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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...

Guernsey hosts IOSCO’s European Regional Committee

18th September 2024 Group photo of the attendees at the IOSCO ERC Committee meeting
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission was pleased to host the plenary meeting of the International Organisation of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO) European Regional Committee (ERC) in Guernsey today (Wednesday 18 September 2024). More than 55 people attended the committee meeting, with the committee having more than 50 member jurisdictions. During the meeting, ERC members addressed and shared...

Consultation Paper on proposed new Regulated Investment Exchange Operator Rules

17th September 2024
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has today issued a Consultation Paper seeking comments from interested parties on the creation of a new set of rules and associated guidance to be made under the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the POI Law”) – The Regulated Investment Exchange Operator Rules and Guidance (“the RIEO Rules”). The RIEO Rules are intended to...

Approach to Risk-based Supervision - a refresher

17th September 2024
The Commission will be running three one-hour Approach to Risk-based Supervision – a refresher sessions on Tuesday 8 October. The voluntary sessions, aimed at anyone interested in learning more about risk-based supervision, will cover: the Commission's approach to risk-based supervision, including what risk-based supervision is and how it works; how the Commission engages with firms, from onsite...

Consultation Paper on Protected Cell Company (“PCC”) as Pension Service Provider (“PSP”)

16th September 2024
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has today issued a Consultation Paper seeking views from interested parties on a proposal to permit Pension Service Providers (PSPs) to be formed as Protected Cell Companies (PCCs). Under the current legal framework, a company cannot be a PCC unless it falls under certain prescribed regulated categories, which do not include PSPs. The Consultation Paper...