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Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/532 with effect from 30 March 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here...

The Commission announced on 9 March 2015 that The Registered Collective Investment Schemes Rules 2015 had been approved by Commissioners and would take effect from 1 April 2015. The Commission has today released new Forms REG and REGSF. These forms are effective from 1 April 2015.

The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987; as amended (the “Financial Services Commission Law”); and The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 1987 (the “Protection of Investors Law”) The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) issues this notice pursuant to its powers under section 2(2)(e) of the Financial Services Commission Law, and...

​The list of persons designated under Council Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 has been updated by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/513 with effect from 27 March 2015. Existing designations in respect of 10 individuals and 23 entities have been renewed, and designations in respect of two other entities have been removed. The entities whose designations have been removed are: Al-Takfir and Al...

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. The Commission has added Hungary and Slovenia to the list of countries or territories whose regulated financial services...

​ It has come to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission’s attention that a website cites the following as cells of The Global Mutual Fund PCC Limited, a fund authorised in Guernsey: CWM Capital Fund CWM Balanced CWM Equity Fund CWM Prime Fund CWM Property Fund Please note that the above are not cells approved by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.

​The Commission is today issuing Instruction Number 01/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Prescribed Businesses, copies of which can be accessed on the FC&A section of the Commission’s website: Instruction No. 01/2015 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction No. 01/2015 for Prescribed Businesses

​In 2014, the Commission commenced a review of the two Handbooks which provide the legal and regulatory framework for the financial services businesses and prescribed business sector on measures to address Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. The Commission wanted to adopt a collaborative approach to the review and formed a joint working party with representatives of...

​Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/480 with effect from 20 March 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here...