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Sanctions Notice - Afghanistan and Somalia

19th November 2015
Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to Afghanistan and Somalia. AFGHANISTAN Council Regulation (EU) No 753/2011, as implemented by the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Afghanistan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney)...

Online Submissions Portal Update - 17th Nov 2015

17th November 2015
​ Yesterday an update was rolled out to the Online Submissions Portal to add new forms and improve functionality. The new forms that have been added and are now available to submit online are: 100. Generic Upload 131. Insurance Intermediary Annual Return 201a. Change to Designated Person (Part 1) 201b. Change to Designated Person (Part 2) 203. Change of Name (Registered) 204. Change of Year End or...

Sanctions Notice - Al-Qaida Network

16th November 2015
Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has deleted two individuals from the list of persons associated with Al-Qaida maintained under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267. All persons on the list are subject to restrictive measures which include targeted financial sanctions. Further details are available here: http://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sc12118.doc.htm The...

Phishing Email Alert

6th November 2015
​The Commission has been alerted by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to a phishing attack on a U.K. financial institution whereby an email containing a JAR file attachment has been sent in order to socially engineer bank staff into unpacking the compressed file. The email states that it has come from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, part of the Department of the Treasury, with the email...

Sanctions Notice - Afghanistan and Al-Qaida Network

5th November 2015
Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime, which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to Afghanistan and the Al-Qaida Network. Afghanistan Please be advised that the United Nations Security Council has amended the list of persons associated with the Taliban maintained under United Nations Security...

New Commissioner appointed

2nd November 2015
The Commission is delighted to announce that the States of Guernsey have appointed Mrs Wendy Dorey as a new Commissioner. The vacancy arose following the retirement of Mrs Susie Farnon, the Commission’s former Vice-Chairman. Mrs Dorey is a Director of the investment consultancy firm Dorey Financial Modelling. She has over 15 years’ experience within the financial services industry including as...

Sanctions Notice - Belarus

2nd November 2015
Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Belarus (Freezing of Funds) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2015/1948 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1949. The Regulation and the Implementing...

Sanctions Notice - Yemen, Zimbabwe and Ukraine

29th October 2015
​Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick's sanctions regime, which are set out below. These developments concern sanctions relating to Yemen, Zimbabwe and Ukraine. Yemen Council Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Yemen (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney)...

Sanctions Notice - Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

27th October 2015
HM Treasury has renewed the final designation of three entities and one individual under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010. They therefore remain Designated Persons for the purposes of the Act. In addition, the listing details of the individual have been amended. Details of the entities are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470500...