Barbados Company Investment Adviser License

Barbados Company Investment Adviser License

The Financial Services Commission is responsible for supervising and regulating non-bank financial institutions in Barbados. Securities Companies are regulated by the Securities Act Cap. 318A.

Permitted Activities

As per the Act, an Investment Advisor means a person carrying on business of:

  1. Advises others concerning investment in securities;
  2. Issues analyses or reports concerning specific securities; or
  3. Manages a portfolio of securities for another person –
  4. Without holding property of the other person; and
  5. On terms that preclude him from doing so.

Legal Requirements

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 Element Requirement(s)
Entity Requirements The entity making the application is a Barbados:

  1. A company,
  2. Limited partnerships,
  3. Unit trust or
Director’s Requirements The licensee will need at least 2 (two) natural person Fit and Proper Directors of any jurisdiction.
Shareholder requirements
  • The Securities Company will need at least 2 shareholder.
  • Corporate shareholding is allowed and 100% foreign ownership is permitted.
Compliance Officer The Licensee must establish and maintain an appropriate and effective compliance function within the firm which operates independently of all operational and business line functions and senior or supervisory management.
Local Office The applicant must have premises acceptable to the Commission. The premises should be able to facilitate confidential interaction between the applicant and its clients, and provide for safe and confidential storage of documents.
Auditor The Licensee, within one month after becoming licensed, shall appoint an external auditor who is acceptable to the Commission
Insurance The applicant must have indemnity insurance coverage or a fidelity bond acceptable to the Commission.
Minimum Capital Requirements The minimum capital requirement for an investment adviser shall be $100 000.

Ongoing Obligations

  1. A securities record of a registrant shall show separately for each security, as at the trade date or settlement date,
  2. All long and short positions, including securities in safekeeping, carried for the registrant’s account or for the account of clients;
  3. The location of all securities sold long, and the position offsetting securities sold short; and
  4. In all cases, the name or designation of the account in which each position is carried.

2. A quarterly record shall be prepared within 30 days after the end of each quarter, showing

  1. the proof of money balances of all ledger accounts in the form of trial balances;
  2. a reasonable calculation of the minimum free capital required

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