Licenses are granted by the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) under the provisions of the Seychelles Securities Act 2007. Below please find features of the particular license categories in more details:

Feature/Category	Securities Dealer License	Investment Advisor License
Type of company required to be eligible	Seychelles LLC company	Seychelles LLC company
Corporate taxation	1.5%	1.5%
Minimum paid-up statutory capital	50,000 USD	25,000 USD
Main requirements	Minimum 2 directors, minimum 2 shareholders, professional indemnity insurance, Compliance Officer (local), qualified personnel, tax calculation, bookkeeping/audit, audited financial statements with local auditor, physical office	Minimum 2 directors, minimum 2 shareholders, professional indemnity insurance, Compliance Officer (local), qualified personnel, tax calculation, bookkeeping/audit, audited financial statements with local auditor, physical office
Timeframe	A complete license application is normally decided upon FSA approval within 4,5 – 5 months from the date of filing	A complete license application is normally decided upon FSA approval within 4,5 – 5 months from the date of filing
Government fees	5,750 USD	5,250 USD

GFSC GLOBAL can offer as well the following services in relation to the license 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, Tax Calculation, Quarterly & Annual Reporting 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