Investment

​ 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...

​ Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 5

​ The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 have now been signed by the Policy Council and, as anticipated, come into force on 15 December. The Commission is also now formally issuing the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (containing rules and guidance) dated 15...

​GUERNSEY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CERTIFIED PAYMENT LIABILITY COVERAGE, IFSP & LC CERTIFICATION DECLARATION FORM The Commission has become aware of a scam in which victims are asked to pay a fee in order to obtain “Certified Payment Liability Coverage” from the “International Financial Services Commission”, to enable funds to be released. The...

​The Commission has prepared draft Bailiwick anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation on wire transfers to ensure that BACs can continue to be used by firms in the Islands for transfers between the Islands and the UK. The draft Transfer of Funds (Guernsey/Alderney/Sark) Ordinance, 2007 is available here (PDF, 55 Kb). A draft of chapter 7 of the Commission’s proposed AML...

​A Working Party chaired by Advocate Peter Harwood was appointed in 2005 to consider investment sector legislation and regulation and to report to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and to the Commerce and Employment Department of the States of Guernsey. In its report published in June 2006 the Working Party proposed the introduction of the concept of Registered Investment Funds, being...

​Funds under management and administration grew by £11.3 billion (11.3%) over the quarter ended 31 March 2006 to reach a total of £111.4 billion. Over the year as a whole, values increased by £35.8 billion, an increase of 47.4%. Within these totals, Guernsey domiciled open-ended funds grew by £5.3 billion (10.9%) over the quarter and by £17.2 billion (47.5%) over the year as a whole to reach a new...

​The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has today issued a revised guidance note on Qualifying Investor Funds. The definition of Professional Investor has been widened to include an individual investor who invests a minimum of US$100,000 in the fund. The revised guidance note also re-emphasises the due diligence obligations which Guernsey Licensees undertake when submitting applications for...