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New offshore bank to launch in Guernsey
A Guernsey-based bank has received authorisation from finance industry officials to launch a new offshore said after getting a banking licence from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that it expected to begin taking deposits in the second quarter of finance sector remains Guernsey's largest sector of employment activity and earnings, according to the States of Guernsey, add about £1.2bn to the economy, equating to 44% of the island's economic co-founder Jay Goss said the bank was a "commitment to ensuring the island remains relevant, resilient and ambitious on the global financial map".
Aston Bank co-founder James Bennett said banking was "becoming a huge problem for offshore institutions"."We're building a bank that's faster, simpler, and more aligned with the needs of the offshore market," he leadership team includes chairman Kevin Brown, a veteran of the Bank of England and Royal Bank of Scotland; and chief executive Paul Gorman, formerly of Santander and Barclays, said Aston Bank.
