Articles from 2024

The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (the “Enforcement Powers Law”) The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (the “Fiduciaries Law”) [1] The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (the “Regulations”)...

Please be advised that the Policy & Resources Committee has issued the attached general licence under regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations, 2019, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations, 2020 (the Russia Regulations). The licence can also be found online at www.gov.gg/sanctionsmeasures...

Please be advised that Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin (Unique ID: GHR0117) Sergey Nikolaevich Korzhov (Unique ID: GHR0118) Vladimir Ivanovich Pilipchik (Unique ID: GHR0119) Vasiliy Alexandrovich Vydrin (Unique ID: GHR0120) Aleksandr Valerievich Obraztsov (Unique ID: GHR0121) Aleksandr Vladimirovich Golyakov (Unique ID: GHR0122) have been added to the list of persons who are currently designated...

The Commission has today issued an updated Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) following a consultation on rules and guidance to support the extension of the existing obligations upon specified businesses to countering proliferation financing. The updated Handbook supports the changes which the States of Guernsey Policy and Resources Committee has made by regulation to Schedule 3...

The Commission has today issued a feedback paper following the consultation on rules for retail general insurers issued in 2023. The Commission is grateful to all those who responded. We have carefully considered the views expressed in reaching our conclusions and in deciding on the final updates to the insurance rules which are also amended today. Speaking about the amended rules, Jeremy Quick...

Please be advised that details in respect of Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (Group ID: 15417) who is currently subject to an asset freeze and trusts services sanctions have been amended. The individual referred to above appears on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick...

Please be advised that Zvi Bar Yosef (Group ID: 16363) Ely Federman (Group ID: 16366) Yinon Levy (Group ID: 16367) Moshe Sharvit (Group ID: 16364) have been added to the list of persons who are currently designated under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) and who are subject to an asset freeze. The persons referred to above appear on the consolidated list...