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Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros
The Chilean securities and insurance regulator, with copies of most financial laws, and more content in Spanish.
http://www.svs.cl/ |
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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/ |
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South Africa - Financial Services Board
Regulating insurers, intermediaries, retirement funds, friendly societies, unit trust schemes, management companies, and financial markets.
http://www.fsb.co.za/ |
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Finland - Financial Supervision Authority
Supervises about five hundred entities in Finland, 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/ |
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Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Enforces company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors; regulates and informs the public about Australian companies, financial markets, financial services organisations and professionals who deal and advise in investmen
http://www.asic.gov.au/ |
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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/ |
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Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Regulatory body set up for the administration of the Insurance Companies Ordinance.
http://www.info.gov.hk/oci/ |
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Gibraltar - Financial Services Commission
Statutory body corporate established by the 1989 Financial Services Commission Ordinance.
http://www.fsc.gi/ |
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Norway - Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission of Norway
The Kredittilsynet, with limited content in English, mostly in Norwegian.
http://www.kredittilsynet.no/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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Panama - Superintendencia de Bancos
Some information in English, mostly in Spanish.
http://www.superbancos.gob.pa/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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Bangladesh - Securities and Exchange Commission
Mission is to protect the interests of securities investors; develop fair, transparent and efficient securities markets; and ensure proper compliance with securities laws.
http://www.secbd.org/ |
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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/ |
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International Organization of Securities Commissions
Has as members the individual securities regulators.
http://www.iosco.org/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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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/ |
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Malaysia - Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority
Deeply committed to the objective of turning Labuan into a full-fledged and premier international offshore financial centre in the world, perhaps second to none in Asia.
http://www.lofsa.gov.my/ |
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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/ |
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Turkey - Capital Markets Board of Turkiye
The regulatory and supervisory authority in charge of the securities markets in Turkey
http://www.spk.gov.tr/ |
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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/ |
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Society of Financial Examiners
Professional society for examiners of insurance companies, banks, savings and loans, and credit unions.
http://www.sofe.org/ |
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India - Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEBI protects the interests of investors in securities and promotes the development of the securities market through appropriate regulation.
http://www.sebi.gov.in/ |
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Belgium - Commision Bancaire et Financiere
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.cbf.be/ |
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Anguilla - Financial Services Department
Includes ACORN, Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network, by which companies can be registered.
http://www.anguillafsc.com/ |
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Kazakhstan - National Securities Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Contact details in English, most content in Russian.
http://www.nsc.kz/ |
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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/ |
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France - Commission des Opérations de Bourse
In its own words, the COB regulates, authorizes, approves, supervises, sanctions, cooperates, and finally communicates and recommends.
http://www.cob.fr/ |
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Latvia - Securities Markets Commission of the Republic of Latvia
Ensuring overall stability in the financial and capital markets.
http://www.fktk.lv/en/ |
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Belgium - Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission
The single supervisory authority for the Belgian financial sector.
http://www.cbfa.be/ |
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Malaysia - Securities Commission of Malaysia
Combined Malaysian regulator with the aim of protecting the investor, and encouraging and promoting the development of the securities and futures markets in Malaysia.
http://www.sc.com.my/ |
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Isle of Man - Financial Supervision Commission
Manx body responsible for the licensing and supervision of banks, building societies, investment business, collective investment schemes and corporate service providers.
http://www.gov.im/fsc/ |
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Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
APRA is the prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies and friendly societies.
http://www.apra.gov.au/ |
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Netherlands - Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands
Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
http://www.pvk.nl/ |
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Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Finansinspektionen is responsible for supervising companies in the insurance, credit and securities markets.
http://www.fi.se/ |
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Iceland - Financial Supervisory Authority
The Fjármálaeftirlitsins is responsible for the official regulation and supervision of financial operations in Iceland.
http://www.fme.is/ |
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Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Also known as Pénzügyi Szervezetek �llami Felügyelete.
http://www.pszaf.hu/ |
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Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission
Unified regulator for Hong Kong's financial markets.
http://www.hksfc.org.hk/ |
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Thailand - Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Supervises Thailand's capital markets.
http://www.sec.or.th/ |
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Papua New Guinea - Securities Commision of Papua New Guinea
The SCPNG is a division of the Investment Promotion Authority.
http://www.ipa.gov.pg/ |
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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 |
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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/ |
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Argentina - Comisón 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/ |
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