir fee directly to charity

Additionally, RBC will guarantee a full refund for all entrants of RBC Race for the Kids if the event has to be cancelled.

For more information visit https://superleaguetriathlon.com/event/jersey21/

Jersey charity, Community Savings, has today launched their new brand and website made possible through a generous three-year sponsorship agreement with Santander International.

Funds from the sponsorship are being utilised to support marketing and website development to raise awareness of the charity and help broaden its reach across the Island.

Community Savings provides access to basic financial services for Islanders who would otherwise be excluded from having a bank account. It also offers debt advice, financial mentoring and emergency funding by way of low-cost loans and grants. The charity also works with schools and colleges to deliver a financial education programme to local students aged 11 to 18.

Anyone interested in learning more about the support that Community Savings can provide should visit the new website at www.communitysavings.org.je.

Brian Curtis, Executive Chairman of Community Savings, says: “We are delighted with our new brand and website. The choice of our red squirrel logo embodies our strong link to Jersey and is a symbol for planning and saving for the future. The squirrel also reflects the friendly and trustworthy support that we provide to anyone who has found themselves, usually through no fault of their own, in need of help. We will be embarking on a strong campaign to raise awareness of Community Savings across Jersey to ensure that people who are having financial difficulties know where to turn. We are grateful for the support that Santander International is giving us and look forward to continuing to work with them.”

James Pountney, Chief Executive Officer from Santander International added: “We love the new brand as it’s modern and fresh, and the new website has been designed so it’s easy to navigate.  It has been our pleasure to be able to support Community Savings in this exciting phase of helping them to raise awareness and ensure that vulnerable Islanders know that financial support and assistance are available.”

Variety, the Children’s Charity of Jersey has today launched their 2021 Grand Draw which offers the chance to win a selection of fantastic prizes with one lucky ticketholder taking home a brand-new Jaguar E-Pace.

1st Prize:        Jaguar E-Pace
2nd Prize:      £10,000 cash
3rd Prize:       £5,000 cash
4th Prize:       £2,500 Randalls vouchers
5th Prize:       £1,500 cash
6th Prize:       £1,000 cash
7th Prize:       65” Samsung TV
8th Prize:       BBQ
9th Prize:       £500 cash
10th Prize:     2x VIP Tickets to The Weekender ‘22
11th Prize:     2x VIP Tickets to The Weekender ‘22
12th Prize:     £250 cash

All proceeds from the sale of tickets will help support the wonderful work that Variety does to help Jersey’s disadvantaged and special needs children. The Draw will take place on 14^th October.

For the first time ever, Islanders will also be able to buy tickets online through Variety’s website.

www.varietyjersey.org.je/granddraw

In line with Jersey’s gambling laws, the sale of tickets is limited to over 18’s only. Variety have therefore taken advantage of the technology offered by Government of Jersey partner, Yoti, to provide a simple and safe method for online age verification.

Andy Le Marquand, Joint Chief Barker for Variety said: “Last year’s Grand Draw was a spectacular success despite the difficult circumstances that everyone had to endure. We are confident that we will mirror the success this year and would like to thank all the generous sponsors that have enabled us to be able to offer such great prizes. We are also really excited about being able to sell tickets online for the first time ever and would like to thank creative agency The Refinery who set this up for us.”

Tickets cost £20 each are on sale to Jersey residents only.

From today, Islanders can purchase tickets online or from all Randalls outlets, Motor Mall, Jacksons, Woodside Flowers, Pentagon, Andersons, The Kitchen at Gorey Village and Romerils.

Volunteers will also be selling tickets in St Helier most weekends from the 2^nd June.

JTC, the FTSE 250 financial services group, has partnered with Jersey-based technology provider, XRM, to implement their Regulatory Compliance Manager (RCM) solution. RCM provides an advanced and centralised software solution to manage the sharing of electronic data with the Registry of the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), Jersey’s regulator.

The solution interacts with JTC’s core administration systems, with all the built-in rules and logic to ensure data submissions to the Registry are completed correctly. This provides commercial benefits to JTC by increasing efficiency, supporting full regulatory compliance and improving the speed of service for its clients.

The JFSC has committed to a digital transformation programme that will support the long-term success of Jersey’s world-class finance industry. As part of this, the Registry arm of the Commission, which holds and updates nine registers, including Jersey companies, has upgraded its processes and introduced a new ‘myRegistry’ digital system to automate the way that they are able to interact with financial services businesses.

The upgrade to myRegistry took place in February and as a result, the JFSC extended the deadline for submission of annual confirmation statements to 30 June. Thereafter, Jersey registered companies will continue to be required to submit annual confirmation statements as well as notifying the JFSC, within 21 days, of any changes to significant persons.

Adam Jeffries from JTC Group said: “At JTC, we are committed to utilising technology to enhance our services and enable us to respond to new developments in the sector. We saw the JFSC’s plans to go digital as an opportunity to implement a solution that would provide efficiencies and allow us to redefine our workflows and centralise a critical part of our administrative responsibilities. RCM from XRM is an innovative, integrated and practical solution that allows us to meet our regulatory reporting requirements while at the same time helping our people to work accurately and efficiently.”

Simon Jackson from XRM added: “We have been working with the JFSC’s API’s since 2017, so we were in a great position to adapt RCM when the myRegistry changes were announced. Our software integrates quickly and simply with business systems and allows users to automatically manage and file updates and compare their data with that held by the JFSC. Ultimately, we provide a solution that is future-proof and allows businesses to file their submissions accurately and on time. 30 June is quickly approaching, but it is not too late for us to help other companies more efficiently integrate their data with the JFSC’s new digital Registry.”

UBS Wealth Management is pleased to announce promotions for Marc Nightingale and Brendan Monks.

Marc Nightingale has been with UBS for over 10 years and has been promoted from Director to Executive Director. Marc is a Senior Client Advisor within the Private Clients team and his key area of involvement is working with high-net-worth individuals in Jersey.

Michael Clarke, Head of Private Clients says: “Marc is a key member of our local team and this promotion is deserved recognition for Marc’s excellent contribution to the Private Clients business.”

Brendan Monks is a Client Advisor for the Financial Intermediaries (FIM) desk and has been promoted from Associate Director to Director. He joined UBS in 2015 and manages several Private Market and Family Office relationships. Brendan’s focus for 2021 is to develop an offering to Jersey Private Funds that require custody and execution.

Helen Ollivro, Executive Director and Head of UBS FIM for Jersey and the UK confirmed: “We take great pride at UBS in offering career development and I am delighted to be able to reward Brendan’s dedication and hard work with this well-deserved promotion.”