JFSC AML/CFT/CPF Handbook
Handbook for the prevention and detection of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing under the Money Laundering (Jersey) Order 2008.
- Issued by
- Jersey Financial Services Commission
- Applies in
- Jersey
- Edition
- Current, as published
- Area
- Financial crime (AML/CFT/CPF)
What an assessor reads first.
The headline requirements in Amoreg’s catalogue, in the issuer’s own numbering where it has one. They are where a review starts, not a transcription of the text.
- S.2Corporate governance, MLRO/MLCO and compliance resourcingGovernance
- S.3Business risk assessment and customer risk assessmentRisk assessment
- S.4Identification and verification of customers and beneficial ownersCustomer due diligence
- S.7Enhanced measures and PEPsCustomer due diligence
- S.8Ongoing monitoringMonitoring
- S.9Suspicious activity reportingReporting
- S.11Record keepingRecords
- S.12Sanctions and targeted financial sanctionsScreening
How Amoreg keeps you on it.
Enable the JFSC AML/CFT/CPF Handbook and the Monitor suggests JFSC as a source. Every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Inspector reads your policies against these 8 requirements every week and opens a finding wherever one falls short, citing the rule and drafting the fix. A person decides what is applied.
Each week
- Read jerseyfsc.org/news-and-events
- Check the library against 8 requirements
- Open findings with drafted fixes
- Wait for a person to decide
Policy does not yet set out: corporate governance, MLRO/MLCO and compliance resourcing
- Rule
- JFSC AML/CFT/CPF Handbook, S.2
- Area
- Governance
- Proposed by
- Inspector
- Decided by
- A named person, once reviewed
The same ground, elsewhere.
- FATF RecommendationsThe 40 Recommendations — the international standard every national AML/CFT/CPF regime is measured against.Global · 8 controls
- Wolfsberg Group StandardsIndustry standards for correspondent banking, the CBDDQ/FCCQ questionnaires and effectiveness-based AML programmes.Global · 4 controls
- GFSC Handbook on Countering Financial Crime (AML/CFT/CPF)The Bailiwick's AML/CFT/CPF rules and guidance for financial services businesses and prescribed businesses, issued under the Criminal Justice (Proceeds of Crime) regulations.Guernsey · 8 controls
- Isle of Man AML/CFT Code 2019The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Code 2019, with the FSA's AML/CFT Handbook as guidance.Isle of Man · 8 controls
- Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering RegulationsThe AMLRs under the Proceeds of Crime Act, read with CIMA's Guidance Notes — departure from the Guidance Notes without justification is treated as non-compliance.Cayman Islands · 8 controls
- BVI Anti-Money Laundering Regulations & Code of PracticeThe AML Regulations 2008 and the AML and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice 2008, as amended by the FSC.British Virgin Islands · 8 controls
Also in Jersey
- Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018Jersey's GDPR-equivalent law and the Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018 registration regime.Jersey · 9 controls
- JFSC Code of Practice for Trust Company BusinessThe seven principles a registered trust company business must meet.Jersey · 7 controls
- JFSC Codes of Practice for Certified Funds and Fund Services BusinessCodes for Jersey certified funds and the businesses that service them.Jersey · 4 controls
- Economic Substance (Crown Dependencies & Overseas Territories)Substance requirements for relevant activities under the EU Code of Conduct Group commitments.Crown Dependencies & Overseas Territories · 4 controls
Questions
Does Amoreg watch for changes to the JFSC AML/CFT/CPF Handbook?
Yes. Enable it and the Monitor suggests Jersey Financial Services Commission as a source; every publication it records keeps its source, stage and date.
Can Amoreg check our policies against the JFSC AML/CFT/CPF Handbook?
Yes. Inspector reads your library against its requirements every week and opens a finding, with the rule it cites and a proposed fix, wherever a policy falls short. A person decides what is applied.
Which edition does Amoreg use?
The current edition as published by the issuer, last verified in August 2026; the Monitor records new publications as they appear.