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​ THE Guernsey Financial Services Commission has promoted Caroline Bradley to Deputy Director of the Insurance Division. Mrs Bradley joined the GFSC in 2008 after a long career in insurance. Having started out as a graduate trainee with a major UK insurer, she specialised as a loss adjuster, then, on moving to Guernsey, she spent 13 years working in captive management dealing with all types of...

​ The States of Guernsey has implemented certain specific restrictive measures against individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan. A link to the States of Guernsey press release can be found at here.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Germany’s banking, insurance and securities regulator, BaFin, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which provides a framework for enhanced cooperation between the two supervisory authorities. The MoU has been signed in the spirit of mutual cooperation and information exchange seen as crucial by the G20 countries and international standard...

The Insurance Business (Approved Assets) Regulations, 2008 (“the Approved Asset Regulations”)The Commission confirms that US Government debt securities, despite the downgrading from AAA to AA+ by S&P, may continue to be treated as class 1 assets for solvency purposes whilst they remain rated AAA by Fitch and Aaa by Moody’s. Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service are included on the Commission...

Appendix C of the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing has been revised to add Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Liechtenstein as jurisdictions whose authorised financial services businesses may be treated as if they were local. A version of the revised Handbook, which includes coloured text to show the changes, has been placed on...

​Appendix C of the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime ad Terrorist Financing has been revised to add Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Liechtenstein as jurisdictions whose financial services businesses and prescribed businesses may be treated as if they were local. A version of the revised Handbook, which includes coloured text to...

On 4th of August the Commission issued: Instruction (Number 13) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 11) for Prescribed Businesses For repealed Instructions and Business from Sensitive Sources, see the Instructions page on this website.

The EU has issued Council Regulation (EU) No. 588/2011, which added further individuals and entities to Annex 1A to Council Regulation (EC) No. 765/2006 and amended the 2006 regulation to impose an arms embargo. The changes take effect in Guernsey under the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2011 and the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2006. Financial...

The Commission has made a number of changes to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing and to the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing. The principal changes are to the chapters on Reporting Suspicion and UN, EU and Other Sanctions. A copy of the Handbook...