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Phishing Attempt

9th October 2024
The Commission has become aware of a possible phishing attempt being sent purporting to be from the Commission. The email is asking recipients to log into the PQ portal to update their OPQ. If you have received an email from the Commission and you are unsure of its authenticity, please do not click on any links or attachments and instead forward it to [email protected]. The Commission sends its...

Sanctions Notice - Chemical Weapons

8th October 2024
Please be advised that the following individuals/entities have been designated under the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK Regulations): Igor Anatolyevich KIRILLOV (Group ID: 15598) 33 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND TESTING INSTITUTE (Group ID: 16601) RADIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENCE TROOPS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Group ID: 16599)...

Sanctions Notice - Cyber

8th October 2024
Please be advised that the details of the following entries have been corrected on the consolidated list : Eduard Vitalevich BENDERSKIY (Group ID: 16584) Aleksey Evgenyevich SHCHETININ (Group ID: 16586) Dmitriy Alekseyevich SLOBODSKOY (Group ID: 16581) Maksim Viktorovich YAKUBETS (Group ID: 16583) All are designated under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) and...

2024 Financial Crime Risk Return Reminder

7th October 2024
The Commission wishes to remind all financial services businesses and prescribed businesses that the 2024 Financial Crime Risk Return (“the FCRR”) is due for submission by 31 October 2024. Please note that for financial services businesses the FCRR is subject to late and inaccurate filing penalties. Firms which are required to complete the FCRR will find it available via the Commission’s Online...

Sanctions Notice - Belarus

3rd October 2024
Please be advised that the following entity: CJSC Alfa Bank Belarus (Group ID: 16597) has been designated under The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) and is now subject to an asset freeze. The entity referred to above appears on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the...

Finovation: The Guernsey Edge

3rd October 2024 Tim Jones presents at Finovation: The Guernsey Edge
On 11 September 2024, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Guernsey Finance hosted Finovation: The Guernsey Edge at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre. Attendees heard how Guernsey could leverage its unique position to harness technology in driving growth and improving efficiency. The Commission is pleased to provide recordings of the day's sessions, along with slides (where available): Welcome...

Sanctions Notice - Cyber

2nd October 2024
Please be advised that the following persons: Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets (Unique ID: CYB0048) Igor Olegovich Turashev (Unique ID: CYB0049) Denis Igorevich Gusev (Unique ID: CYB0050) Dmitry Konstantinovich Smirnov (Unique ID: CYB0051) Artem Viktorovich Yakubets (Unique ID: CYB0052) Ivan Dmitryevich Tuchkov (Unique ID: CYB0053) Andrey Vechislavovich Plotnitskiy (Unique ID: CYB0054) Dmitry...

Sanctions Notice - Haiti

2nd October 2024
Please be advised that the following individuals have been designated under the Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2020 (the UK regulations) and are now subject to an asset freeze : Luckson Elan (Group ID: 16596) Prophane Victor (Group ID: 16595) The individuals referred to above appear on the UK’s consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick...

Sanctions Notice - North Korea

19th September 2024
Please be advised that the details of the following entry: Ri Pyong Chul (Group ID: 13572) who is designated under the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) has been amended. The person referred to above is still subject to an asset freeze and appears on the consolidated list, which can be found here . The UK regulations are given effect...