The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is the financial supervisory authority in Gibraltar.

Overview

The GFSC was established by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Act in 1989, and started operations in 1991. Later legislation include the Financial Services Act 2019 which, as of mid-2026, forms the legal basis for the GFSC.

The commission, or board, has eight members including its chief executive officer (ex officio) and its chairman.

The GFSC supervises auditors, banks, company managers, e-money institutions, professional trustees, payment service providers, funds and fund service providers, insurance companies, managers and intermediaries, investment firms, insolvency practitioners and DLT firms.

Leadership

The roles of chairman and CEO were separated in 2007.

Commissioner & Chairman

John Millner, 1994-1998 Martin Fuggle, 1998-2003 Marcus Killick, 2003-2007

Chief Executive Officer

Marcus Killick, 2007-2014 Samantha Barrass, 2014-2019 Kerry Blight, since 2019

Chairman

Brian Hilton, 2007-2011 Alan Whiting, 2011-2014 John Tattersall, 2014-2016 Jonathan Spencer, 2016-2020 Stephen Haddrill, since 2020

See also Financial services in Gibraltar List of financial supervisory authorities by country

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