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Sanctions Notice - Syria

19th December 2025
Please be advised that the following individuals: Mohammed Hussein AL-JASIM (Unique ID: SYR0420) Sayf Al-Din BOULAD (Unique ID: SYR0421) Ghaith Suleiman DALLA (Unique ID: SYR0419) Miqdad Loay FATIHA (Unique ID: SYR0418) Mudallal KHOURY (Unique ID: SYR0425) Imad Mtanyus KHOURY (Unique ID: SYR0426) HAMZA DIVISION (Unique ID: SYR0424) SULTAN MURAD DIVISION (Unique ID: SYR0422) SULTAN SULEIMAN SHAH...

Sanctions Notice - Russia

19th December 2025
Please be advised that details in respect of the following individual, who has been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: Name: OFSI Group ID Unique ID: Limited Liability Company responsibility of "RBRU Specialized depository" 16924 RUS2682 The above entity is still subject to an asset freeze. The individual referred to above appears on the UK...

Sanctions Notice - Chemical Weapons

18th December 2025
Please be advised that the details of the following entry have been amended on the consolidated list: SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE (SSRC) (Unique ID: CHW0006) The above entity is designated under the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) and remains subject to an asset freeze. The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the...

Sanctions Notice - Iran (Human Rights)

18th December 2025
Please be advised that the details of the following entries have been amended on the consolidated list: Mohammad Ali JAFARI (Unique ID: IRN0058) Hossein TAEB (Unique ID: IRN0039) The above persons are designated under the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 (the UK regulations) and remain subject to an asset freeze. The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions...

Sanctions Notice - Russia

18th December 2025
Please be advised that the following persons/entities: Name OFSI ID Unique ID PJSC RUSSNEFT 17261 RUS3160 LLC RUSNEFTEGAZ GROUP 17262 RUS3161 PJSC TATNEFT 17263 RUS3162 LLC NNK-OIL 17264 RUS3163 Chingiz ALIYEV 17265 RUS3164 Murtaza Ali LAKHANI 17266 RUS3165 Sergei Viktorovich DOBRINOV 17269 RUS3166 SAPHIRA ENERGY FZE 17270 RUS3167 Andrej Antatolevich PALEVICH 17271 RUS3169 FARGONA KIMYO ZAVODI LLC...

Sanctions Notice - Syria

17th December 2025
Please be advised that the following entries have been removed from the UK Syria regime, however they remain subject to an asset freeze under different regimes: Remaining subject to sanctions under the Iran regime: Mohammad Ali JAFARI (Unique ID: IRN0058) Hossein TAEB (Unique ID: IRN0039) Remaining subject to sanctions under the Iran (Nuclear) regime: ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) QODS...

Sanctions Notice - Iran

17th December 2025
Please be advised that the following entries have been removed from the UK Iran (Nuclear) regime, however they remain subject to an asset freeze under different regimes: The following entry has been removed from the Iran (Nuclear) regime, however it remains subject to an asset freeze under the Iran regime: Mohammad Ali JAFARI (Unique ID: IRN0058) The following entry has been amended and is still...

New Regulatory Regime for Equity Release to Launch on 1 January 2026

16th December 2025
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (the Commission) is pleased to announce that a new regulatory regime for equity release will come into effect on 1 January 2026, following extensive consultation and legislative amendments under the Lending, Credit and Finance (LCF) Law. Equity release enables older homeowners to access some of the value tied up in their residential property without...

Thematic Review: Correspondent and intermediary relationships in the investment sector

15th December 2025
The Commission has today issued its report on the thematic review on the effectiveness of investment firms’ monitoring of, and compliance with, the intermediary and correspondent relationship requirements of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”) which we invite all firms who have these relationships to consider. We undertook 30 onsite visits as part of this...