The Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) was established as a body corporate, by virtue of the Securities Industry Act of 1995. It is an autonomous agency whose primary roles are the protection of investors and fostering the orderly growth and development of the local capital market. This includes the market for stocks, bonds, mutual funds. Our fellow regulator in the financial services sector is the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) which regulates the banking and insurance sectors. Both entities report to the Minister of Finance. The value of the securities industry is over TT200 billion and represents 160 percent of our country’s GDP. (2014)