In recent years, the Commission has introduced “fast track” application processes for Qualifying Investor Funds and Registered Closed-ended Investment Funds. Associated management entities requiring licences needed, however, to go through the Commission’s full assessment process. Earlier this year the Guernsey Financial Services Commission announced that it was consulting on proposals to...
Investment
The first item is a draft Ordinance, the Protection of Investors (Administration and Intervention) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Ordinance, 2008. The second and third items are the Protection of Investors (Market Abuse) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2008 and the Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) (Amendment) Order, 2008.
Draft Legislation- The Protection of Investors Ordinance, the Market Abuse regulations and the Insider Dealing Order
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...
The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008 and the associated Handbook
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.
Business from Sensitive Sources Notice - Number 6
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...
Amendments to the Minimum Criteria for Licensing
Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 5
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...
Legislation and Handbook - amendments to the Bailiwick's Framework for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
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...
Guernsey International financial services commission
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...