With a background firmly rooted in the financial services sector, the owner of European Financial Planning Group (EFPG), Tom Fraser, has a wealth of experience which led to him establishing the company back in December 2004. Since then EFPG has grown and now employs fifteen staff administering about £300 million of client assets. He talks to Jo Ward about what led him to set up EFPG and how the business is looking after its clients in the current economic climate. Keep Reading
There are some positive aspects to come out of the restrictions following the lockdown due to COVID-19, one of which is the launch of a new website by Holland & Barret Gibraltar. Keep Reading
O2O Logistics is a Gibraltar based freight company offering daily and weekly shipping from UK depot to Gibraltar, so that you can buy from any online store. It enables residents of Gibraltar to shop online and ship their purchases to Gibraltar via a forwarding facility in Manchester. Very few online retailers ship directly to Gibraltar, so this provides a vital service for the residents of the Rock. Keep Reading
Following on from a discussion held last month with HMGoG, British Airways will continue to run services to and from Gibraltar in May, with regular reassessments to consider changing circumstances and emergency regulations. Keep Reading
A dim view has been taken by HMGoG and the Office of Fair Trading on potential profiteering by retailers during the COVID-19 crisis. Keep Reading
Insight asked some local businesses to share with us how they were coping at this extraordinary time, what the implications were for their firms and how they were responding to the challenge. Keep Reading
The Gibraltar Tourist Board participated in Meeting and Incentives Forum Europe Tenerife, an international event which brought together leading MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) buyers and suppliers to meet, network and build new connections. From some well- planned out networking activities and personalised 1-2-1 meetings, the event provided a great opportunity for Gibraltar to showcase its MICE products. Keep Reading
Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change John Cortes attended the 25th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP25) in Madrid. As well as representing Gibraltar, he also had the responsibility of being the political lead of all British Overseas Territories. Keep Reading
In a New Year special and to launch their sponsorship of Business Insight, we caught up with Sovereign’s new MD, John Blake, and asked him about the company, Gibraltar and future plans… Keep Reading
Postal deliveries from the UK will now enter Gibraltar directly on a flight from London. The breakthrough agreement was reached between the Royal Gibraltar Post Office and the Royal Mail. This new arrangement will also help expedite delivery times for items sent to Gib from the UK. Keep Reading
