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Instruction Number 10 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction Number 8 for Prescribed Businesses

5th July 2010
Prior to November 2009 the Commission issued Business from Sensitive Sources Notices, which required enhanced customer due diligence measures to be undertaken by financial services businesses and prescribed businesses in Guernsey when taking on business or transactions from specified countries or territories. In November 2009 the Commission issued a further series of requirements. As these...

Equitable Life Assurance Society Update- April 2010

20th April 2010
The Ex-gratia Payment Scheme The Rt Hon Sir John Chadwick has been asked by the Government to provide advice on the extent of relative losses suffered by Equitable Life policyholders and the proportion of these losses which can be apportioned to (a) the maladministration accepted by the Government and (b) the actions of Equitable Life and its advisers. He was also asked to advise on which classes...

Ms Pippa Marie Harbour

22nd December 2009
​On 22 October 2009 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission decided to make the following public statement in respect of Ms Pippa Marie Harbour: The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended (“the Financial Services Commission Law”) The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended (the Protection of Investors Law”) The Banking Supervision...

Consultation on changes to AML/CFT legislation

14th December 2009
​The Commission has written to the managing directors of all Financial Services Businesses today, seeking comments on the proposed changes to Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 ("the 1999 Law"), proposed changes to Schedule 1 to the Registration of Non-Regulated Financial Services Businesses (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2008 ("the 2008 Law")...