11 April 2012
New Sanction Measures against Iran
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The States of Guernsey has adopted new sanction measures against Iran. ...
12 March 2012
Instruction (Number 16) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 14) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
On 12 March the Commission issued:...
01 February 2012
Changes to the AML/CFT Handbooks
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has made a number of changes to the Handbook for Financial ...
01 February 2012
Guernsey adopts new Terrorist Asset-Freezing Law
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Guernsey adopts new Terrorist Asset-Freezing Law. ...
20 January 2012
Reminder Annual Fees due by 31st January 2012
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTEREDTYPE: NEWS
Reminder Annual Fees due by 31st January 2012...
28 November 2011
Instruction (Number 15) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 13) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has issued Instruction (Number 15) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 13) for Prescribed Businesses......
22 November 2011
Instruction (Number 14) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 12) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has issued Instruction (Number 14) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 12) for Prescribed Businesses in relation to Iran......
16 November 2011
2012 Registered Businesses Annual Fees
DIVISIONS REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Please note that invoices for 2012 annual fees will be issued in December 2011 and...
09 August 2011
Consultation paper on fee rate proposal 2012
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: CONSULTATION
Consultation paper on fee rate proposal 2012...
04 August 2011
Instruction (Number 13) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 11) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has issued Instruction (Number 13) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 11) for Prescribed Businesses...
04 August 2011
Change to Appendix C of the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Appendix C of the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering ...
04 August 2011
Change to Appendix C of the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
DIVISIONS REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Appendix C of the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate ...
07 July 2011
Changes to the AML/CFT Handbooks
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has made a number of changes to the AML/CFT Handbooks for FSBs and for Prescribed Businesses ...
06 April 2011
Code of Corporate Governance
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has placed a revised draft of the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance...
04 April 2011
Instruction (Number 12) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 10) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has issued Instruction (Number 12) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 10) for Prescribed Businesses....
14 January 2011
IMF Publishes Positive Reports on Guernsey
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS,PRESS RELEASE
The IMF has today published six reports arising from its evaluations in March and May 2010 of the Bailiwick’s financial supervision and criminal justice frameworks. ...
06 December 2010
New Fees Regulations for 2011
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTEREDTYPE: POLICY AND LEGISLATION
The following regulations are now available to view and will become operational with effect from 1 January 2011: The Financial Services Commission (Fees) Regulations, 2010...
06 December 2010
Instruction (Number 11) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 9) for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has issued Instruction (Number 11) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 9) for Prescribed Businesses....
26 November 2010
New Sanction Measures against Iran
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The States of Guernsey has adopted new sanction measures against Iran....
05 October 2010
Change to the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing ("the Handbook")
DIVISIONS GENERAL, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
An amendment to Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 which relates to the business of auditors...
04 October 2010
Registration of Auditors, External Accountants, Insolvency Practitioners and Tax Advisers
DIVISIONS GENERAL, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
From today all firms (including sole practitioners) providing accountancy, insolvency, auditing and tax advice services by way of business in the Bailiwick ...
19 August 2010
Consultation paper on fee rate proposals 2011
DIVISIONS GENERAL, BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTEREDTYPE: CONSULTATION
Link to Consultation Paper Fee Rate Proposals 2011...
05 August 2010
Updates to the regulations in the AML/CFT Handbooks
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
On 21 June the Commission informed all financial services businesses and prescribed businesses that two new Regulations had been signed by the Policy Council...
30 July 2010
Change to Appendix C of the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Financial services businesses are advised that Greece continues to be included on the list of jurisdictions which the Financial Action Task Force considers to have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies ...
30 July 2010
Changes to the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing
DIVISIONS REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has made two changes to the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing ...
05 July 2010
Instruction Number 10 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction Number 8 for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
In November 2009 the Commission issued a further series of requirements....
25 June 2010
Changes to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Recent changes to Handbook...
25 June 2010
Changes to the Handbook for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Links to changes made to Handbook for Prescribed Businesses...
21 June 2010
The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2010
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Links to amended regulations...
25 May 2010
Feedback and Typologies on Suspicious Transaction Reports
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Feedback and Typologies on Suspicious Transaction Reports (Document)...
18 May 2010
The Terrorism & Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to The Terrorism & Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010...
08 May 2010
The Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to The Disclosure (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010...
09 March 2010
Instruction Number 9 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction Number 7 for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
In November 2009 the Commission issued a further series of requirements...
22 February 2010
Amendments to the AML/CFT Legislation
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Amendment Regulations signed by the Policy Council...
24 December 2009
Commission issues a simplified overview of its AML/CFT framework
DIVISIONS REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Proposed changes to its AML/CFT legislation...
22 December 2009
Consultation on changes to the criminal justice legislation
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: CONSULTATION
Link to Consultation on changes to the criminal justice legislation...
14 December 2009
Consultation on changes to AML/CFT legislation
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Commission has written to the managing directors of all Financial Services Businesses today, seeking comments on the proposed changes to Schedules...
14 December 2009
Changes to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Links to Changes to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses...
11 November 2009
Instructions for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to instructions for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses...
11 June 2009
The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and the Associated Handbook
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Policy Council have signed the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009...
11 June 2009
The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009 and the Associated Handbook
DIVISIONS GENERAL, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
The Policy Council have signed the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009...
05 May 2009
Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 9 for financial services businesses and Notice 4 for prescribed businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 9 for financial services businesses and Notice 4 for prescribed businesses...
13 March 2009
Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 8 for financial services businesses and Notice 3 for prescribed businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 8 for financial services businesses and Notice 3 for prescribed businesses...
18 February 2009
Consultation on the AML/CFT Regulations and Handbook for Prescribed Businesses
DIVISIONS GENERAL, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS,CONSULTATION
The Commission has written to the managing partners of firms of lawyers and accountants and the managing directors of estate agents today, seeking comments on tracked changes to Regulations and a Handbook...
18 February 2009
Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 7 for financial services businesses and Notice 2 for prescribed businesses
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS
Link to Business from Sensitive Sources Notice 7 for financial services businesses and Notice 2 for prescribed businesses...
13 January 2009
Timing of IMF Assessment
DIVISIONS BANKING, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FIDUCIARY, REGISTERED, AML/CFTTYPE: NEWS,POLICY AND LEGISLATION
Press Release 13 January 2009 - IMF Assessment...