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Cloning of websites

21st December 2012
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...

Dan Group Limited

27th November 2012
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...

Woodlock Financial Services (1998) Limited

26th November 2012
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...

Eon Finance Brokers

4th September 2012
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") EON Finance Brokers ("Eon") The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the "Commission") issues this notice pursuant to its powers...

Templar Vintners Limited

22nd January 2010
It has been brought to the Commission’s attention that the above-named entity is operating a web site with an address of www.templarvintners.com. The website includes downloads of articles purporting to have appeared in well known publications. One such article includes an advertisement for The Templar Vintners Fine Wine Fund in which it claims to be authorised by the Commission as a Class B...

International Monetary Fund Clearance Commission

14th October 2009
The Commission has had a document brought to its attention with the letterhead titled "International Monetary Fund Clearance Commission" which claims to have an address in Guernsey. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission wishes to confirm that there is no such entity of this name and the document appears to form part of a fraud scheme. Anyone receiving such a document is advised to cease...

Bogus States of Alderney and Guernsey Financial Services Commission document

8th October 2009
​The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has recently had a copy of a letter brought to its attention which contains details of both the States of Alderney and the Commission on the same headed paper. The letter, which is titled "Urgent Notice", refers to a large sum of money for a named individual and that a security deposit should be paid to a certain bank account. This is to warn anyone who...

Crystalix London Limited / Crystalix London Asset Management Company

7th October 2009
​It has been brought to the Commission's attention that the above-named entity is operating a web site with an address of www.crystalixlondon.com.The web site indicates that CRYSTALIX LONDON provide offshore multi–manger funds which are structured as Protected Cell Companies (PCCs) domiciled in Guernsey. The purpose of this notice is to warn potential investors that the company is not licensed...

Guernsey Corporate Secretaries Limited

7th October 2009
The above named company is a company incorporated under the laws of The Bahamas with registration number 34,965B. The purpose of this notice is to clarify that Guernsey Corporate Secretaries Limited is not a Guernsey company, nor is it licensed, authorised or in any way regulated by the Commission to carry out corporate secretarial or other regulated fiduciary activities under The Regulation of...