In enforcement cases, the GFSC can seek to impose prohibitions on individuals to prevent them from continuing to work in the industry.  Often, such prohibitions have been time-limited, although the GFSC could also issue lifetime prohibitions where the circumstances warranted such an approach. In a recent enforcement case, however, the sanctions imposed on the respondent […]

On 18 June 2019 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (“the Commission”) announced it has fined Louvre Trust (Guernsey) Limited, Derek Paul Baudains, Jonathan Ross Bachelet, Haidee Louise Stephens, Julian Dai Lane, Charles Peter Gervais Tracy as follows £70,000 on Louvre Trust (Guernsey Limited) (the “Licensee” or the “Firm”) under section 11D of the Financial Services […]

On the Nov 8, 2018 the Jersey Evening Post (https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2018/11/08/trump-sanctions-prompt-exit-of-russian-owned-businesses/) reported a story about Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch and his company SANCTIONS imposed by the Trump administration have caused two Jersey-based businesses owned by one of Russia’s richest men to press ahead with plans to leave the Island. It went on to say “According […]

On Monday 10th June deadline the responses to the HMT consultation paper on the implementation of the 5th Money Laundering Directive in the UK needed to be submitted. The 88-page document is daunting. However, an excellent article from Accounting Web gives a good high-level summary of each section of the consultation document, helping accountants to […]

London is the global leader for raising capital; Its infrastructure, people, breadth of financial services and even the GMT zone itself ensures companies and investors from around the world can intersect. It’s stock exchanges enable companies of all shapes and sizes to float and raise capital, and investors to buy shares. However, with its diverse […]

The Minister for External Relations Senator Ian Gorst yesterday made the Money Laundering (Amendment No. 10) (Jersey) Order 2019, which will come into force next week on Wednesday 12 June. Amendment No. 10 makes miscellaneous changes to the legal requirements on firms in relation to customer due diligence and introduces the concept of domestic PEPs […]

A study on Money laundering and tax evasion risks in free ports provides an insight into the money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance risks connected with free zones, particularly those that function as (semi-) permanent storage for high-value goods, often referred to as ‘free ports’. Conducted at the request of the European Parliament’s Special […]

The real estate sector continues to have significant focus from its money laundering regulator – HMRC. Following a crackdown in March, which saw 50 estate agents suspected of trading without being registered receive regulator visits, HMRC has released updated money laundering guidance for the sector. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/799193/EAB.pdf Those operating in this industry are now required […]