Cyan would like to bid a fond farewell to Chris Cooke, one of the company’s co-founders. After nearly six years as a principal at the company, Chri...
COVID-19 – how should the Compliance Function respond?
We have seen communications recently from the JFSC regarding the industry’s response to the COVID-19 virus and it is encouraging that firms appear ...
Our Response to COVID-19
Following the outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19, and as instructed by the Government of Jersey, we have temporarily closed Cyan's office in St. Helier...
3 Key Reviews
The latest Consultation Paper (No. 10, 2018) from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“the JFSC”) has floated the proposal that regulated en...
Tiptoeing through tipping-off in Jersey
The Proceeds of Crime and Terrorism (Tipping Off – Exceptions) Regulations 2014 (“the Regulations”) have been in place for a while now but after...
Investing in the emerging medical marijuana market
I should start with a caveat – I’m not a lawyer and I wouldn’t dream of claiming to be able to give legal advice. But I do spend quite a lot of...
Board effectiveness reviews
Revisions to the Codes of Practice in March 2018 included a new requirement that all aspects of a registered person’s corporate governance arrangem...
Presentation to the JCOA
Presentation to the JCOA On 6 June 2017, we spoke to members of the Jersey Compliance Officers Association on the subject of "Conflicts of In...
Conflicts of interest – the Compliance Officer has client-facing responsibilities
There are many difficulties facing anyone fulfilling the role of a key person, whether a Compliance Officer, Money Laundering Reporting Officer (“M...