COVID-19 has caught a lot of companies out. As the immediate impact of the health crisis recedes, examples of fundamental and structural devastation in many businesses are starting to emerge. But how much of that is due to a lack of sound foundations and planning – especially around business resilience?
Thursday, 9th July 11am – 12.00pm
Guernsey has implemented new tax legislation to meet the EU economic substance requirements in the form of “The Income Tax (Substance Requirements) (Implementation) Regulations, 2018” (Substance Regulations), which came into force on 1 January 2019.
The Financial Crime Risk Return (“the Return”) for the reporting period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 will be available for completion on the Online Submissions Portal in July 2020. The submission deadline is 31 October 2020. All firms required to complete the Return should consult the following documents before submission: Financial Crime Risk …
Thursday 2 July 2020, 11am – 12pm GMT
After the COVID-19 outbreak, and the accompanying damage to the global economy, there are already predictions that harsher tax regimes will be introduced to help plug fiscal holes caused by the crisis (see article from FT Adviser below).
Changes have been made to both the portal and forms. Main changes to note include; OS & PQ Portals can now be linked for Single-Sign-On; & New accounts will be now be required to agree to the Terms & Conditions when registering. For further information, please refer to the guidance note on the GFSC website …
The Commission has issued in final form, the revised Handbook on Countering Financial Crime and Terrorist Financing (“the Handbook”) The Commission has made amendments, to the Handbook, in order to take into account the Bailiwick of Guernsey’s National Risk Assessment (“NRA”) on money laundering (“ML”) and the financing of terrorism (“FT”) which was published in …
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Having made a conscious decision to continue recruiting whilst operating the whole business remotely, Aspida Group has been delighted to make five key appointments to its growing Guernsey team.
The GFSC have just published details of a new fast track regime specifically for managers of overseas collective schemes.
Guernsey is an excellent jurisdiction for financial services businesses. One of the reasons Guernsey is an excellent jurisdiction is because it is well regulated.
Thursday 18 June 2020, 12:00 – 13:00
In this wbinar we will be discussing how to handle your relationship with the Enforcement Division in the context of a Regulatory Investigation.
