News
Announcements and updates from Westwinds Offshore Services, including relevant Isle of Man regulatory news.
We are pleased to announce that Suzanne Wild has been appoin…
We are pleased to announce that Suzanne Wild has been appointed Head of Compliance.
We are pleased to announce that Andy Kinrade and Alex Lee ha…
We are pleased to announce that Andy Kinrade and Alex Lee have joined the board of Westwinds Offshore Services Limited as Directors.
Andrew Kinrade has joined our team as Client Relationship Ma…
Andrew Kinrade has joined our team as Client Relationship Manager; his extensive corporate and client relationship skills are a valued asset for us and our clients.
We are pleased that Dawn Mackenzie joined the client adminis…
We are pleased that Dawn Mackenzie joined the client administration team.
We have completed our move to our new offices in Ramsey. Ple…
We have completed our move to our new offices in Ramsey. Please ensure you have updated your records with our new address.
Regulatory Updates
The items below are published by an external regulatory body, not by Westwinds. Each item is labelled with its source below; click through to read the full item on the issuing organisation's own website.
UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) Blog
Achieving our objectives; Supporting our stakeholders: OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership Exchange 2026
Sanctions are among the most powerful tools available to the U.S. and UK governments in advancing our respective foreign policy and national security interests. In January 2026, as…
Marking 10 years of OFSI: partnership, progress and the future of financial sanctions
What does a decade of UK Financial Sanctions look like in practice? At the end of April, to mark its 10th anniversary, OFSI hosted an international conference on sanctions, bringing together partners and stakeholders from…
OFSI Strategy 2026-29
This year marks ten years since the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was established. Over the last ten years, OFSI has built stronger capability and confidence, enhancing licensing, enforcement and…
OFSI’s 10 Year Anniversary – Reflections from Giles Thomson, Director of OFSI
Ten years ago, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) was established to ensure that the United Kingdom’s financial sanctions are clearly understood, effectively implemented and robustly enforced. Over the past decade, financial sanctions have become an…
Reasonableness in licensing – updated approach
In June 2021, OFSI published a blogpost, “Reasonableness in licensing”, which set out how we assess “reasonableness” when considering licence applications under UK financial sanctions regimes. This blogpost, “Reasonableness in licensing…
Other Regulatory Sources
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Isle of Man Government — News
Official news releases from the Isle of Man Government, including sanctions and export control updates. Offers its own RSS feed for subscription via a feed reader or Microsoft Outlook (the feed could not be embedded directly on this page — see the guide below for why).
Isle of Man Financial Services Authority — News
Regulatory news, consultations, enforcement notices, and guidance from the IOMFSA, the Island's financial services regulator.
MONEYVAL (Council of Europe)
The Council of Europe's anti-money laundering evaluation body, which assesses the Isle of Man (alongside Guernsey, Jersey, and Gibraltar) for compliance with international AML/CFT standards. The Island's next on-site evaluation is due in October 2026.