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Proposed Wire Transfer Legislation, Rules and Guidance

28th February 2007
​The Commission has prepared draft Bailiwick anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation on wire transfers to ensure that BACs can continue to be used by firms in the Islands for transfers between the Islands and the UK. The draft Transfer of Funds (Guernsey/Alderney/Sark) Ordinance, 2007 is available here (PDF, 55 Kb). A draft of chapter 7 of the Commission’s proposed AML...

Introduced Business - Statement No. 2

27th April 2005
27 April 2005 Representatives of the finance sector in Guernsey have requested clarification of the Commission's policy on certain aspects of introduced business. Accordingly, following consultation with the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, the Commission has today issued Statement No. 2 on introduced business to the finance sector . Enquiries should be made to: Sylvia Sirett Senior Analyst...

Statement on Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Existing Customers

30th June 2004
​Press Release - Anti-Money Laundering Standards for Existing Customers 30 June 2004 Following the issue of revised Recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force in 2003, the Commission has issued a statement on anti-money laundering standards for existing customers (available here as a PDF document). The statement requires financial services businesses to assess the risk of each business...

Statement on Interviews

2nd April 2004
​The Commission has today published a statement on interviews conducted under section 21B(1) of the Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987, as amended. The purpose of the statement is to set out the Commission's policy on the conduct of interviews under the Financial Services Commission Law to assist a foreign authority to carry out its functions. The statement on...

Statement on Introduced Business

18th December 2003
18 December 2003 The Commission is issuing this statement on introduced business, in order to provide financial services businesses with a clear statement of the standard which it will adopt in the revised Guidance Notes on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism, following the introduction on 20 June 2003 of the revised Forty Recommendations by the Financial...

The Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2002 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

20th February 2003
​20 February 2003 Attention is drawn to these Regulations which came into effect on 8 January 2003. Schedule 1 to the Terrorism and Crime (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002 (which contains a list of proscribed organisations) has been updated by these Regulations which add an additional 4 organisations to the list of proscribed organisations set out in Schedule 1. Financial services businesses...

Warning: Asia Pacific Group

6th November 2002
The above organisation has recently been brought to the Commission's attention. It has been noted from their web site at www.asiapacific-group.com that it claims that the company has a representative office in Guernsey. The Commission wishes to make it clear that the address given on the web site is not connected to the Asia Pacific Group or any other financial services business. Furthermore, the...

Warning - European Private Investment Bank

6th November 2002
The above-named entity has been brought to the Commission's attention. It has been noted from its web site at europeanprivateinvestmentbank.com that it claims to be licensed by the Commission to conduct banking business. As with similar claims made by other organisations previously referred to by the Commission, this is false. You are therefore advised not to have any contact with this entity...