FSC Belize Financial Services Commission (Belize)

#An offshore licensing centre

The Financial Services Commission of Belize – formerly the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) – licenses trading in securities and forex for international business. Belize entities are popular with high-leverage brokers.

#What it means for Europeans

A Belize licence does not allow a firm to serve EU residents and carries none of the EU's retail protections. When a group has both an EU entity and a Belize entity, EU residents should make sure they are onboarded by the EU one.