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The Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Banque de France’s EDUCFI announce new partnership on financial literacy

23rd April 2025
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission is pleased to announce a new partnership in financial literacy with “EDUCFI”, the French National Financial Literacy Strategy operated by Banque de France, the French central bank, in order to provide unbiased, easy-to-read, quality material designed to help local people understand financial matters more easily. The partnership will see the Commission...

2025 Industry Conference: Looking ahead – enhancing the Bailiwick through innovation, simplicity and ease of use

16th April 2025 The Commission's Chairman John Aspden opens the conference
More than 500 industry representatives joined the Commission on Tuesday 11 March at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre for its 2025 Industry Conference “Looking ahead - enhancing the Bailiwick through innovation, simplicity and ease of use.” Attendees heard updates on the banking and insurance, and investment, fiduciary and pension sectors, including key trends and what’s on the horizon, and learnt more...

Sanctions Notice - Global Anti-Corruption

14th April 2025
Please be advised that details in respect of the following entry, who has been designated under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 (the UK regulations), have been amended: Marina Tauber (Group ID: 16849) The above entry is still subject to an asset freeze. The entity referred to above appears on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given...

Sanctions Notice - Iran

14th April 2025
Please be advised that the following entity and individual have been designated under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the UK regulations) : Foxtrot Network (Unique ID: 16856) Rawa Majid (Unique ID: 16857) The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations, 2020 that have been made under the...

Sanctions Notice - Russia

14th April 2025
Please be advised that details in respect of the following entities, which has been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: PARAMOUNT ENERGY AND COMMODITIES DMCC (UNIQUE ID: RUS1980) Niels Oscar TROOST (UNIQUE ID: RUS2086) The above entities remain subject to an Asset Freeze, Director Disqualification Sanction, Transport Sanctions, Trust Services...

New address for the Guernsey Financial Services Commission

14th April 2025
From Tuesday 6 May 2025, visitors to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission should come to the Commission’s reception and new meeting rooms at Regency Court on Glategny Esplanade in St Peter Port. Director General William Mason, said: “Whilst we have restricted the growth in our staff numbers over the last 12 years to a greater extent than many of our peers in other jurisdictions, our numbers...

Sanctions Notice - Global Human Rights

10th April 2025
Please be advised that the following have been added to the list of persons who are currently designated under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) and who are subject to an asset freeze. Shalva Bedoidze (UNIQUE ID: GHR0152) Mirza Kezevadze (UNIQUE ID: GHR0153) Karlo Katsitadze (UNIQUE ID: GHR0154) Giorgi Gabitashvili (UNIQUE ID: GHR0155) The persons referred to...

Sanctions Notice - Director Disqualification

10th April 2025
Please be advised that the UK Government has varied the designations of 2996 individuals and 818 entities across 28 UK autonomous and mixed sanctions regimes, meaning they are now subject to director disqualification sanctions. All individuals and entities with director disqualification sanctions made against them are listed on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regimes...

Sanctions Notice - Global Anti-Corruption

2nd April 2025
Please be advised that the following individuals and entity: Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (Group ID: 16838) Angel Arnoldo Pineda Avila ( Group ID: 16839) Cinthia Edelmira Monterroso Gomez (Group ID: 16840) Maria Consuelo Porras Argueta de Porres (Group ID: 16841) Jose Rafael Curruchiche Cucul ( Group ID: 16842) Melvin Ernesto Quijivix Vega (Group ID: 16843) Luis Miguel Martinez Morales (...