Asset broker Startrader Financial Markets (Mauritius) has raised the aggregate limit of its client fund insurance, underwritten by Arch and other Lloyd's of London syndicates, from $1m to $30m, effective 1 October 2026.
The policy covers available balances and collateral supporting open positions, responding above a per-client retention where insolvency coincides with covered misconduct, STARTRADER says in a statement.
Client fund protection increasingly shapes broker choice. Because insolvency is remote, cover size often goes unexamined until it matters, making early action a governance decision, not a marketing one.
The policy covers only eligible clients of the Mauritian entity, not other STARTRADER entities, and complements its segregation of client funds from company assets.
STARTRADER is the brand representing a network of licensed entities and is regulated in five jurisdictions, namely, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, the UAE, and Australia.