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Sanctions Notice - Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

12th August 2019
The list of persons subject to restrictive measures under Council Regulation 2580/2001 (the EU Regulation) has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1337, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/24 has been repealed. The effect of the amendment is to update the information relating to the persons, groups and entities on the list. The Implementing Regulation is...

Sanctions Notice - Libya

12th August 2019
Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/44, as implemented by the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2016, the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2016 and the Libya (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2016, has been amended by Council Regulation (EU) No 2019/1292. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1292 The effect...

Mr Bruce David McNaught

9th August 2019
The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended (“the Financial Services Commission Law”); The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000, as amended (the “Fiduciaries Law”); The Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987 as amended (the “POI Law”); The Insurance Managers and...

Sanctions Notice - South Sudan

17th July 2019
Council Regulation (EU) 735/2015, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the South Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2015, the South Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance 2016 and the South Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance 2015, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1208. The Implementing Regulation, which is automatically and...

Sanctions Notice - North Korea

17th July 2019
Council Regulation (EU) No 2017/1509, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2017, the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2017, and the North Korea (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2017, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation 2019/1207. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically and...

Instruction No. 02/2019 for Specified Businesses

8th July 2019
The Commission is today issuing Instruction No. 02/2019 for Specified Businesses, replacing and repealing Instruction No. 01/2019 for Specified Businesses issued on 1 April 2019. Changes since Instruction No. 01/2019 include the addition of Panama and the removal of Serbia. Further details in respect of these jurisdictions can be found within Part B of the Instruction. A copy of Instruction No. 02...

GFiN - one year on

4th July 2019
“GFiN – one year on” A reflection of the GFiN’s achievements and challenges since inception, and amibitions for the future The Guernsey Financial Services Commission is pleased to announce the publication of the Global Financial Innovation Network’s (“GFIN”) “One Year On” report. The GFiN is a network of international regulators and related organisations committed to supporting financial...

Financial Crime Risk Return

3rd July 2019
Financial Crime Risk Return 2019 The Financial Crime Risk Return for the reporting period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 (the “2019 Return”) is available for completion on the Online Submissions Portal for all firms required to complete the 2019 Return. The submission deadline is 31 October 2019. There are no changes to the fields within the 2019 Return, however, please note that page 13 of the...

Sanctions Notice - Iraq

2nd July 2019
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1518, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) Channel Islands Order 2000, has been amended. The effect of the amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, is to remove 13 entities from the list of persons and entities subject to financial restrictions under Resolution 1518. Further details about the...