Warnings

​It has recently come to the Commission's attention that GAIA almanac Ltd, a Hungarian company purporting to be an International Register of Trademarks, is approaching businesses following the registering of trademarks in the United Kingdom and requesting a sum of money in return for registration and listing in its 2015 publication. The purpose of this notice is to caution businesses receiving...

It has been brought to the Commission's attention that the above-named entity, with an associated website of www.ciswaps.co.uk, recently placed an advert in the Guernsey Press regarding the mis-selling of interest rate hedging products. The purpose of this notice is to advise that the company is not licensed, authorised or in any way regulated by the Commission for the conduct of any financial...

​It has recently come to the Commission's attention that a person using various aliases including James Arthur Riise and Douglas R. Baker has been claiming to be licensed by the Commission to engage in business as a loan broker. The Commission can confirm that these claims are false and are part of a scheme designed to commit fraud. By way of confirmation, loan broking services are not regulated...

It was brought to the Commission's attention that during 2010 and early 2011, Mr Silvain had been working at financial services businesses in Guernsey. It is believed that he has now left the Island. Mr Silvain is known to be associated with the BVI registered company, Efaze Limited, registration number 1065831. Efaze Limited is not licensed, registered or in any way authorised to conduct any...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended (the "Financial Services Commission Law") The Insurance Managers and Insurance Intermediaries (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 as amended (the "Insurance Managers and Intermediaries Law") The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987 (the "Protection of Investors Law") The Guernsey Financial Services...

​The Commission has noticed that in recent years there has been an increasing number of occurrences of fraud being committed against customers of Guernsey licensees where the customer is based in southern Africa. Post, and possibly emails, from licensees are being intercepted and details then being used by fraudsters. It has also been noted that fraudsters have increasingly directed the licensees...

The Commission has noticed an increase in the incidents of genuine websites being cloned to support fraudsters in committing various types of scams. The offending sites have included clones of legitimate licensees and investment funds. Licensees are encouraged to regularly check that their websites have not been cloned in such a fashion. If a cloned site is discovered, please contact the...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended (the "Financial Services Commission Law") The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994 (as amended) The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") issues this notice pursuant to section 2(2)(e) of the Financial Services Commission Law. The Commission wishes to inform the public that Dan...

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended (the "Financial Services Commission Law") The Banking Supervision (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1994 (as amended) The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") issues this notice pursuant to section 2(2)(e) of the Financial Services Commission Law. The Commission wishes to inform the public that the 6.75...