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The Commission has today issued an amendment to the country list in Appendix I of the Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF) (the “Handbook”) reflecting the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”)’s updated list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, which added Bolivia and the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands have been added to Appendix I whereas Bolivia was...

Please be advised that details in respect of the following individuals/entity, which have been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: Anatoliy Moiseevich CHERNER (Unique ID: RUS1907) Yegor Yurievch KARASEV (Unique ID: RUS2745) THE MAIN DIRECTORATE OF DEEP-SEA RESEARCH OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Unique ID: RUS2743) The...

Please be advised that amendments have been made to the details of the following persons/entities which are designated under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the UK regulations) – Abubakar SWALLEH (Unique ID: AQD0388 ) The UK regulations are given effect within the Bailiwick under the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Regimes) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Brexit)...

Please be advised that details in respect of the following individuals/entities, which have been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 , have been amended: Mariya UTKINA, (Unique ID: RUS2633 ) Inna Olegovna KAZAKOVA (Unique ID: RUS2634 ) Artem Alexandrovych SAVENKO. (Unique ID: RUS2635 ) Yaroslav Alekseevich PETRENKO (Unique ID: RUS2636 ) Oleg Gennadievich SUKHORUKOV...

The Commission is pleased to be supporting IOSCO's (the global association of securities and investment regulators) initiative to work with big tech to increase the standards of protection accorded to consumers using social media. This is an example of national regulators working together globally to endeavour to reduce harms to consumers which can occur as a result of their use of global social...

The Financial Services Business (Enforcement Powers) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 (“the Enforcement Powers Law”) The Lending, Credit and Finance (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2022 (“the Lending, Credit and Finance Law”) Channel Island Finance Limited (“the Firm”) Scott Greaves Carré (“Mr Carré”) Jason Paul Cook (“Mr Cook”) On 25 June 2025, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (“the...

The Commission has today published its Feedback Paper following the consultation on equity release in December 2024, together with a red-lined copy of the final Lending, Credit and Finance Rules and Guidance. The Commission is grateful for the responses received. We have carefully considered the views expressed and have made a number of amendments to the LCF Rules as a result. In the red-lined...