Investment

​The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the co-operation arrangements between the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and the EU securities regulators for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. ESMA has negotiated the agreement with the GFSC on behalf of all 27 EU Member State securities...

Further to the news item posted on the Commission's website on 10 April, the Policy Council has made the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, 2013 and the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal Professionals, Accountants and Estate Agents) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations, 2013. These...

​ The Commission has undertaken a review of the forms required for fast track fund applications in respect of Non-Guernsey Schemes, Qualifying Investor Funds and Registered Collective Investment Schemes. The Commission has amended the application forms to ensure that the information requested is consistent where applicable. Furthermore, the Commission has inserted additional questions in areas...

The Commission has noted that the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 have resulted in an inaccurate cross-reference in regulation 5(1)(d) of the regulations being amended. In regulation 5(1)(d) the reference to regulation 3(1)(c) should now be to regulation 3(2)(a). The making of the Criminal Justice (Proceeds...

The Policy Council has signed the following amendment regulations, which came into force today: The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Regulations, 2013 The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Legal...

​On 4 March the Commission issued: Instruction (Number 18) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 16) for Prescribed Businesses For other Instructions and repealed Business from Sensitive Sources, see Instructions page on this website.

In advance of most of the changes to the AML/CFT framework referred to in our media release of 12 November 2012, 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. A version of...

In September 2011 the Commission issued the Finance Sector Code of Corporate Governance. The introduction states that from 2012 we will require an assurance statement from companies subject to the Code, confirming that the directors have considered the effectiveness of their corporate governance practices and are satisfied with their degree of compliance with the Principles set out in the Code or...

​On 30 October the Commission issued: Instruction (Number 17) for Financial Services Businesses and Instruction (Number 15) for Prescribed Businesses For other Instructions and repealed Business from Sensitive Sources, see the Instructions page on this website.