International Financial Services Commission (Belize)

The International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) is the Belize government agency responsible for financial regulation. It is responsible for regulating all financial market participants, exchanges and the setting and enforcing of financial regulations. A number of international online forex brokers obtain their international license from IFSC.
History.
IFSC was established in Belize in 1999. The aim of the Commission is licensing of financial companies, as well as controlling and supervision of all regulated firms to bind all international financial services requirements to their activity. IFSC is regulated by the Ministry of Belize Securities and International Financial Services Commission Act. IFSC functions on a special Code of conduct, which is aimed to increase considerably the level of services provided by the licensed company under the International Financial Services Commission.
Responsibilities.
The Belize International Financial Services Commission has the following responsibilities:
Regulated entities.
Many international foreign exchange brokers with legal registration in the offshore jurisdiction of Belize are regulated and supervised by the International Financial Services Commission.