Articles from 2016

The Commission is today issuing a consultation paper on revisions to the Code of Conduct for Authorised Insurance Representatives. The proposed Code clarifies the minimum standards expected to be met by an authorised insurance representative and takes into account current trading methodologies and rapidly changing and developing customer behaviours. Responses to the consultation which can be found...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended ("the Financial Services Commission Law") The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2000 (“the Fiduciaries Law”) The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994 The Insurance...

Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1996. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1996...

The Private Investment Fund Summary The Guernsey Financial Services Commission is today launching its regime for Private Investment Funds. This concludes its evaluation of the responses to the consultation process. The Commission is very grateful to all who responded and will be writing in due course to all who did so. The Applications Process The duration of the applications process would be one...

Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1984. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1984...

The Commission wishes to draw licensees' attention to the current military action in Iraq and Syria and the associated funding of the extremist insurgency group, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ("ISIL"). Reports suggest that ISIL is acquiring military hardware leftover from the Libyan conflict which is being transported to Iraq and Syria through neighbouring jurisdictions such as Jordan, or...

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as implemented by the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2014, the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance 2014 and the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark ) Ordinance 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/ 1955...

The Commission is today issuing a consultation paper on proposals for the implementation of a new regulatory liquidity framework for banks. The proposed framework establishes a revised minimum regulatory liquidity requirement for Guernsey incorporated banks, consistent with the Basel Committee’s Basel III standard, along with revised liquidity reporting requirements for all banks. Basel III...

Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to Syria; ISIL and Al-Qaida; and Terrorism and Terrorist Financing. Syria Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive...