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From today anyone who is required to complete, and submit to the Commission, a Personal Questionnaire (PQ) for the first time or who needs to update their existing one, will be able to do so using the Commission’s new online portal. This new electronic service offers a more efficient and less time consuming process than the current paper based system which is being phased out and will no longer be...

Please be advised that guidance on prohibitions and authorisations in respect of exports and related financial assistance under the EU’s sanctions against the Russian Federation has been issued by the European Commission. The EU sanctions in relation to the Russian Federation have been implemented in the Bailiwick by the Russian Federation (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the...

There have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick’s sanctions regime. Measures which should be taken as a result are set out at the end of this notice. CRIMEA AND SEVASTOPOL The Crimea and Sevastopol (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014 has been amended by the Crimea and Sevastopol (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014. The amendment...

The Commission is today issuing Instruction Number 07/2014 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. 07/2014 for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction No. 07/2014 for Prescribed Businesses 18 December 2014

​Please be advised that there has been an amendment to the sanctions regime in relation to Syria. Measures which should be taken as a result are set out at the end of this notice. SYRIA Council Regulation (EU) 36/2002, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark...

​Please be advised that there have been a number of developments in relation to the Bailiwick’s sanctions regime in relation to the Ukraine, the Central African Republic and the Russian Federation, which are set out below. Measures which should be taken as a result are set out at the end of this notice. UKRAINE Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as implemented by the Territorial Integrity etc. of...

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 the Al-Qaida network and terrorist asset freezing measures. Measures which should be taken as a result are set out at the end of this notice. AL–QAIDA NETWORK Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002, as...

​ As part of the implementation of the Guernsey Financial Advice Standards the Licensees (Conduct of Business) Rules 2009 will be repealed on 1 January 2015. They will be replaced by the Licensees (Conduct of Business) Rules 2014 which will be effective from 1 January 2015. A blacklined document showing the changes between the 2009 and 2014 Rules can be found below. Blacklined Licensees (Conduct...

Article 36 of AIFMD provides that EEA Member States may allow an authorised EEA AIFM to market to professional investors, units or shares of a non-EEA AIF in their territory. This marketing is subject to a number of restrictions including amongst other things, a requirement that the AIFM ensures that one or more entities are appointed to carry out the duties referred to in Article 21(7)...