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A new podcast from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission offers an audio companion to the Commission’s recently published 2025 Annual Report. Produced by the Commission’s Technology Innovation Unit, the podcast uses AI-generated scripting, voices and music to help make the report and financial statements easier to explore. The podcast takes listeners through the highlights of the Commission’s...

Guernsey Funds The total net asset value of Guernsey funds at the end of the quarter was £272.6 billion, a decrease over the quarter of £0.2 billion (-0.1%). Over the past year, total net asset values have decreased by £6.0 billion (-2.2%). Closed-ended Funds Within these totals, Guernsey closed-ended funds increased over the quarter by £4.5 billion (+2.0%) to just under £229.0 billion. This...

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has today published its 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements, highlighting a year of regulatory delivery, policy reform and investment in technology to support innovation and growth in the Bailiwick’s financial services sector. The report shows how the Commission worked through 2025 to maintain a credible and internationally respected regulatory...

The Commission welcomes the announcement by the States of Guernsey regarding the inclusion of the Bailiwick in the recently concluded Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The agreement, concluded on 20 May 2026, represents a significant development in Guernsey’s international trading position and reflects the ongoing work of the States to ensure...

The Commission will host its next Digital Forum roundtable on Tuesday 12 May at 9.30am, focusing on stablecoins. The event will take place at the Commission’s Regency Court offices and is open to representatives of the Bailiwick’s financial services sector and other stakeholders with expertise or interest in this topic. The roundtable will explore the role of stablecoins within the evolving...

The Commission has today issued its report on its first thematic review conducted under the Lending, Credit and Finance regime. The thematic review focused specifically on motor finance, assessing how well firms are complying with the new regulatory regime since it came into full effect in July 2023. ‘Motor finance’, in the context of the thematic, refers to the various loans and credit agreements...

Fourth Quarter 2025 Guernsey Funds The total net asset value of Guernsey funds at the end of the quarter was £272.8 billion, which is virtually unchanged from the previous quarter. Over the past year, total net asset values have decreased by £17.3 billion (-5.9%). Closed-ended Schemes Within these totals, Guernsey closed-ended funds decreased over the quarter by £1.6 billion (-0.7%) to £224.4...

The Commission can announce that it should be able to discount insurance industry fees for 2027 by 15-20% [1]. Today, the Commission issued a public statement detailing the action we have taken to fine an insurance licensee a total of £1.96mn. This is the largest fine levied since the States of Deliberation changed the Commission’s fining powers in 2017 in response to a MONEYVAL recommendation...

The Commission is pleased to note that our Deputy Director General (Policy and Supervision), Gillian Browning, has won a top Citywealth Powerwoman Award : the 2026 Global Standard Bearer for Women in Wealth. Gillian has directed wealth management supervision and policy in the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the past 11 years. William Mason, Director General, commented, “Gillian is well-known in Guernsey...