For your convenience, we have compiled several databases of information applicable to the subject of the Belizean financial sector.
Publication
BTS Advisory – IBC Deadline Extension
The Director General of Belize Tax Service Department hereby grants a six-month extension for thefiling of Annual Business Tax Returns and Financials for the basis year 2020 for IBCs only.The new due date for filing…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION – PN NO.21. 8 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st February 2020, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement indicating that a call for action remains in effect for Democratic People’s Republic…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING – PN NO.23. 10 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 30th June 2020, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement indicating that the statement on jurisdictions under increased monitoring, adopted in February 2020…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION – PN NO.24. 11 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 30th June 2020, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement with respect to the public statement on 28 April 2020 to which the…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON JU-RISDICTION UNDER INCREASED MONITORING – PN NO.22. 9 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st February 2020, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement as a part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) AND IRAN – PN NO.19. 6 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 18th October 2019, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran. The FATF call…
PUBLIC NOTICE FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING – PN NO.26. 13 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 23rd October 2020, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued two public statements.The first public statement calls for high-risk jurisdictions that have significant strategic deficiencies in…
PUBLIC NOTICE CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SINT MAARTEN – PN NO.20. 7 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 27th November 2019, the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce (CFATF) issued a public statement on Sint Maarten to which it has not made sufficient progress in…
CARIBBEAN FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON SINT MAARTEN APPROVED BY ROUND ROBIN – PN NO.25. 12 of 2020
Download It is hereby notified for general information that on 28th July 2020, the Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce (CFATF) issued an updated public statement on Sint Maarten to recognize progress made in addressing its AML/CFT…
GUIDANCE NOTE G-CD-No.12. 7 of 2020
Applicability of Economic Substance Requirements to Struck-Off International Business Companies (IBCs) Download
Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry (BCCAR) information session.
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IFSC Strategic Plan 2020-2023
Belmopan, October 22, 2020. The International Financial Services Commission (the “IFSC”) today officially launched its Strategic Plan 2020-2023. The strategic plan is guided by five thematic areas: GovernanceRegulatory & ComplianceManagementInformation Data & Resource ManagementCommunications
Policies and Procedures on Payment of Fees PN NO. 9, 2018 Rev. 2
20 07 2020 PN NO. 9 2018 Download
WARNING NOTICE BSL CORPORATION LIMITED
Warning Notice BSL Corporation Limited Download Name of Individual/Entity – BSL Corporation LimitedAddress – 12 Attymon Lane, East Tamaki, AuckLand, New ZealandWeb – www.bslcorporationltd.co/?a=homeEmail: – support@bslcorporationltd.comOther Information – Entity is using a fraudulent Licence No:…
Public Notice Non-Renewal of Licences PN No.14. 1 of 2020 Rev. 4
Revised Public Notice 4 Non renewal of licences for 2020 Download It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”), with…
Public Notice Decode Global Limited PN NO.17. 4 of 2020
Decode Global Limited non-renewalDownload It is hereby notified for general information that Decode Global Limited of licence number IFSC/60/421/19 with registered office at No. 35 Barrack Road, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1074 is no longer…
Public Notice – Koderan International Markets Limited PN NO.18. 5 of 2020
Koderan International Markets Limited non-renewalDownload It is hereby notified for general information that Koderan International Markets Limited of licence number IFSC/60/466/19 with registered office at No. 35 Barrack Road, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1074 is…
WARNING NOTICE Grand-Miner Crypto Investment
Name of Individual/Entity – Grand-Miner Crypto InvestmentAddress – 62 Stakes Road Purbrook, Waterlooville, Hampshire, England, P07 5NTOther Information – Entity is using a fraudulent Licence No: IFSC/60/241/TS/25 Warning Notice Grand Miner Crypto InvestmentDownload
WARNING NOTICE – Trading-Bitx Crypto Investment
Name of Individual/Entity – Trading-Bitx Crypto InvestmentAddress – 137 City, Fl 45KL, Florida, United StateWebsite: https://www.trading-bitx.comEmail: support@trading-bitz.comOther Information – Entity is using a fraudulent Licence No: IFSC/60/241/TS/25 Warning Notice Trading Bitx Crypto Investment Download
WARNING NOTICE – CryptoBestFx
Name of Individual/Entity – CryptoBestFxAddress – New YorkWeb: https://cryptobestfx.com/ Warning Notice CryptoBestFx Download
WARNING NOTICE – Veronica Forex
Name: Veronica ForexAddress: Level 13/50, Carrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000Website: http://www.veronicafx.com/index.htmlEmail: support@veronicafx.comPhone: +61 488 890 796Note: Entity is using a fraudulent Licence No: IFSC/60/385/APM/17 and IFSC/60/385/TS/17 Warning-Notice-Veronica-ForexDownload
WARNING NOTICE – Astro FX Trading
Name: Astro FX TradingAddress: New YorkWebsite: https://astrofxtrading.com/ Warning Notice Astro FX TradingDownload
WARNING NOTICE – S9Trade Network
Name: S9Trade NetworkAddress: New YorkWebsite: https://s9tradenetwork.online/ Warning-Notice-S9trade-Network-Triple-Options-NetworksDownload
WARNING NOTICE – Tripple Options Networks
Name: Tripple OptionsAddress: New YorkWebsite: https://trippleoptionsnetworks.online/ Warning Notice Tripple Options Networks Download
WARNING NOTICE – Premier FX Trade
Warning Notice Premier FX TradeDownload
PUBLIC NOTICE Protocol for payment of invoices
PN NO.16. 3 of 2020 Protocol for payment of invoicesDownload
PUBLIC NOTICE Country-by-Country Reporting in Belize PN-CD-No.15. 2 of 2020
Country by Country Reporting – MNEs Download
COVID-19 OPERATIONAL UPDATE #3
The public is advised that the International Financial Services Commission (the “IFSC”) offices will reopen to the public effective Monday, 11th May 2020 from 9am-4pm. IFSC COVID 19 Operational Update 3Download
Public Notice Non-Renewal of Licences PN No.14. 1 of 2020 Rev. 3
Revised Public Notice 3 Non renewal of licences for 2020Download
Public Notice Non-Renewal of Licences PN No.14. 1 of 2020 Rev. 2
Revised Public Notice 2 Non-renewal of licences for 2020 Download
COVID-19 OPERATIONAL UPDATE #2
The Government of Belize has declared a National State of Emergency effective 1st April 2020. During this time, the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) is committed to serving our clients, while being mindful of the…
Intellectual Property (IP) Assets Grandfathering Certification Programme
G-CD-No.7. 2 of 2020 Download
WARNING NOTICE Extreme Options247
The entity listed below is not licensed under the IFSC Act… Warning Notice Extreme Options247 Download
Belize Economic Substance Act, 2019 CONSULTATION DRAFT CD-CID-No.1. 1 of 2019
CONSULTATION DRAFT CD-CID-No.1. 1 of 2019 Download
Non-Renewal of Licences PN No.14. 1 of 2020 Rev. 1
Revised Public Notice – Non-renewal of licences for 2020 Download
Belize 2020 – Continuation of IBCs to Belize
The recent decision of the EU to move Belize to the ‘whitelist’ is an acknowledgement that Belize has implemented all the necessary reforms to address concerns regarding economic substance, removal of preferential exemptions and automatic…
Public Notice Non-Renewal of Licences
PN No.14. 1 of 2020 Public Notice Non renewal of licenses 2020 Download
DRAFT GUIDANCE NOTE ON ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE
CD-CID-No.1. 1 of 2019 Download DRAFT GUIDANCE NOTE ON ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE
Capitalisation Requirement
Notice is hereby given to proposed new licensees, including existing licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) who may wish to apply for another first issue licence. As of the date of this…
Economic Substance Flowchart – For the attention of all the Commission’s Licensees:
The Economic Substance Act came into force on 11 October 2019. The purpose of the Economic Substance Act is to ensure that Belize does not facilitate the use of corporate structures which attract profits, but…
Re-appointment of IFSC’s Director General
Mr. Claude B.F. Haylock re-appointed. Download here
Public Notice IFSC New Brand Identity
The International Financial Service Commission’s (the “IFSC”) vision is to be recognised by our stakeholders as a model international financial services regulator and our mission is to provide financial services regulation in an effective and…
Public Notice – Salma Markets Companies Corp.
It is hereby notified for general information that Salma Markets Companies Corp. of licence number IFSC/60/505/18 with registered office at No. 5 Cork Street, P.O. Box 1708, Belize City, Belize, C.A., is no longer licensed/regulated…
Public Notice – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Issues Public Statement On The Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea (DPRK) And Iran
It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st June 2019, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran. The FATF call on…
Public Notice – FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE (FATF)— Identified Jurisdiction With Anti-Money Laundering And Combating The Financing Of Terrorism Deficiencies
It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st June 2019 the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) as a part of its on-going review of compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism…
Public Notice (No. 8 of 2019) FATF Statement on Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance
It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st June 2019 the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) as a part of its on-going review of compliance with anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism…
Public Notice (No.9 of 2019) FATF Statement on the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran – June 2019
It is hereby notified for general information that on 21st June 2019, the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) issued a public statement on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran. The FATF calls on…
Public Notice-Non-Renewal of Licenses for 2019 (Updated)
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Policies and Procedures on Payment of Fees
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) has adopted the following policies and procedures in respect of payment methods, issuance of receipts and credit balances with effect…
Public Notice (PN No. 9, 2018 Rev.1) – Policies and Procedures on Payment of Fees
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) has adopted the following policies and procedures in respect of payment methods, issuance of receipts and credit balances with effect…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non-Renewal of Licences for 2019 (Updated)
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non-Renewal of Licences for 2019 (Updated)
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non-Renewal of Licences for 2019 (Updated)
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non-Renewal of Licences for 2019
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (the “Commission”), with effect from 1st January 2019. These entities are not…
Public Notice – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Issues Public Statement On The Democratic Peoples Republic Of Korea (DPRK) And Iran
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for general information that the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) has issued a public statement on the Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran. The attention of all licensees of the…
Public Notice (PN No. 12, 2018) – FATF Public Statement – Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance —JUNE 2018
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for general information that the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) as a part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, has identified jurisdictions that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for…
Public Notice (PN No. 11, 2018) – FATF Public Statement on DPRK and Iran
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for general information that the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) as a part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, has identified jurisdictions that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for…
Public Notice (PN No. 10, 2018) – Extension of Moratorium in Trading in Financial and Commodity – Based Derivative Instruments and Other Securities Licence (“Trading in Securities”).
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for general information that the International Financial Services Commission has extended the moratorium on new licences for Trading in Securities for an additional six (6) months with effect from 26th September…
Public Notice – Extension of Moratorium Trading In Financial And Commodity Based – Derivative Instruments And Other Securities (“TRADING IN SECURITIES”)
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for general information that the International Financial Services Commission has extended the moratorium on new licences for Trading in Securities for an additional six (6) months with effect from 26th September…
Public Notice – Policies and Procedures on Payment of Fees
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) has adopted the following policies and procedures in respect of payment methods, issuance of receipts and credit balances with effect…
Public Notice (PN N0.9, 2018) – Policies and Procedures on Payment of Fees
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) has adopted the following policies and procedures in respect of payment methods, issuance of receipts and credit balances with effect…
Public Notice – Proof of Compliance for Capitalisation Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paid-up and unimpaired capital requirement (the “capital requirement”) as set…
Public Notice – (REVISED) Compliance with the New Capitalization Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paidup and unimpaired capital (“capital requirement”) established pursuant to regulation…
Public Notice – Compliance with the New Capitalisation Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paidup and unimpaired capital (“capital requirement”) established pursuant to regulation…
Public Notice – Proof of Compliance for Capitalization Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paid-up and unimpaired capital requirement (the “capital requirement”) as set…
Public Notice – Compliance with the New Capitalization Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paidup and unimpaired capital (“capital requirement”) established pursuant to regulation…
PUBLIC NOTICE – Compliance with the New Capitalisation Requirements
Notice is hereby given to licensees of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that the transition period for licensees to comply with the fully paidup and unimpaired capital (“capital requirement”) established pursuant to regulation…
Membership Of The Commission
IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that in the accordance with the International Financial Services Commission Act, Chapter 272 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 20122, and further to Gazette Notice whose terms of…
Public Notice – Display of IFS Practitioners’ Licence(s) on Website
It has come to the attention of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that fraudulent copies of licences are being reproduced and circulated to the public/investors, causing financial losses and significant reputational damage to…
Public Notice – Display of IFS Practitioners’ Licence(s) on Website
It has come to the attention of the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”) that fraudulent copies of licences are being reproduced and circulated to the public/investors, causing financial losses and significant reputational damage to…
Public Notice – Non-Renewal of Licence (Updated)
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC), with effect from 1st January 2018. These entities are not authorized…
Public Notice – Non Renewal Of Licenses
It is hereby notified for general information that the following entities are no longer licensed by the International Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC), with effect from 1st January 2018. These entities are not authorized…
Public Notice – FATF Listed Jurisdiction With AML/CFT Deficiencies
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as part of its listing and monitoring process to protect the international financial system from money laundering and financing of terrorism (ML/FT) risks and to ensure compliance with the…
Public Notice – FATF Listed Jurisdiction With AML/CFT Deficiencies
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as part of its listing and monitoring process to protect the international financial system from money laundering and financing of terrorism (ML/FT) risks and to ensure compliance with the…
Public Notice – MF & Co. (Belize) Limited
It is hereby notified for general information that MF & Co. Limited of licence number IFSC/60/286 with registered office at No. 15 “A” Street, P.O. Box 234, Belize City, Belize, C.A., is no longer licensed…
Public Notice – MF & Co. (Belize) Limited
It is hereby notified for general information that MF & Co. Limited of licence number IFSC/60/286 with registered office at No. 15 “A” Street, P.O. Box 234, Belize City, Belize, C.A., is no longer licensed…
Membership Of The Commission
IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that pursuant to section 12 (4) of the International Financial Services Commission Act, Chapter 272 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, that the membership of the International…
Public Notice – Extension of Moratorium Trading in Financial and Commodity-Based Derivative Instruments and Other Securities (“Trading in Securities”)
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”), at its meeting held on 21 March 2018, decided to extend the moratorium on new licences for Trading in Securities…
Public Notice – Extension Of Moratorium Trading In Financial And Commodity – Based Derivative Instruments And Other Securities (“TRADING IN SECURITIES”)
It is hereby notified for general information that the International Financial Services Commission (the “Commission”), at its meeting held on 21 March 2018, decided to extend the moratorium on new licences for Trading in Securities…
Notice – Re: Payment of fees
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that effective December 1, 2017 , all fees are payable to the International Financial Services Commission (the”Commisson”) must be paid in United States Dollars. For the avoidance of doubt, this licence,…
International Limited Liability Companies Act – Overview
INTRODUCTION Conceptually, a Limited Liability Company or an LLC is a hybrid between two familiar business structures, namely, a corporation and a partnership. An LLC combines the best of both worlds by offering the advantage…