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Sanctions Notice - Russia

11th September 2024
Please be advised that the following entities have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) and are now subject to an asset freeze : 924th State Center For Unmanned Aviation (Group ID: 16559) Command Of The Military Transport Aviation (Group ID: 16558) Russian Aerospace Forces (Group ID: 16560) The entities referred to above appears on the UK’s...

Sanctions Notice - Iran

3rd September 2024
Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the UK regulations) : Abdolfatah AHVAZIAN (Group ID: 16554) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF) Unit 700 (Group ID: 16555) Behnam SHAHRIYARI (Group ID: 16556) Hamid FAZELI (Group ID: 16557) The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the...

Sanctions Notice - International Counter-Terrorism

29th August 2024
Please be advised that an amendment has been made in respect of the following persons who have been designated under the Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Mustafa AYASH (Unique ID: CTD0004) Nazem AHMAD (Unique ID: CTD0002) Those referred to above remain subject to an asset freeze and are now also subject to a travel ban. They both appear...

Full technology conference line up announced

28th August 2024 Image with connecting dots with the words Finovation: The Guernsey Edge in a cropped circle
The full line up of speakers, including respected international voices, has been announced for ‘Finovation: The Guernsey Edge’ taking place at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre on Wednesday 11 September. The one-day conference, jointly hosted by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Guernsey Finance, will consider the opportunities for Guernsey to leverage its nimbleness, robust legal framework...

Sanctions Notice - ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida

27th August 2024
Please be advised that the following person, previously designated under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations), has been removed from the consolidated list and is no longer subject to an asset freeze : Yassine Chekkouri (Group ID: 7105) The consolidated list has been updated and can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the...

Events for Lawyers, Accountants & Estate Agents (Prescribed Businesses)

22nd August 2024
On Thursday 8 August and Friday 9 August the Commission delivered three presentations regarding the findings from its thematic review of Governance, Risk, and Compliance Controls to Counter Financial Crime - Estate Agency, Legal and Accountancy Services published on 4 April 2024. These sessions were attended by over 100 people. Slides from the presentation can be found on the Events page or...

Investment Statistics Summary Q2 2024

16th August 2024
Guernsey Funds The total net asset value of Guernsey funds at the end of the quarter was £295.7 billion, an increase over the quarter of £3.2 billion (+1.1%). Over the past year, total net asset values have increased by £9.7 billon (+3.4%). Closed-ended Schemes Within these totals, Guernsey closed-ended funds increased over the quarter by £2.5 billion (+1.0%) to £244.0 billion. This represents an...

Sanctions Notice - Belarus

9th August 2024
Please be advised that the following persons/entities: Aleksey Valerievich Lazarenko (Group ID: 16547) Andrei Sergeevich Palchyk (Group ID: 16548) Filip Vladimirovich Sturchanka (Group ID: 16550) Denis Anatolievich Tolstenkov (Group ID: 16549) JSC NIIEVM (Group ID: 16551) OJSC STANKOGOMEL (Group ID: 16552) RUCHSERVOMOTOR LLC (Group ID: 16553) have been designated under The Republic of Belarus...

Sanctions Notice - Yemen

1st August 2024
Please be advised that the following persons, previously designated under the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations), have been removed from the consolidated list and are no longer subject to an arms embargo, asset freeze or travel ban: ALI ABDULLAH SALEH (Unique ID: YEM0003) AHMED ALI ABDULLAH SALEH (Unique ID: YEM0005) The consolidated list has been updated and...