The Jersey Employment Forum has released a report and recommendation on the introduction of public interest disclosure (whistleblowing) legislation in Jersey which will give legal protection to individuals who report certain...more
On 5 December 2024 the UK's Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 came into force. The UK Regulations are made under the UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 ("SAMLA") and make...more
1/10/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Compliance ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Income Taxes ,
Investors ,
Island of Guernsey ,
OECD ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sanctions ,
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (SAMLA) ,
Terrorist Financing ,
UK
The importance of whistleblowers cannot be understated for ensuring the highest standards are maintained in financial services businesses.
Outside the realm of financial services, the #MeToo movement has renewed the focus...more
It is possible to issue RWA tokens using a Jersey company to act as the issuer.
The Jersey regulator has published a guidance note on the tokenisation of RWAs.
This guidance note sets out the applicable requirements and...more
11/11/2024
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Audits ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lending ,
Marketing ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stablecoins ,
UK
Financial technology is already well established in Jersey, and firms are embedding technological solutions which enhance their products and services, increase efficiencies, and provide greater transparency.
Originally...more
9/30/2024
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Blockchain ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Substance Doctrine ,
Exemptions ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Licensing Rules ,
Money Laundering ,
Registration Requirement ,
RegTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Tokenization ,
Transparency
The Minister for External Relations of the Government of Jersey (GoJ) recently announced a public consultation seeking views on a number of proposed changes to the operation of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and the US...more