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British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission was established under the guidance of the Financial Services Commission Act promulgated in December 2001. It is the only independent autonomous financial regulatory agency in the region. This agency is responsible for providing authorization and permits to enterprises and individuals engaged in financial services, and at the same time supervising regulated financial service activities to protect the public from individuals or companies that provide financial services illegally. This organization is also responsible for the trademark registration of all companies and limited cooperative enterprises in the region. Its main function is to supervise all financial services in BVI. According to the BVI law, it supervises all financial service activities that operate within the BVI or are incorporated in the BVI. These services include insurance, banking, fiduciary business, corporate management, mutual fund business, company registration, limited partnerships, and intellectual property.