OUR OBJECTIVES
Guernsey Association of Pension Providers (GAPP) originally formed in 1990 as the Guernsey Association of Pension Funds is an association of members operating pension arrangements and other forms of provision for retirement in Guernsey. It is also open to trustees and others with an interest in pension arrangements.
Our objectives include the promotion of pension issues and a sharing of knowledge and it makes representations as appropriate to States bodies and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission on pension matters.
GAPP is a Guernsey Registered Non Profit Organisation.
OUR HISTORY
In 1990 there was no forum for Companies to come together to discuss pension provision. The Guernsey Association of Pension Funds (GAPF) was therefore formed with this in mind. The Association has grown substantially in recent years with some 53 companies registered in Guernsey now being members. In 2009 GAPF changed it’s name to GAPP to reflect the changing pension environment.
Represent
Making representations to and liaising with States Departments and other bodies or organisations concerned or connected with pension arrangements.
Share
Providing a forum for mutual exchange of ideas relating to the provision of Pension Arrangements in Guernsey.
Promote
Promoting pension arrangements established in Guernsey.
Connect
Fostering links with similar associations in other jurisdictions on matters of mutual interest.
The
Committee
Stephen Ainsworth
President
[email protected]Stephen is President of GAPP and is the Senior Partner of the BWCI Group. He is also the Chairman of BWCI Pension Trustees Limited, the pensions administration and trusteeship arm of BWCI in Guernsey. Stephen has more than 30 years of experience in providing actuarial and consultancy advice to local, UK and international pension schemes.
Stephen is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, of the Pensions Management Institute and of the Chartered Insurance Institute. He is also a Trust and Estate Practitioner.
Jane Tuffs
Honorary Secretary
[email protected]Jane is the Honorary Secretary of GAPP and a Senior Pensions Manager of the BWCI Group.
Jane is a pensions specialist with over 30 years of experience and has worked with defined benefit, defined contribution, managed and segregated pension schemes both in the UK and overseas.
Jane is a qualified PMI Pensions Trustee.
Greg Spencer
Honorary Treasurer
[email protected]Greg is Honorary Treasurer of GAPP and is the Learning & Development Manager for the BWCI Group. Greg had more than 25 years Trust Company experience working in the UK before moving to Guernsey in 2001, since when he has performed a number of different management roles for the BWCI Group.
Greg is a Chartered Associate of the Institute of Financial Services.
John Lewis
Committee Member
[email protected]John is a member of the GAPP Committee and a partner at Mourant Ozannes. He has been providing legal advice to the financial services industry in the UK, Australia and Guernsey for over 20 years.
John is an Advocate of the Guernsey Bar and a Solicitor (non-practising) in England and New South Wales. He is a member of IPEBLA, the International Pension & Employee Benefit Lawyers Association.
Roger Berry
Committee Member & Chairman of QROPS Sub-Committee
[email protected]Roger is a member of the GAPP Committee and is Managing Director of the Concept Group Limited. Roger has 28 years of fiduciary and accountancy experience.
Roger is a qualified accountant and sits on a number of Guernsey Pension Committees and is Chairman of the GAPP QROPS Sub-Committee.
Alison Vine
Committee Member
[email protected]Alison is a member of the GAPP Committee and is a Tax Director at Deloittes in Guernsey. Alison specialises in personal and fiduciary taxation matters dealing with clients in Guernsey, UK and internationally, She also deals with private clients trust and pension fiduciaries in both Guernsey and Jersey.
Alison is a member of the QROPS Code of Conduct Working Party and she was previously the Chairman of the Guernsey branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Alison is qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser and has been working in Guernsey for over 20 years.
Andrew Bannier
Committee Member
[email protected]Andrew is Head of Pensions for FNB International Trustees. He is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute and earned an ACIB during his early career in banking and offshore funds.
Andrew has significant international experience having worked overseas for 15 years.
Ian Robinson
Committee Member
[email protected]Ian is currently the Chief Insurance Officer at Generali Worldwide and has been involved in the pension market for over 30 years and is a qualified member of the Personal Finance Society.
Anna Gray
Committee Member
[email protected]Anna is a member of the GAPP Committee and an Associate at Babbé. in their Trusts and Pensions team.
She is a highly experienced trusts-law based pensions lawyer and has advised a wide range of trustee clients, in both the public and private sectors, on all aspects of establishing, operating and winding up pension schemes.
Stephen Hare
Committee Member
Stephen Hare is Managing Director of Sovereign Trust (Channel Islands) Limited, the Guernsey operation of the independent international market entry specialist The Sovereign Group (www.SovereignGroup.com). Stephen joined Sovereign in 2004 as in-house legal counsel to the Group’s Gibraltar office, responsible for legal, compliance and regulatory matters. In 2007 he was appointed to the board of the Gibraltar office before transferring to the Channel Islands in 2010 to launch the Guernsey office, which specialises in establishing and administering retirement solutions. Prior to joining Sovereign, he was a partner in the boutique law firm of CooperBurnett in England, specialising in trusts, wills, estates and tax planning. He qualified as a lawyer in 1998 and remains a member of the UK Law Society. He is also a member of The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners, the Institute of Directors and the Chartered Management Institute.