Articles from 2025

Please be advised that details in respect of: Name OFSI Group ID Unique ID AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD. 16643 RUS2299 who has been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended. They are still subject to an asset freeze and trust services sanctions. The entity referred to above appears on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations...

Please be advised that OFSI have recently published an advisory document on card payments. Whilst none of the information contained within these documents is binding in the Bailiwick, the Bailiwick authorities apply it as a matter of practice so businesses should take steps to familiarise themselves with the contents.

Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Name Unique ID Alexey MALITSKIY RUS2918 Elena Sharikova MALITCKAIA RUS2919 Shanlik SHUKUROV RUS2926 SHENZHEN BLUE HAT INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO., LTD RUS2920 JSC TECHNODINAMIKA RUS2921 JSC RUSPOLYMET RUS2922 JSC REDKINSKY EXPERIMENTAL PLANT...

Please be advised that the following ships have been specified under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Name Unique ID DIGNITY RUS2928 FREYA RUS2929 GAZPROMNEFT NORDEAST RUS2930 GAZPROMNEFT ZUID EAST RUS2931 HS GLORY RUS2932 INDA RUS2933 IVAN AIVAZOVSKIY RUS2934 IVY RUS2935 BETTLE RUS2937 SANAR-14 RUS2949 SANAR-15 RUS2950 SANAR-9 RUS2951 SARA II RUS2952 SENSUS...

Please be advised that the following person has been removed from the UK Russia financial sanctions regime and is no longer subject to an asset freeze or trust services sanctions: Ilya Borisovich BRODSKIY (Group ID: 15524) The consolidated list has been updated and can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes)...

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission today announces the launch of its Digital Finance Initiative (DFI), a programme to support the positioning of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as a trusted, agile, and forward-thinking jurisdiction for digital financial innovation. “ The DFI will see the Commission work to ensure that the financial services legislation it administers is appropriately tuned to...

The Commission today launches a consultation paper on proposals for an overall increase in fees paid by regulated entities. The consultation period will close on 8 October 2025. The Commission is consulting on an overall increase in fees of 3.9%, which is in line with inflation. Other proposals which are outlined in the consultation paper are: rebasing of Private Investment Fund fees aimed at...

The Commission has today updated the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (the “Handbook”) to include Malta in the Appendix C list of equivalent jurisdictions. Appendix C to the Handbook lists those countries or territories which the Commission considers require businesses to have in place measures consistent with the FATF Recommendations and where such businesses are...

Please be advised that the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida have amended the following individuals subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024): Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr TANTOUSH (QDi.057) Al-Azhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed ROUINE...