Regulator Comparison
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Pick up to 3 authorities and compare leverage caps, compensation schemes, client-money rules and investor protections — from strict onshore regimes to lighter offshore frameworks.
🇻🇺VFSC
Attribute
Jurisdiction
Vanuatu
Region
Asia-Pacific / Offshore
Investor protection strength
Lighter
Lighter oversight
Leverage cap (retail)
No hard cap (broker discretion)
Compensation scheme
No central compensation scheme
Client-money rules
Segregation expected under licence conditions.
Licence categories
- Financial Dealers licence (principal)
- Financial Dealers licence (agent)
Investor protections
- Fit-and-proper checks on directors
- Requirement to appoint local agents / auditors
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This comparison is educational reference material and not financial or legal advice. Rules change over time — always confirm a broker's licence and current protections on the regulator's official register before trading. Offshore regimes are described factually in terms of oversight and leverage, not as an assessment of any individual broker.