On 12 March 2019, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) published the final version of the revised Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (the Handbook).

Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have published a joint commitment to increase transparency and accessibility to information held on their registers of beneficial ownership.

On 12 November 2018 the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) issued a revised Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (the Handbook).

The Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1999 ("Proceeds of Crime Law") has been extended to cover unregulated trustees and partners. This extension took effect on 16 October 2023...

The Royal Court of Guernsey held, on 29 December 2022, that a Guernsey bank that had filed a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with Guernsey's Financial Intelligence Service

Baroness Margaret Hodge and Jake Richards MP visited Guernsey to examine the island's approach to beneficial ownership transparency and its fight against illicit finance.

Money laundering challenges for cannabis businesses - what do cannabis businesses need to know when it comes to off-shore dealings and the risk of prosecution for proceeds of crime?

Alas, in my opinion many of the most successful criminals are often better strategists than some of the most powerful business executives in the world.

Appleby recently hosted a breakfast seminar on practical experiences of combatting and investigating financial crime.

This guide explores the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments in Guernsey and provides expert analysis on industry-wide topics including the local legal framework, the main stages of a fraud case, parallel proceedings, cross-jurisdictional mechanisms, recent developments, technology and other impacting factors.