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"We must enable growth, not regulate it into obscurity"

26th November 2025
In a high-level speech entitled “Enabling Growth – Digital and Sustainable Finance”, the Commission’s Director General, William Mason, set out a pro-growth and pragmatic regulatory agenda that puts economic prosperity and financial stability ahead of the precautionary principle. William was speaking at an event organised by STEP, Guernsey branch and the Guernsey Association of Trustees. On...

Sanctions Notice - Cyber

24th November 2025
Please be advised that the details of the following entry designated under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) have been corrected on the UK sanctions list : Andrei Valerevich KOZLOV (CYB0103) The person referred to above appears on the UK sanctions list, which can be found here, and is still subject to sanctions. The UK regulations are given effect within the...

Sanctions Notice - Russia

19th November 2025
Please be advised that the following entity has been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Name OFSI ID Unique ID Aeza Group LLC 17224 RUS3148 The entity referred to above is now subject to sanctions, and appear on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions...

Sanctions Notice - Cyber

19th November 2025
Please be advised that the following individuals/entities: Name OFSI ID Unique ID Media Land LLC 17218 CYB0098 ML.Cloud LLC 17219 CYB0099 Alexander Alexandrovich Volosovik 17220 CYB0100 Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin 17221 CYB0101 Yulia Vladimirovna Pankova 17222 CYB0102 Andrei Valerevich Kozlov 17223 CYB0103 have been designated under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK...

Sanctions Notice - Cyber

19th November 2025
Please be advised that the details of the following entry have been corrected on the UK sanctions list : Name OFSI ID Unique ID Chosun Expo 13910 CYB0004 The above named entity is designated under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) and is still subject to sanctions. The entity referred to above appear on the UK sanctions list, which can be found here. The UK...

Digital Forum to host roundtable on AI

19th November 2025 The digital forum's logo - a leopard
The Commission will host its next Digital Forum roundtable on Monday 1 December as part of its Digital Finance Initiative. The session called ‘Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Innovation, Oversight and Opportunity’ will be held at the Commission’s Regency Court offices. We are keen to signal our openness to firms using technology to meet regulatory expectations and welcome dialogue with firms...

(1) Paul Randall Pybus (2) Adjure Global Limited v. Guernsey Financial Services Commission

18th November 2025
We note this judgment from the Royal Court which upholds and puts into the public domain a number of serious concerns we have about Mr Pybus which we have been wishing to place into the public domain for some time. We note that the Royal Court upholds many of the Senior Decision Maker's findings whilst asking us to appoint a new Senior Decision Maker to consider the matters of probity and...

Sanctions Notice - ISIL (Da-esh) and Al-Qaida

7th November 2025
Please be advised that the following individuals, previously designated under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations), have been removed from the UK sanctions list : Name OFSI ID Unique ID UN Reference Number Ahmad Hussain AL-SHARAA 12883 AQD0115 QDi.317 Anas Hasan KHATTAB 13133 AQD0139 QDi.336 The UK sanctions list has been updated and can be...

Sanctions Notice - Domestic Counter-Terrorism

6th November 2025
Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Kieran James Gallagher (Unique ID: CTD009) New Irish Republican Army (Unique ID: CTD0010) The individuals/entities referred to above are subject to a full asset freeze and will appear on the UK sanctions list, which can be found...