Fiduciary

27 April 2005 Representatives of the finance sector in Guernsey have requested clarification of the Commission's policy on certain aspects of introduced business. Accordingly, following consultation with the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, the Commission has today issued Statement No. 2 on introduced business to the finance sector . Enquiries should be made to: Sylvia Sirett Senior Analyst...

Following the Decision of the Court of the Seneschal, Castle Company Management LLC made an Appeal to the Ordinary Division of the Royal Court of Guernsey. The Bailiff delivered his judgment on 27 August 2004. This decision is subject to a further Appeal. Judgment of the Bailiff of Guernsey in The Royal Court of Guernsey Ordinary Division on Appeal from the Court of the Seneschal between Castle...

​Press Release - Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Existing Customers 30 June 2004 Following the issue of revised Recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force in 2003, the Commission has issued a statement on anti-money laundering standards for existing customers (available here as a PDF document). The statement requires financial services businesses to assess the risk of each business...

Subsequent to the judgment of the Court of the Seneschal dated 10 February 2004, the Commission now makes available the Judgment of the Deputy Seneschal of Sark in the above case. Please direct any queries concerning the judgement to the Fiduciary and Intelligence Services Division of the Commission. Judgment of the Deputy Seneschal of Sark in Castle Company Management LLC and Guernsey Financial...

​The Commission has today published a statement on interviews conducted under section 21B(1) of the Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended. The purpose of the statement is to set out the Commission's policy on the conduct of interviews under the Financial Services Commission Law to assist a foreign authority to carry out its functions. The statement on...

​ The Commission has published a revised version of Appendix C of the Guidance Notes on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism. Guernsey Financial Services Commission January 2004

18 December 2003 The Commission is issuing this statement on introduced business, in order to provide financial services businesses with a clear statement of the standard which it will adopt in the revised Guidance Notes on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism, following the introduction on 20 June 2003 of the revised Forty Recommendations by the Financial...

​20 February 2003 Attention is drawn to these Regulations which came into effect on 8 January 2003. Schedule 1 to the Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 (which contains a list of proscribed organisations) has been updated by these Regulations which add an additional 4 organisations to the list of proscribed organisations set out in Schedule 1. Financial services businesses...

The above organisation has recently been brought to the Commission's attention. It has been noted from their web site at www.asiapacific-group.com that it claims that the company has a representative office in Guernsey. The Commission wishes to make it clear that the address given on the web site is not connected to the Asia Pacific Group or any other financial services business. Furthermore, the...