2013-01-01
The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius issued these rules to amend licensing and fee structures for financial service providers. The amendments revise variable annual fee payment schedules, mandate quarterly payments for insurance businesses and advance payments for management licences, and cap aggregate annual fees for management licences at US$ 20,000. Updated tables in the First Schedule establish precise processing, fixed, and variable fees for Corporate and Trust Service Providers based on their administered entity counts and service types.
The text below is an internet version of the Rules made by the FSC under section 93 of the Financial Services Act 2007, section 155 of the Securities Act 2005 and section 130 of the Insurance Act 2005 and is for information purposes only. Whilst reasonable care has been taken to ensure its accuracy, the authoritative version is the one published in the Government Gazette of Mauritius. FINANCIAL SERVICES (CONSOLIDATED LICENSING AND FEES) (AMENDMENT NO. 2) RULES 2013 FSC Rules made by the Financial Services Commission under Section 93 of the Financial Services Act 2007
“(3) The variable annual fee, where applicable, corresponding to the licence, as specified in the sixth column of Part 1 of the First Schedule, shall be payable at the end of each financial year, except for – (i) long-term insurance business and general insurance business, in which case variable annual fees shall be payable to the Commission on a quarterly basis and within 20 days after the end of every quarter in September, December, March and June; and (ii) a management licence, in which case the variable annual fees shall be payable to the Commission in advance on the due date.” (iii) by adding after paragraph (3), the following new paragraph – “(3A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rule, the aggregate annual fees applicable to a management licence for any particular financial year shall not exceed US$ 20,000.” (b) in the First Schedule – (i) by deleting the heading and replacing it by the following heading – First Schedule (Rules 4, 8 and 10) (ii) by deleting the Table for “Corporate and Trust Service Provider” and replacing it by the table specified in the Schedule to these Rules. 4. Commencement These Rules shall come into operation on 1st July 2013. Made by the Financial Services Commission on 15 April 2013.
SCHEDULE [Rule 3] Corporate and Trust Service Provider Code Licence/ Approval Relevant Section of FSA 2007 Processing Fee (US$) Fixed Annual Fee (US$) Variable Annual Fee+ (US$) FS3.1A Management Licence S 77 500 5,000
5,000 7,000 9,000
3,000 4,000
Corporate and Trust Service Provider Code Licence/ Approval Relevant Section of FSA 2007 Processing Fee (US$) Fixed Annual Fee (US$) Variable Annual Fee+ (US$) Category 2 Global Business Licence; or (iv) more than 500** corporations holding Category 2 Global Business Licence. 5,000 Amount of variable
FS-3.2 Nominee Company (Approval) S 78 250 350 - +
Where a licensee provides more than one service mentioned in the sixth column, the annual variable fee provided for each type of services shall be applicable.