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Please be advised that 8 individuals and 5 entities have been designated under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations). Details of the individuals and entities are available here: Notice_Russia_080223.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey)...

The Commission has elected John Aspden as its Vice-Chairman in the wake of the sad death of its previous Vice-Chairman, Baroness Couttie. John is also Chairman of the Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors and co-chairs the Basel Consultative Group, and was made an MBE for his work in financial services. He was Chief Executive of the Financial Supervision Commission in the Isle of Man...

Date of prohibition order pursuant to section 33 of the Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 and prohibited functions: From 2 February 2023 until 2 July 2033: the functions of controller, director, money laundering reporting officer and money laundering compliance officer.

On 2 February 2023, the Commission imposed discretionary financial penalties as follows: Mr William Stephen Cairns (“Mr Cairns”) a financial penalty of £133,000; and Mr Du Preez Gert Vermeulen (“Mr Vermeulen”) a financial penalty of £35,000. Further, on the above date, the Commission imposed the prohibitions as follows: Mr Cairns prohibited from all functions for a period of ten years and six...

Please be advised that the following individuals and entities: Win Kyaw Kyaw Aung Zaw Min Tun Asia Sun Trading Company Limited Cargo Link Company Limited have been designated under the Myanmar (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (the UK regulations). The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit)...

Please be advised that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in South-East Asia has been designated under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations). The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit) Regulations, 2020 that have been made under the Sanctions...

Please be advised that the following persons have been designated under the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations): Salar Abnoush, Ahmad Fazelian, Kiyumars Heidari, Hossein Nejat, Qasem Rezaei, Basij Resistance Force, Basij Cooperative Foundation. The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes)...

The Commission has today published its feedback paper following the consultation on Lending, Credit & Finance issued on 21 July 2022, together with the final Lending, Credit & Finance Rules and Guidance and a s40 instrument giving notice of various exemptions from the requirement to hold a licence in respect of the carrying on of business regulated by the law. The Lending , Credit and Finance...