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Licensees are reminded that where a Licence is held at as at 1 January 2018 and no request has been received by the Commission by close of business on 31 December 2017 to cancel or surrender that licence, then the (non-refundable) annual licence fee for 2018 will be payable by the licensee. Likewise, where no request to suspend or revoke the authorisation or registration of a collective investment...

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as implemented by the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance 2014, the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance 2014 and the Territorial Integrity etc. of Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark ) Ordinance 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/ 2153...

The Commission has published a guide to financial services regulation in the Bailiwick which is intended to clarify and explain regulation in a non-legal way. To view or download a copy please click here. At the same time, the Commission has taken the opportunity to republish its guide to risk based supervision in Guernsey which was first published in April 2016. To view or download a copy please...

During 2017, the Fiduciary Supervision Policy and Innovations Division undertook a thematic review of pension arrangements in the Bailiwick.

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 2017/2064. The effect of the amendment is to remove one entity from the list The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing Regulation 2017/2064 Persons who are listed for the purposes of the EU Regulation are...

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 Regulation (EU) No 2017/2062. The amending Regulation is available here: Council Regulation (EU)...

During late 2016 a thematic review of fund managers and fund administrators' governance, risk and compliance frameworks was jointly undertaken by the Investment Supervision and Policy Division and the Financial Crime Supervision and Policy Division of the Commission. The Investment Supervision and Policy Division report which focussed on the mitigation of governance and compliance risk in relation...

In January 2016, the States of Deliberation (the States) agreed to increase the maximum level of financial penalties available to the Commission which can be applied in cases where there have been serious breaches of the regulatory laws. Subsequently, in March 2016, the States approved the necessary legislation (Projet de Loi) to give effect to the proposals. The Commission has been informed that...

Council Regulation (EU) No 747/2014, as implemented in the Bailiwick by the Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1942. The Implementing Regulation is available here: Council Implementing Regulation...