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The Investment Supervision and Policy Division has concluded its consultation and has now issued the Prospectus Rules 2018 ( here ) and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules 2018. ( here ) Both Rules will be effective from 6 October 2018. Implementation may be achieved through the earlier of: a fund initiating an annual review at an appropriate time to identify the changes required to...

Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/2063, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Venezuela (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/899. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and immediately effective in Guernsey, is to add eleven persons to the list of persons subject to an asset freeze and other financial...

Council Regulation (EU) No 2013/401, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Myanmar/Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Myanmar/Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013, and the Myanmar/Burma (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation 2018/898. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and...

This Notice is issued further to the previous Sanctions Notice issued in relation to the addition of two entries on the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. Please be advised that corresponding changes have now been made to the list maintained by the European Union under Council Regulation (EC)...

Last Friday, the Commission hosted a one-day event which challenged participating teams to develop digital solutions for one or more of the three pre-set challenges showing how technology could be used to: 1. Optimise efficient and effective client due diligence (and hence reduce costs for Bailiwick businesses). 2. Improve administration. 3. Help the financially excluded. The event was a...

The Commission has today issued a guidance note in respect of the provision of registered office services by unregulated persons. The aim of the guidance note is to act as a reminder that the provision of registered office is a regulated activity and explain why that is the case.

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has added two entries to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. All entities on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions. Further details are available here: https://www.un.org/press/en...

Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/44, as implemented by the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2016, the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2016 and the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2016, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/870. The amendments made by these Regulations are automatically effective in the Bailiwick. The...

As part of its commitment to supporting innovation within the Bailiwick’s financial services industry, the Commission is hosting a one-day event on Friday 22 June. Expressions of interest in taking part were sought and a cross section of businesses and individuals have entered. The SoundBox Sprint will provide an exciting opportunity for the participating teams to develop digital solutions to...