Investment

First Quarter 2018 Investment Funds The net asset value of total funds under management and administration has decreased in Sterling terms over the quarter ended 31 March 2018 by £7 billion (-2.9%) to £263 billion. For the year since 31 March 2017, total net asset values decreased by £5 billion (-1.5%). Open-ended Funds Within these totals Guernsey domiciled open-ended funds decreased by £1.67...

The Commission is pleased to release a consultation paper on the development of a Guernsey Green Fund. Closing date is 1 June 2018. A copy of the consultation paper and the draft rules can be found here: [Consultation Paper] [Rules] The Commission would be grateful for any representations and would draw your attention to the list of questions on page 15 of the consultation paper. I would like to...

Consultation on Code of Market Conduct. The Commission is pleased to release the draft Code of Market Conduct (“the Code”) for consultation. (see here) Closing date is 12 June 2018. The Commission would be grateful for any representations but, in particular, would like comment on the following subjects: 1. Do you agree with the structure of the Code? i.e. a hierarchy: a. Section 2 – Descriptions...

Two-factor authentication (“2FA”) functionality is now available on the Online Submissions Portal. This is in line with the Commission’s commitment to continually improving the security of licensee data. If your organisation promotes the use of 2FA, then please ensure that your portal users opt in to use the functionality. A guide with instructions is available here.

Following release on 15 th March 2018 of the draft Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses & Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2018 for engagement (see here for the news article), the Commission will be hosting a drop-in session on 19 th April 2018 between 8.30am and 9.30am. Please join us to discuss the draft Law and have a coffee and a croissant. The engagement...

The Commission is seeking feedback on the provisions of the draft Protection of Investors Law, the draft Regulation of Fiduciaries Law and the definitions which are proposed to be used across the revised supervisory laws and specifically whether these may have any unintended consequences or contain fatal flaws. The Commission has published engagement papers in relation to these setting out the...

The Investment Supervision and Policy Division has issued a new Private Investment Fund FAQ, and has updated and reissued the PIF Form. Links to both may be found here (FAQs) and here (PIF Form)

The Commission is seeking feedback on the provisions of the draft Regulation of Fiduciaries Law specifically whether the amendments may have any unintended consequences or contain fatal flaws. The engagement paper which the Commission has published sets out the topics upon which assistance is requested and questions regarding unintended consequences and whether there are any significant issues in...

To allow further time for consideration, the deadline for feedback on fatal flaws and unintended consequences for the draft Protection of Investors Law has been extended to 11 April 2018. More information about the engagement can be found here. If you have any queries, please contact Siobhan Mahoney-Bougourd on 01481 732332.