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The Commission has published a report on its thematic review of the financial crime governance, risk and compliance frameworks within smaller firms within the fiduciary sector. The Financial Crime Supervision and Policy Division report which focused on the controls in place to manage and mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks can be found here. This thematic report confirms that...

Earlier this week, in a presentation i to a meeting of the IOSCO ii European Regional Committee, representatives of the GFSC advocated an assessment of the potential for developing a template or multilateral instrument to help the ongoing evolution of mutual recognition regimes within the funds industry. The GFSC’s representatives who attended the meeting noted that IOSCO’s seminal 2015 work in...

Council Regulation (EU) 224/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Central African Republic (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Central African Republic (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Central African Republic (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation 2018/698. The effect of the amendment...

Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2015 and the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2015, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/689. The effect of the amendment, which is automatically effective in the...

Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has amended four of the entries on 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...

The Commission has today issued a consultation paper making proposals in respect of Regulations applicable to insurance managers and intermediaries licensed under the Insurance Managers and Insurance Intermediaries (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002. The Approved Assets Regulation Consultation Paper proposes amendment to the Insurance Managers and Insurance Intermediaries (Approved Assets)...

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 Regulation 2018/647. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and immediately...

Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011, as implemented by the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2011, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/648. The amendment gives effect to a recent change to the list maintained under...

The Commission is pleased to release a consultation paper on the development of a Guernsey Green Fund. Closing date is 1 June 2018. A copy of the consultation paper and the draft rules can be found here: [Consultation Paper] [Rules] The Commission would be grateful for any representations and would draw your attention to the list of questions on page 15 of the consultation paper. I would like to...