VFSC Vanuatu Financial Services Commission

#An offshore licensing centre

The Vanuatu Financial Services Commission licenses dealers in securities in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Several international brokers use Vanuatu entities for clients outside strictly regulated jurisdictions.

#What it means for Europeans

A VFSC licence offers no EU-equivalent protection – no ESMA leverage limits, no mandatory negative balance protection, no compensation scheme and no EU ombudsman – and it does not authorise services to EU residents. Treat a Vanuatu entity as offshore, whatever the brand's other licences.