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St James Global Limited and Joseph Coutts

22nd January 2008
PRESS RELEASE​ It has recently come to the attention of the Commission that Joseph Coutts, the former shareholder and managing director of St James Global Limited, may be trading as an insurance intermediary under the name St James Global from Monaco. The Commission understands that he may be trying to contact former clients of St James Global Limited to promote new products. St James Global...

Claridges Trustees Limited and Former Joint Fiduciary Licence Applicants Placed In Compulsory Liquidation

17th January 2008
Claridges Trustees Limited, Claridges Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited, First Nominees Limited and Second Nominees Limited were authorised to conduct fiduciary activities under the transitional provisions of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 by virtue of a joint licence application made in 2001. This application...

Claridges Trustees Limited and former joint fiduciary licence applicants

14th January 2008
Claridges Trustees Limited, Claridges Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited, First Nominees Limited and Second Nominees Limited were authorised to conduct fiduciary activities under the transitional provisions of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 by virtue of a joint licence application made in 2001. This application...

St James Global Limited and Joseph Coutts

11th January 2008
It has recently come to the attention of the Commission that Joseph Coutts, the former shareholder and managing director of St James Global Limited, may be trading as an insurance intermediary under the name St James Global from Monaco. The Commission understands that he may be trying to contact former clients of St James Global Limited to promote new products. St James Global Limited is a...

Notice under section 13 of the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Businesses and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2000 concerning Claridges Trustees Limited

19th December 2007
Claridges Trustees Limited Claridges Trust Company (Guernsey) Limited First Nominees Limited Second Nominees Limited (all incorporated in Guernsey and together referred to as “Claridges”) On 14 December 2007 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission gave notice to Claridges of the refusal of Claridges’ application for a full fiduciary licence under the Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration...

Legislation and Handbook - amendments to the Bailiwick's Framework for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

15th December 2007
​ The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Financial Services Businesses) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 have now been signed by the Policy Council and, as anticipated, come into force on 15 December. The Commission is also now formally issuing the Handbook for Financial Services Businesses on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (containing rules and guidance) dated 15...

Mr Joseph Coutts

15th October 2007
PRESS RELEASE On 11 October the Commission applied pursuant to section 67A of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 1994, as amended, to the Royal Court for an order prohibiting Mr Joseph Coutts from being a director or other officer of any company and from participating in, or being in any way concerned in, directly or indirectly, the management, formation or promotion of any company . Mr Coutts was a...

Northern Rock (Guernsey) Limited

14th September 2007
A joint statement was issued today by HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority announcing that a liquidity facility will be available to help Northern Rock plc to fund its operations during the current period of turbulence in financial markets while Northern Rock works to secure an orderly resolution to its current liquidity problems. The Financial Services Authority...