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Financial Services Commission
Statutory body corporate established by the 1989 Financial Services Commission Ordinance.
http://www.fsc.gi/
Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Objective is to protect the public against financial loss due to dishonesty, incompetence or malpractice, and to protect and enhance the reputation of the Bailiwick as a financial centre.
http://www.gfsc.guernseyci.com/
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
Informations about BaFin, the Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.
http://www.bawe.de/
Estonia - Finantsinspektsioon
Papers and rules by the Financial Supervision Authority, an autonomous agency of the Bank of Estonia.
http://www.fi.ee/
Securities Commission of Malaysia
Provides information about the SC, press releases, speeches, publications, details on seminars, employment opportunities, guidelines and acts.
http://www.sc.com.my/
Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Supervises Thailand's capital markets.
http://www.sec.or.th/
Brazil - Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, with a section of regulations of interest to foreign investors.
http://www.cvm.gov.br/
Financial Services Board
The FSB, established as a statutory body in 1990, is not a government body and is financed by the financial services industry itself, with no contribution from the public purse. It supervises the exercise of control over the activities of financial institutions and financial services, excluding banks and mutual banks. It also acts in an advisory capacity to the Minister of Finance.
http://www.fsb.co.za/
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
One of three Commonwealth government bodies who regulate financial services. Single National regulator of Australia's 1.1 million companies. Online information, resources and form lodgement.
http://www.asic.gov.au/
Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de Chile (SVS)
The Chilean Securities and Insurance Supervisor is an autonomous corporate body affiliated with the Chilean government through the Ministry of Finance. [Spanish, English]
http://www.svs.cl/
Italy - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa
CONSOB is the public authority responsible for regulating the Italian securities market, the activity of which is aimed at the protection of the investing public.
http://www.consob.it/
Norway - Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission of Norway
The Kredittilsynet, with limited content in English, mostly in Norwegian.
http://www.kredittilsynet.no/
Securities and Exchange Commission
Capital market regulator.
http://www.secbd.org/
Turkey - Capital Markets Board of Turkiye
The regulatory and supervisory authority in charge of the securities markets in Turkey
http://www.spk.gov.tr/
Financial Supervision Commission
Financial and economic information, including share index prices.
http://www.gov.im/fsc/
Anguilla - Financial Services Department
Includes ACORN, Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network, by which companies can be registered.
http://www.anguillafsc.com/
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
Autoriteit Financiële Markten. Includes a warning list of those known to be offering financial services without proper authorization.
http://www.afm.nl/
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority
The Finanstilsynet attends to the financial regulation in Denmark, and is an institution under the responsibility of the Minister for Economic Affairs.
http://www.ftnet.dk/
New Zealand - Securities Commission of New Zealand
To encourage, promote and facilitate good securities and corporate practice and to discourage malpractice, both in the promotion of securities and in the management of investors' funds.
http://www.sec-com.govt.nz/
Financial Supervision Authority
Supervises about five hundred entities, including banks, brokerage firms, stock and derivatives exchanges, and management companies for mutual funds. Operates in connection with the Bank of Finland but is an independent decision making body.
http://www.rata.bof.fi/
Colombia - Superintendencia de Valores
The Superintendence of Securities is a technical public entity, which organizes, regulates and promotes the Colombian securities public market.
http://www.supervalores.gov.co/
Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA)
Background information on Lofsa, regulatory body to develop Labuan as International Offshore Financial Centre (IOFC).
http://www.lofsa.gov.my/
United Kingdom - Financial Services Authority
Regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK; Bank of England retains responsibility for systemic risk.
http://www.fsa.gov.uk
Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI)
Ensures that the interests of policy holders or potential policy holders are protected and promotes the general stability of the insurance industry.
http://www.info.gov.hk/oci/
Securities and Exchange Board of India
Responsible for regulation of securities markets.
http://www.sebi.gov.in/
Portuguese Securities Market Commission
The Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários, the CMVM, is supervises and regulates securities and other financial instruments markets, as well as those who operate within said markets.
http://www.cmvm.pt/
China Securities Regulatory Commission
The CSRC is the executive branch of State Council Securities Commission, which is the central market regulation authority.
http://www.csrc.gov.cn/
Commission Bancaire et Financière
The Banking and Finance Commission, formerly the Banking Commission, supervises credit institutions and investment firms, investment advice companies and exchange offices, the markets for financial instruments, and undertakings for collective investment.
http://www.cbfa.be/
Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands (PVK)
Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
http://www.pvk.nl/
Portuguese Insurance Institute
Instituto de Seguros de Portugal is the body that controls and supervises the business of insurance and reinsurance, pension funds and brokerage.
http://www.isp.pt/
Switzerland - Swiss Federal Banking Commission
Also known by its German-language initials, EBK. Supervises banks, investment funds, mortgage bond issuance, stock exchanges and securities dealers, and disclosure of shareholdings and public takeover bids.
http://www.ebk.admin.ch/e/
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies, and friendly societies.
http://www.apra.gov.au/
Japan - Financial Services Agency
The FSA is responsible for ensuring the stability of the financial system in Japan, protection of depositors, insurance policy-holders and securities investors.
http://www.fsa.go.jp/
Superintendency of Banks
Banking regulator. Primarily in Spanish, some English content, including lists of unregistered institutions, information on fines and other regulatory penalties, and an essay on the banking system.
http://www.superbancos.gob.pa/
Comisión Nacional de Valores
The National Securities Commission of the Argentine Republic ensures the transparency of Argentina's securities markets, watches over the market price formation process and thus protects investors.
http://www.cnv.gov.ar/
Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission
Unified regulator for Hong Kong's financial markets.
http://www.hksfc.org.hk/
Russia - Federal Financial Markets Service
FFMS, the federal executive body that supervises the financial markets, and regulates pension savings. Maintains stability in the financial markets, makes the markets efficient and attractive to investors, and increases market transparency thereby reducing investment risks.
http://www.fcsm.ru/
Society of Financial Examiners
Professional society for examiners of insurance companies, banks, savings and loans, and credit unions.
http://www.sofe.org/
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Inter-governmental body developing and promoting policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Includes a summary of the FATF country evaluations.
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/
Bulgaria - Financial Supervision Commission
Unifies the regulatory functions formerly performed by the former State Securities Commission, the State Insurance Supervision Agency and the Insurance Supervision Agency.
http://www.fsc.bg/
Latvia - Securities Markets Commission of the Republic of Latvia
Ensuring overall stability in the financial and capital markets.
http://www.fktk.lv/en/
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Also known as Pénzügyi Szervezetek Állami Felügyelete.
http://www.pszaf.hu/
Puerto Rico - Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions
Responsible for supervising and regulating Puerto Rico's financial sector to guarantee the safety and soundness of the financial system as well as assure compliance with the industry's laws and regulations.
http://www.cif.gov.pr/
International Organization of Securities Commissions
Has as members the individual securities regulators.
http://www.iosco.org/
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority
With information about the legal position of NAMFISA, its consumer education bulletins, and an online complaints form.
http://www.namfisa.com.na/
Iceland - Financial Supervisory Authority
The Fjármálaeftirlitsins is responsible for the official regulation and supervision of financial operations in Iceland.
http://www.fme.is/
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Finansinspektionen is responsible for supervising companies in the insurance, credit and securities markets.
http://www.fi.se/
Austrian Financial Market Authority
Combines the former regulatory roles of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Securities Authority (Bundes-Wertpapier-Aufsicht).
http://www.fma.gv.at/
Switzerland - Federal Office of Private Insurance
The task of the Bundesamt für Privatversicherungen is to ensure that private insurance companies are able to meet their obligations towards insured parties at all times.
http://www.bpv.admin.ch/
Commission des Opérations de Bourse
Official organization regulates, authorizes, approves, supervises, sanctions, cooperates, and finally communicates and recommends stock exchange operations.
http://www.cob.fr/
El Salvador - Superintendencia de Valores de El Salvador
Superintendence of Securities, the regulator of the securities market in El Salvador.
http://www.superval.gob.sv/
Investment Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea
Investors who are new to Papua New Guinea are encouraged to contact IPA first to obtain correct information about matters relating to business procedures and rules. The Government of Papua New Guinea welcomes legitimate, non-speculative foreign investment and offers assistance through IPA.
http://www.ipa.gov.pg/
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