Isle of Man

This event took place on Wednesday 17 April 2024 at the Tanner's Loft

A look at the latest measured indicators and elements driving global climate change, possible links to weather events, plus evidence at a local level. Exploring the prospects of further changes and impacts during the next 20 to 200 years, using scenarios modelled at international and national levels to illustrate potential pathways.

Speaker

Adrian Cowin, Director, Energy and Sustainability Centre

Adrian attended Preston Polytechnic and attained a HND in Applied Physics. He joined the Meteorological Office at Ronaldsway Airport in 1983, then qualified as a Forecaster in 1985 after completing two specialist courses at the UK Met Office College at Shinfield Park, Reading and soon became a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. He was promoted to Senior Meteorological Officer in 2012 but still covered some operational duties including public, shipping and aviation forecasting. He’s developed a keen interest in climate change and impacts, especially on our weather and infrastructure. He retired in July 2023, after completing 40 years of service and is now a Director at the Energy and Sustainability Centre.

The Isle of Man branch AGM took place on Wednesday 13 December at the Tanner's Loft

The branch also welcomed volunteers for the Branch Council and wellbeing Committee.

The AGM was followed by a CPD presentation of general updates on recent trust cases which are of relevance for Isle of Man service providers.

Download the AGM Agenda December 2023

Download the President's Address 2023

Download the Draft Financials 2022 - 2023

Download the AGM Minutes November 2022

This event took place on Wednesday 15 March 2023

We took a look through the key macroeconomic and geopolitical issues ahead.

Download the presentation slides

Speaker: Alan Blythe MD

Alan is a Chartered Financial Planner and Chartered Associate of the Institute of Financial Services. Blythe Financial is a family-owned Discretionary Fund Management and Financial Planning Business offering professional advice and tailored investment solutions, all backed up by a strong client service ethic.

This event took place on Tuesday 27 February at the Tanner's Loft

Provided by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

In this session our speakers, Art & Haydn reviewed what happened in global investment markets in 2023 and considered what investors should expect this coming year.

Speakers

Art Molloy

Art is an Investment Director and has experience advising high net worth individuals, their advisors, trustees and institutional clients on investment strategies and the achievement of their investment goals, bringing over two decades of wealth management experience to his role.

Hadyn McLarney

Hadyn has joined the Isle of Man office of Canaccord Genuity Wealth as a Stockbroker in November 2023. Before joining Canaccord, Hadyn worked at Ravenscroft Group since 2022 as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. He has completed his IAD Level 4 and is working towards his PCIAM.

This event took place on Friday 22 July 2022

The Isle of Man branch hosted this event in a relaxing environment to informally meet and chat with others within the local Institute network. Attendees shared stories, skills, knowledge and expertise.

They also hosted an Awards show.

This event took place on Wednesday 9 February 2022

This event was provided by MannBenham Advocates Limited.

In this event our speakers, Miles Benham and Paul Beckett, discussed and provided an introduction to the medicinal cannabis industry including ensuring licence stakeholders are competent, credible and crime free.

Speakers

Miles Benham, Managing Director, MannBenham Advocates Limited

iles is the Managing Director of MannBenham and one of the most experienced business lawyers in the Isle of Man. He co-founded MannBenham in 1997 as a niche commercial law practice but has successfully overseen its expansion into a full-service business law firm. With a varied practice, Miles advises a range of public and private companies, banks, trust and corporate service providers, high net worth individuals and professional firms and played a key role in the evolution of the online gaming and blockchain industries on the Isle of Man for over 20 years, advising e-businesses, internet companies, and some of the world’s largest land based and internet gambling organisations.

Paul Beckett FRSA, Senior Counsel, MannBenham Advocates Limited

Paul is Senior Counsel in the firm, with over forty years’ experience as a lawyer, both within the international private banking and fiduciary services industries and in private practice. He qualified as an English Solicitor in 1981 and as an Isle of Man Advocate in 1990 and is a non-practising Solicitor in Ireland (1998) and in Northern Ireland (2006). His fields of expertise are broad, covering company, commercial and trust law; banking and fund management; pensions and retirement benefit schemes; fraud, bribery, white collar crime, anti-money laundering and financial services regulation; virtual currency and the blockchain; international human rights; and arbitration.

This event took place on Thursday 27 January 2022

Join us for our upcoming CPD event on Thursday 27 January.

In this webinar our speaker, Gareth Nicholson, discussed and provided tips about identifying and managing stress. The event also marked the launch of our Wellbeing Committee.

Speaker

Gareth Nicholson, Training & operational development, Isle Listen

Gareth joined Isle Listen in 2018 after a long and successful career in hospitality.Working in Learning and Development Gareth has used his previous management skills and on-going training in psychology, counselling, psychological first aid and neurobiology to help build a range of Mental health workshops that have been delivered to over 6,000 people, on Island and further afield to organisations in South Africa, Malta, and the UAE.All courses delivered by Isle Listen are based on evidence based psychological models and with the support of our accredited mental health professionals.

This event took place on Wednesday 15 December 2021

Join us for our upcoming virtual CPD event on Wednesday 15 December 2021.

In this session out speaker, Greg Ellison, will discuss the governance, regulatory and operational challenges of launching a new digital bank.

This event was preceded by the branch's AGM at 12 noon.

Speaker

Greg Ellison, CEO, Capital International Group

Greg was appointed CEO of Capital International Group in 2016. Earlier in his career, Greg was the Managing Director for Barclays Wealth and led over 1,000 staff across the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. He then spent five years with Boston Group as CEO, where he successfully spearheaded their development from a small CSP into a leading Multi-Family Office spread across three jurisdictions. Greg has twice been recognised as one of the ‘Top 50 Most Influential’ in financial services by ePrivateClient.

This event took place on Wednesday 15 December 2021

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland, Isle of Man Branch, hereby gives notice that the 2021 AGM will be held virtually on Zoom at 12 noon on Wednesday 15 December 2021.

The agenda and financial statements can be found at the links below:

The AGM will be followed by our next CPD event on the governance, regulatory and operational challenges of launching a new digital bank.

We look forward to seeing you there.

This event was held on  Wednesday 17 November

This event was provided by Blythe Financial Limited.

Our speaker, Alan Blythe, is the Managing Director of Blythe Financial Limited, a family owned Discretionary Fund Manager and Financial Planning Business.

He is a Chartered Banker, a Chartered Financial Planner and a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. His financial services industry experience began in 1986 and up to 2002 he worked for various banks. In 2002 he established Blythe Financial which now manages investments for private clients, trusts and pension schemes and is the only business in the Isle of Man to offer both advisory and discretionary services.

Alan is an experienced investment manager, financial planner and business manager having negotiated the business through various challenges such as the market crash in 2008 and the implementation of Retail Distribution Review.

This event took place on Wednesday 15 September 2021

This event was provided by The Conscious Company.

Our speaker, Anne Fuller-Good is an insightful and creative executive coach who has been involved in organisational growth and leadership transformation for more than 25 years with people and organisations in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the European Union as well as in Singapore and Hong Kong, South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya.

Anne coaches senior and executive leaders to grow their careers to new heights. Her primary focus is helping leaders at the top of their organisations to become legends, and has experience working with more than 1000 clients over the years.

This event was held on Wednesday 17 March 2021

This webinar covered tips for managing a virtual recruitment process and enhancing employee engagement and wellbeing during a pandemic.

Our speaker for this event was:

Clare Gelder, HR Consultant, Smart HR

Clare joined the team at SmartHR in May 2019. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development having completed the Level 5 Diploma in Human Resources. Clare is an experienced HR Manager and has 21 years’ management experience covering HR management, finance and retail sales.

This event was held on 13 January 2021

A review of the impact of the Equality Act since coming fully into force.

It has been a year since the Isle of Man Equality Act has been fully in force in the Isle of Man. This talk sets out the key aspects of the legislation and also considers its interplay with the topical subjects of COVID-19 and Brexit.

Our speaker for this event will be Caren Pegg.

Caren Pegg

Caren Pegg is a partner in the dispute resolution at Appleby and she heads up it's global Employment Law offering. She is also the current President of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce and has been working closely with the Isle of Man Government to ensure that they are aware of businesses and industry issues during the Coronavirus crisis.

Please note in the event of a change to government guidance that prevents this event from being held live it will instead be delivered as a webinar.