Licenses are granted by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) under the provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (“MiFID”).
Below please find features of the particular license categories in more details:
Feature/Category | TYPE A- Ireland Investment Firm License covers one or more of the following services: • Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments | TYPE B- Ireland Investment Firm License covers one or more of the following services: • Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments | TYPE C- Ireland Investment Firm License covers one or more of the following services: • Reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments | Tied Agent- Ireland Investment Firm License |
Type of company required to be eligible | Ltd company | Ltd company | Ltd company | Physical person or Legal Person |
Corporate taxation | 12,5% | 12,5% | 12,5% | * |
Minimum paid-up statutory capital | 730,000 EUR | 125,000 EUR | 50,000 EUR | Not required |
Main requirements | Physical office, qualified personnel, Compliance Officer/AML Officer, Internal and External Audit, Accounting, Risk Management | Physical office, qualified personnel, Compliance Officer/AML Officer, Internal and External Audit, Accounting, Risk Management | Physical office, qualified personnel, Compliance Officer/AML Officer, Internal and External Audit, Accounting, Risk Management | The Tied Agent should be approved by an Ireland Investment Firm or from an EEA State |
Timeframe | A complete license application is normally decided upon CBI approval within 3-4 months from the date of filing | A complete license application is normally decided upon CBI approval within 3-4 months from the date of filing | A complete license application is normally decided upon CBI approval within 3-4 months from the date of filing | A complete license application is normally decided upon CBI approval within 1-2 months from the date of filing |
Government fees | * | * | * | * |
GFSC GLOBAL can offer as well the following services in relation to the licence application, which include:
1) Opening of operational and clients bank accounts (worldwide).
2) Assistance with recruitment of personnel (e.g. Executive Director(s), Independent Non-Executive Director(s), other required qualified personnel)
3) Provide outsourced services, such as Accounting, Bookkeeping, Internal Audit, External Audit, Capital Adequacy calculation
4) Provide outsourced Compliance & AML Support services
5) Provide outsourced Risk Management services
6) Assistance with finding local premises
7) Assistance with Trademark & Brand Name registration
8) Provide in-house trainings/seminars
9) Provide Legal Opinions
10) Provide DPO & GDPR Advisory services
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