Information on financial and market regulators is essential is essential for securing your money, and preventing loss and fraud. Here is our country-wise list of regulators that monitor the banking, forex, securities and equities markets. Please note that some countries have multiple regulators for specific purposes.
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· Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB)
· Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA)
· Algeria - Commission d'Organisation et de Surveillance des Opérations de Bourse (COSOB)
· Andorra - Andorran Financial Authority (AFA)
· Anguilla - Anguilla Financial Services Commission
· Antigua & Barbuda - Financial Services Regulatory Commission
· Argentina - Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)
· Armenia - Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
· Australia:
o Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
o Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
o Australian Takeovers Panel
o Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB)
o Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
· Austria:
o Financial Market Authority (FMA, Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde in German)
o Oesterreichische Nationalbank
o Austrian Takeover Commission (Übernahmekommission in German)
· Azerbaijan:
o Central Bank of Azerbaijan
o Financial Monitoring Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
· Bahamas:
o Central Bank of The Bahamas
o Securities Commission of the Bahamas
· Bahrain - Central Bank of Bahrain
· Bangladesh:
o Bangladesh Bank
o Securities and Exchange Commission (Bangladesh)
· Barbados:
o Barbados Financial Services Commission
o Central Bank of Barbados
o Financial Intelligence Unit (Barbados)
· Belarus:
o National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
· Belgium:
o Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA - Autorité des services et marchés financiers/Authoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten)
o National Bank of Belgium (NBB - Banque Nationale de Belgique/Nationale Bank van België)
· Belize - International Financial Services Commission
· Bermuda - Bermuda Monetary Authority
· Bhutan - Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA)
· Bolivia - Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (ASFI)
· Bosnia and Herzegovina:
o Republika Srpska Securities Commission for Republika Srpska
o Securities Commission of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Komisiji za vrijednosne papire Federacije Bosne i Hercegovina in Bosnian)
· Botswana:
o Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA)
o Bank of Botswana (BOB)
· Brazil:
o Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN)
o Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM)
o Superintendência de Seguros Privados (SUSEP)
· British Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
· Brunei:
o Brunei International Financial Center of the Ministry of Finance
o Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD)
· Bulgaria - Financial Supervision Commission (Bulgaria) (FSC)
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· Cambodia - National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)
· Canada:
o Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
o Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
o Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
o Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
§ Alberta Securities Commission
§ Autorité des marchés financiers - Québec
§ British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC)
§ Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
§ Financial and Consumer Services Commission, New Brunswick
(FCNB)
o Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)
o Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA)
o Financial Services Commission of Ontario
o Financial Institutions Commission - Province of British Columbia
· Cayman Islands - Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
· Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros
· China, People's Republic of:
o China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
o China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
(CBIRC)
o People's Bank of China (PBOC)
· Colombia:
o Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
o National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (DIAN)
· Congo, the Democratic Republic of - Central Bank of Congo
· Congo,The Republic of - Agence de Régulation des Transferts de Fonds (ARTF)
· Costa Rica:
o Superintendencia General de Valores
o Superintendencia General de Seguros (Costa Rica)
· Côte d'Ivoire - Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
· Croatia - Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
· Cyprus:
o Central Bank of Cyprus
o Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC)
o Cyprus Insurance Companies Control Service (ICCS)
· Czech Republic - Czech National Bank
· Denmark - Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark), (Finanstilsynet in Danish)
· Dominica - Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica
· Dominican Republic:
o Banco Central de la Republica Dominica
o Superintendencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
o Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores de la Republica Dominicana
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· Ecuador - Superintendencia de Bancos
· Egypt - Financial Regulatory Authority
· El Salvador - Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero
· European Union:
o European Central Bank (ECB)
o European Banking Authority (EBA)
o European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
o European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
o European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
· Estonia:
o Financial Supervisory Authority of Estonia (Finantsinspektsioon in Estonian)
o Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank in Estonian)
· Faroe Islands - Insurance Authority of the Faroe Islands (Tryggingareftirlitið in Faroese) (For Insurance, Pension and mortgages all other finance is regulated by Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark))
· Finland - Financial Supervisory Authority, (FIN-FSA Finanssivalvonta in Finnish)
· France:
o Autorité des marchés financiers (France) (AMF)
o Organisme pour le registre unique des intermédiaires en assurance, banque et finance (France) (ORIAS)
o French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution - ACPR)
o French Takeover Panel
· Georgia - National Bank of Georgia
· Germany - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)
· Ghana:
o Securities and Exchange Commission (Ghana) (SEC)
o Bank of Ghana (BOG)
· Gibraltar - Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC)
· Greece - Hellenic Capital Market Commission
· Grenada - Grenada International Financial Services Authority (GIFSA)
· Guatemala - Superintendencia de Bancos (SB)
· Guernsey - Guernsey Financial Services Commission
· Honduras - National Banks and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros in Spanish)
· Hong Kong:
o Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
o Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
o Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA)
o Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA)
· Hungary - Hungarian National Bank (Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB))
· Iceland - Central Bank of Iceland
· India:
o Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
o Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
o Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
o Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
o Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
· Indonesia:
o Financial Services Authority (Indonesia) (Indonesian: Otoritas Jasa Keuangan) (OJK)
o Bank Indonesia
· Ireland:
o Central Bank of Ireland
o Irish Takeover Panel
· Iran:
o Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran
o Central Bank of Iran
· Iraq - Iraq Securities Commission (ISC)
· Isle of Man - Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
· Israel - Israel Securities Authority (ISA)
· Italy:
o Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
o Institute for the Supervision of Insurance (ISVAP)
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· Jamaica:
o Financial Services Commission (Jamaica)
o Bank of Jamaica
· Japan:
o Financial Services Agency
o Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC)
· Jersey - Jersey Financial Services Commission
· Jordan - Jordan Securities Commission
· Kazakhstan:
o Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (Агентство Республики Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых организаций in Kazakh )
o Committee for the Control and Supervision of the Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan
o Astana Financial Services Authority
· Kenya - Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)
· Kuwait:
o Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (بنك الكويت المركزي in Arabic)
o Capital Markets Authority Kuwait (CMA) (هيئة أسواق المال - دولة الكويت in Arabic)
· Korea, South:
o Financial Services Commission (FSC)
o Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)
· Latvia - Financial and Capital Market Commission
· Lebanon:
o Banking Control Commission of Lebanon (BCCL)
o Insurance Control Commission (ICC)
· Lesotho - Central Bank of Lesotho
· Liechtenstein - Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein) (FMA)
· Lithuania - Bank of Lithuania
· Luxembourg:
o Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
o Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA)
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· Malaysia:
o Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
o Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)
o Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA)
o Malaysian Stock Exchange (Bursa)
· Malawi - Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM)
· Malta:
o Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
o Central Bank of Malta
· Mauritania - Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)
· Mauritius:
o Bank of Mauritius (BOM)
o Financial Services Commission (FSC)
· Mexico:
o Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores
o Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros
· Moldova - National Commission for Financial Markets
· Montenegro - Insurance Supervision Agency
· Montserrat - Montserrat Financial Services Commission
· Mongolia:
o Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia
o Central Bank of Mongolia
· Morocco:
o Autorité Marocaine du Marché des Capitaux (AMMC)
o Ex Conseil déontologique des valeurs mobilières (CDVM)
· Nepal:
o Nepal Rastra Bank (Central Bank of Nepal - Regulator and Supervisor of Banks and Financial Institutions)
o Beema Samiti (Regulator of Insurance Companies)
o Securities Board Nepal (SEBON)
· Netherlands:
o Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM - Autoriteit Financiële Markten in Dutch)
o De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
· Netherlands Antilles - Bank of the Netherlands Antilles
· New Zealand - Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand)
· Nigeria:
o Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
o Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria)
o National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) (Nigeria)
o National Pension Commission (PENCOM) (Nigeria)
· North Macedonia:
o Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia (MSEC)
o National Bank of North Macedonia
· Norway - Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet in Norwegian)
· Oman - Capital Market Authority (Oman)
· Pakistan
o State Bank of Pakistan
o Securities and Exchange Commission Pakistan
· Panama - Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores
· Papua New Guinea - Bank of Papua New Guinea
· Peru:
o Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS)
o Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV)
· Philippines:
o Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
o Insurance Commission (Komisyon ng Seguro)
o Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
o Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
o Department of Finance (DOF)
o Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)
o Bureau of Treasury
· Poland - Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
· Portugal:
o Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM)
o Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
· Qatar - Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA)
· Romania - Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority
· Russia - Central Bank of Russia (CBR)
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· Saint Lucia - Financial Sector Supervision Unit
· Saint Kitts and Nevis:
o Financial Services Regulatory Commission
o Nevis Financial Regulatory Services Commission
· Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:
o Financial Services Authority
o Capital Market Association of the Eastern Caribbean (CMAEC)
· Samoa - Central Bank of Samoa
· San Marino - Central Bank of San Marino (BCSM)
· Saudi Arabia:
o Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) (مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي in Arabic)-
o Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia) (CMA) (هيئة السوق المالية in Arabic)
· Serbia - Securities Commission (Serbia)
· Seychelles:
o Central Bank of Seychelles
o Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA)
· Singapore - Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
· Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia
· Slovenia - Securities Market Agency (ATVP Agencija za Trg Vrednostnih Papirjev)
· South Africa:
o South African Reserve Bank
o National Credit Regulator
o Prudential Authority
o Financial Sector Conduct Authority
· Spain:
o Investment sector regulator - Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, CNMV) [MiFID]
o Insurance sector regulator (life and general) - Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones (DGSFP)[IMD]
o Banking sector regulator - Banco de España (BdE)
· Sri Lanka:
o Central Bank of Sri Lanka
o Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
· Swaziland - Capital Markets Development Unit (Central Bank of Swaziland)
· Sweden - Financial Supervisory Authority (Sweden) (Finansinspektionen, FI)
· Switzerland:
o Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
o Swiss National Bank
o SIX Swiss Exchange
· Tanzania - Capital Markets and Securities Authority
· Taiwan - Financial Supervisory Commission
· Thailand:
o Bank of Thailand (BOT)
o Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (Thai SEC)
o Office of Insurance Commission (OIC)
· Trinidad and Tobago:
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission
· Tunisia - Conseil du marché financier
· Turkey:
o Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Turkey (BRSA)
o Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB)
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· Uganda:
o Capital Markets Authority (Uganda) (CMA)
o Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
· Ukraine - National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC)
· United Arab Emirates:
o Mainland (Onshore):
§ Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE)
§ Securities and Commodities Authority - (SCA)
§ Insurance Authority - (IA)
o Free Zones:
§ Abu Dhabi: ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) - Financial Services Regulatory Authority - (FSRA)
§ Dubai: DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center) - Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
· United Kingdom:
o Bank of England (BoE)
o Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
o Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
o Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (PANEL)
o Financial Policy Committee (FPC)
o Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
· United States:
o Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
o Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
o Federal Reserve System ("Fed")
o Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
o Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
o Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
o Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
o National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
o Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
o National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
o National Futures Association (NFA)
o In addition, each state has its own banking authority[4]
· Uruguay - Banco Central del Uruguay
· Uzbekistan - Center for Coordination and Control over Functioning of Securities Market
· Vatican City - Financial Information Authority
· Venezuela - Superintendencia Nacional de Valores (SNV)
· Vietnam - State Securities Commission (SSC)
· Zambia - Securities and Exchange Commission (Zambia)
· Zimbabwe - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
Note: We have collected the above information from Wikipedia and specific government sources. Please let us know at denko.basurndi@gmail.com for any corrections or additions.[JA2]
[JA1]I would just make a table of two columns
1. Country
2. Organizations
We cannot link within an article at this moment.
[JA2]Name the source at the top.
