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Business development managers within industry have occasionally suggested to the Commission that new business contacts have commented to the effect that “ we would love to have brought our business to the Bailiwick but could not do so because of……….” Throughout the Revision of Laws project, Philip Nicol-Gent, the Commission’s General Counsel and project lead, has been asking representatives of the...

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has added the name of 1 natural person (“the listed person”) to the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. All persons on the list are subject to targeted financial sanctions, a travel ban and the arms embargo. Further information about the listed person is available here...

IRAN – HUMAN RIGHTS Council Regulation (EU) 359/2011, as implemented by the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011and the Iran (Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/548 with effect from 8 April 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council...

Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/532 with effect from 30 March 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987; as amended (the “Financial Services Commission Law”); and The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987 (the “Protection of Investors Law”) The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) issues this notice pursuant to its powers under section 2(2)(e) of the Financial Services Commission Law, and...

The Commission announced on 9 March 2015 that The Registered Collective Investment Schemes Rules 2015 had been approved by Commissioners and would take effect from 1 April 2015. The Commission has today released new Forms REG and REGSF . These forms are effective from 1 April 2015.

​The list of persons designated under Council Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 has been updated by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/513 with effect from 27 March 2015. Existing designations in respect of 10 individuals and 23 entities have been renewed, and designations in respect of two other entities have been removed. The entities whose designations have been removed are: Al-Takfir and Al...

The Commission has today amended Appendix C to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing and the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing. The Commission has added Hungary and Slovenia to the list of countries or territories whose regulated financial services...

​ It has come to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission’s attention that a website cites the following as cells of The Global Mutual Fund PCC Limited, a fund authorised in Guernsey: CWM Capital Fund CWM Balanced CWM Equity Fund CWM Prime Fund CWM Property Fund Please note that the above are not cells approved by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.