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The Commission has today published a Feedback Statement following consultation on measures aimed at clarifying sustainability practices within the Bailiwick’s financial sector. The statement outlines the Commission’s response to feedback received on: A new Guidance Note on Anti-Greenwashing, which clarifies existing obligations under the Minimum Criteria for Licensing. The guidance makes clear...

Please be advised that the following individuals: Name: OFSI Group ID: Unique ID: Boris Alekseyevich ANTONOV 17227 CYB0104 Anatoliy Vladimirovich ISTOMIN 17228 CYB0105 Igor Andreyevich BOCHKA 17229 CYB0106 Aleksey Andreyevich UMETS 17230 CYB0107 Pavel Vyacheslavovich YERSHOV 17231 CYB0108 Nikolay Yuryevich KOZACHEK 17232 CYB0109 Denis Igorevich DENISENKO 17233 CYB0110 Dmitriy Yuryevich GOLOSHUBOV...

Please be advised that the following persons/entities: Name: OFSI Group ID: Unique ID: THE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF THE GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 17235 RUS3149 Yuriy Alekseevich SIZOV 17236 RUS3150 Vladimir LIPCHENKO 17237 RUS3151 Denis Alexandrovich SMOLYANINOV 17238 RUS3152 have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK...

Please be advised that the following individuals have been designated under the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Name: OFSI Group ID: Unique ID: Gurpreet Singh REHAL 17225 CTD0011 BABBAR AKALI LEHAR 17226 CTD0012 The individuals referred to above are subject to sanctions and will appear on the UK sanctions list, which can be found here . The UK...

The Commission plans to increase fees for most licensees by the rate of inflation next year, as consulted on. On 8 September 2025, the Commission published a consultation paper outlining proposed fee changes effective from 1 January 2026. The key proposals included: an overall fee increase of 3.9%, aligned with Guernsey mid-year RPI; rebasing of Private Investment Fund (“PIF”) fees; an adjustment...

Please be advised that details in respect of the following individual, who has been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: Sergey Vladimirovich MIKHAILOV (Unique ID RUS1387) The above individual is still subject to an asset freeze and trust service sanctions. The individual referred to above appears on the UK sanctions list, which can be found here...

In advance of the publication of the Commission’s fee consultation feedback paper in December, please note that in early January, the Commission will be distributing 2026 annual fee invoices using the generic email address that we hold on record for each licensee and registrant. If you wish to check which email address the Commission holds for your firm, please contact [email protected] quoting...

In a high-level speech entitled “Enabling Growth – Digital and Sustainable Finance”, the Commission’s Director General, William Mason, set out a pro-growth and pragmatic regulatory agenda that puts economic prosperity and financial stability ahead of the precautionary principle. William was speaking at an event organised by STEP, Guernsey branch and the Guernsey Association of Trustees. On...

Please be advised that the details of the following entry designated under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) have been corrected on the UK sanctions list : Andrei Valerevich KOZLOV (CYB0103) The person referred to above appears on the UK sanctions list, which can be found here, and is still subject to sanctions. The UK regulations are given effect within the...