Both the Commission’s director general and deputy director general, David Carse and Helen Hatton, have been accused of improper conduct on websites with similar internet addresses to the Commission’s own, which are owned by States Senator Ted Vibert.
The president of the Policy and Resources Committee, Senator Frank Walker, said on Monday that he was raising the matter with the States Privileges and Procedures Committee and discussing what other action may be taken.
During Tuesday’s seminar on business development – one of the main events of the year for the JFSC – a number of speakers referred to the potential damage the websites were causing to the Island’s international reputation.
On behalf of the Jersey Bankers Association, Martyn Scriven, said, to applause: ‘The unfortunate sniping from well-publicised sources that has been bearing down on the whole financial community does nothing for our Island and is detrimental to the stability of our business.
