Fiduciary

The Commission has noted the coverage in the Guardian of 4 March 2009 under the heading “Chelsea connection” about investigations by the Financial Services Authority and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission around 2003, including Mr Patrick Murrin’s comments on the circumstances of his departure from Harbour Trustees Limited. The Commission repeats the statement it made on this subject in...

​Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 7 for financial services businesses and Notice 2 for prescribed businesses

On 24 November the States of Guernsey Policy Council signed the following amendment regulations which come into force on 1 December 2008: The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Regulations, 2008 The Registration of Non-Regulated Financial Services Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2008 (Schedule 1 Amendment) Regulations, 2008...

On 8 September the Policy Council signed the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008. The main changes to the December 2007 regulations for financial services businesses created by the amendment regulations include: 1. The introduction of a requirement for regulated financial services businesses to register with the...

​ In light of recent developments, the Commission has issued a sixth Business from Sensitive Sources Notice which is available here. This sixth Business from Sensitive Sources Notice supersedes Business from Sensitive Sources Notice - Number 5. The Commission would be pleased to provide further advice if you have any queries arising from this Notice.

In the spring of last year the Commission consulted on, amongst other matters: (i) amendments to the minimum criteria for licensing in the Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994; the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000; the Insurance Business (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002; and the Insurance Managers...

Claridges Trustees Limited, Claridges Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited, First Nominees Limited and Second Nominees Limited were authorised to conduct fiduciary activities under the transitional provisions of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 by virtue of a joint licence application made in 2001. This application...

Claridges Trustees Limited, Claridges Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited, First Nominees Limited and Second Nominees Limited were authorised to conduct fiduciary activities under the transitional provisions of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 by virtue of a joint licence application made in 2001. This application...

Claridges Trustees LimitedClaridges Trust Company (Guernsey) LimitedFirst Nominees LimitedSecond Nominees Limited (all incorporated in Guernsey and together referred to as “Claridges”) On 14 December 2007 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission gave notice to Claridges of the refusal of Claridges’ application for a full fiduciary licence under the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration...