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Reminder to submit an assurance statement under the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance by companies licensed since 31 July 2012

22nd July 2013
The Commission would remind all companies which hold a licence from the Commission, issued after 31 July 2012 under the regulatory laws or which are registered or authorised as collective investment schemes (“funds”) under 1. below that an assurance statement under the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance ("the Code") must be submitted to the Commission on the first anniversary of the date...

AML/CFT Legislation and Handbooks

23rd April 2013
Further to the news item posted on the Commission's website on 10 April, the Policy Council has made the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, 2013 and the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, 2013...

AML/CFT Legislation and Handbooks

10th April 2013
The Commission has noted that the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 have resulted in an inaccurate cross-reference in regulation 5(1)(d) of the regulations being amended. In regulation 5(1)(d) the reference to regulation 3(1)(c) should now be to regulation 3(2)(a). The making of the Criminal Justice (Proceeds...

Amendments to the AML/CFT Legislation and the Handbooks

28th March 2013
The Policy Council has signed the following amendment regulations, which came into force today: The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Regulations, 2013 The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal...

Amendments to the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000, as amended

18th January 2013
As a result of The Foundations (Guernsey) Law, 2012 (“the Foundations Law”) coming into effect on 8 January 2013 and also The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Foundations Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (“the Foundation Amendment Regulations”) being made on 14 January 2013, various amendments in respect of Foundations related...

Update to Appendix C of the Handbooks

24th December 2012
In advance of most of the changes to the AML/CFT framework referred to in our media release of 12 November 2012, the Commission has today amended Appendix C to the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing and the Handbook for Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing. A version of...