2020-04-29
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission issued this Handbook to establish mandatory standards for specified businesses to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing in the Bailiwick. It requires firms to implement a risk-based approach encompassing corporate governance, customer due diligence, beneficial ownership transparency, and suspicious activity reporting. The document serves as the primary guidance for complying with Schedule 3 to the Criminal Justice Law and other relevant enactments, with non-compliance subject to regulatory enforcement and prosecution.