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The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the Enforcement Powers Law”) The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the 2020 Fiduciaries Law”) The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (“the Regulations”)...

The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the Enforcement Powers Law”) The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the 2020 Fiduciaries Law”) The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (“the Regulations”)...

Please be advised that the following designations have been made under the Iran Sanctions Regulations 2023 (the UK regulations) : Name: Unique ID: Ekrem Abdulkerym OZTUNC IRN0268 Namiq SALIFOV IRN0269 Nihat Abdul Kadir ASAN IRN0270 Reza HAMIDIRAVARI IRN0271 Farhad ZARRINGHALAM IRN0274 Fazlolah ZARRINGHALAM IRN0275 Mansour ZARRINGHALAM IRN0278 Nasser ZARRINGHALAM IRN0279 Pouria ZARRINGHALAM IRN0280...

Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) : Name: Unique ID: Yulia Sergeevna VELICHKO RUS3516 Nadezhda Nikolaevna BOLTENKO RUS3517 Andrey Alexandrovich USTINSKIKH RUS3581 Grigory Alexandrovich GUROV RUS3585 Vladislav Nikolaevich GOLOVIN RUS3584 Mikhail Yuryevich DRUZHININ RUS3589 Olga...

Further to last Tuesday’s publication of the updated Handbook on Countering Financial Crime, we identified that not all the updated sections of the Handbook were loaded. Tuesday's upload omitted revised chapters 7, 9, 10, 16 and Appendix F which have now been included. The revised Handbook may be accessed through this link. The link in the press release issued on Tuesday 5 May 2026 has also been...

Stelai Insurance ICC Ltd is licensed and regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission to carry on international general insurance business. It has been noted that an unauthorised third party is falsely claiming a business relationship and underwriting arrangements with Stelai Insurance ICC Ltd, including the use of Stelai Insurance ICC Ltd’s details and the Stelai group’s logo on the...

Please be advised that the Policy & Resources Committee (the Committee) has issued the attached general licence under regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations, 2019, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations, 2020 (the Russia Regulations). The licence can also be found online at www.gov.gg...

On 30 th April 2026, the Commission imposed a discretionary financial penalty on Mrs Hannis of £22,500. The above sanction was imposed on Mrs Hannis as a result of her failure to meet the minimum criteria for licensing under The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020. More details to follow in due course.

The Commission has today published a feedback paper and updated sections of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”), setting out how it has responded to consultation feedback on proposed changes to further support the use of technology to combat financial crime. The changes are part of the Commission’s Digital Finance Initiative, following from its consultation on...