Articles from 2024

The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the Enforcement Powers Law”) The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the Fiduciaries Law”) [1] The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (“the Regulations”)...

Fourth Quarter 2023 Guernsey Funds The total net asset value of Guernsey funds at the end of the quarter was £289.9 billion, an increase over the quarter of £1.1 billion (+0.4%). Over the past year, total net asset values have decreased by £1.7 billon (-0.6%). Closed-ended Schemes Within these totals, Guernsey closed-ended funds increased over the quarter by £0.7 billion (+0.3%) to £240.1 billion...

The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (the “Enforcement Powers Law”) The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (the “Fiduciaries Law”) [1] The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (the “Regulations”)...

Please be advised that the Policy & Resources Committee has issued the attached general licence under regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations, 2019, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations, 2020 (the Russia Regulations). The licence can also be found online at www.gov.gg/sanctionsmeasures...

Please be advised that Vadim Konstantinovich Kalinin (Unique ID: GHR0117) Sergey Nikolaevich Korzhov (Unique ID: GHR0118) Vladimir Ivanovich Pilipchik (Unique ID: GHR0119) Vasiliy Alexandrovich Vydrin (Unique ID: GHR0120) Aleksandr Valerievich Obraztsov (Unique ID: GHR0121) Aleksandr Vladimirovich Golyakov (Unique ID: GHR0122) have been added to the list of persons who are currently designated...

The Commission has today issued an updated Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) following a consultation on rules and guidance to support the extension of the existing obligations upon specified businesses to countering proliferation financing. The updated Handbook supports the changes which the States of Guernsey Policy and Resources Committee has made by regulation to Schedule 3...

The Commission has today issued a feedback paper following the consultation on rules for retail general insurers issued in 2023. The Commission is grateful to all those who responded. We have carefully considered the views expressed in reaching our conclusions and in deciding on the final updates to the insurance rules which are also amended today. Speaking about the amended rules, Jeremy Quick...