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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Please be advised that the following individuals: Name: OFSI Group ID: Unique ID: Abdul Rahim Hamdan DAGLO 17257 SUD0022 Al-Fateh Abdullah IDRIS 17258 SUD0023 Gedo Hamdan AHMED 17259 SUD0024 Tijani Ibrahim Moussa MOHAMED 17260 SUD0025 have been designated under The Republic of Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) and are now subject to an asset freeze. The individuals...

Guernsey Funds The total net asset value of Guernsey funds at the end of the quarter was £272.8 billion, an increase over the quarter of £1.9 billion (+0.7%). Over the past year, total net asset values have decreased by £16.0 billion (-5.5%). Closed-ended Schemes Within these totals, Guernsey closed-ended funds decreased over the quarter by £0.6 billion (-0.2%) to £226.0 billion. This represents a...

Today, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission which, inter alia, oversees a £1 trillion+ investment sector, launched its Digital Finance Consultation Paper, setting out measures to support the adoption of digital finance across the Bailiwick’s financial services sectors. The consultation seeks to provide clarity on the regulatory treatment of emerging technologies and proposes targeted...

Please be advised that the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolution 1518 (2003) concerning Iraq has removed the following individual from its sanctions list: Munir Al Qubaysi (IQi.074) The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List has been updated and is accessible here. Changes to the UN Consolidated List are automatically effective in the UK under the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit)...