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​Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002, as implemented by the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2013, the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2013 and the Al-Qaida (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2013, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/480 with effect from 20 March 2015. The Implementing Regulation is available here...

​In 2014, the Commission commenced a review of the two Handbooks which provide the legal and regulatory framework for the financial services businesses and prescribed business sector on measures to address Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. The Commission wanted to adopt a collaborative approach to the review and formed a joint working party with representatives of...

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as implemented by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/427. The EU Council has extended the sanctions regime in view of the situation in Ukraine by...

​The Commission is aware of a new method being used by fraudsters against licensees to commit fraud via telephone. The scam involves the fraudster making the victim believe that they are speaking to a trusted organisation by fooling their phones into displaying any number they choose. The scam, known as 'number spoofing', works by fraudsters cloning the telephone number of the organisation or...

Council Regulation (EU) 208/2014, as implemented by the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2014, the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2014 and the Ukraine (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2014, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/357. 4 persons have been removed from the list of designated persons subject to financial...

The Commission is aware that there has been an increase in the number of attempted, and in some cases successful, frauds on customer bank accounts held with local financial institutions. This has occurred via the use of compromised e-mail accounts or through the "piggy-backing" of e-mails. These fraudulent attempts are being made across a wide range of financial institutions with as yet no...

Council Regulation (EU) 204/2011, as implemented by the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2011, the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2011 and the Libyan (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/376. 1 person has been removed from the list of designated persons subject to financial...

Council Regulation (EU) 36/2012, as implemented by the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2012, the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Alderney) Ordinance, 2012 and the Syria (Restrictive Measures) (Sark) Ordinance, 2012, has been amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/375. The amendments, which are automatically effective in the Bailiwick, extend sanctions in relation...

The Commission is aware that there has been an increase in the number of attempted, and in some cases successful, frauds on customer bank accounts held with local financial institutions. This has occurred via the use of compromised e-mail accounts or through the "piggy-backing" of e-mails. These fraudulent attempts are being made across a wide range of financial institutions with as yet no...