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Canada
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Financial Institutions Commission of British Colum, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, L'inpsecteur général des institutions financi, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institut, Ontario Securities Commission
Insurance
Associations, Canada, United States, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros de C, Georgia - Insurance State Supervision Service Of G, Guernsey Financial Services Commission, Insurance, Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insuranc, India - Insurance Regulatory and Development Autho, Ireland - Insurance Section: Financial Services Re, Isle of Man - Insurance and Pensions Authority, Jersey Financial Services Commission, Insurance, Korea - Insurance Supervision Department
United States
Alaska Banking, Securities, and Corporations Divis, Arizona Corporation Commission (Securities Divisio, Arizona State Banking Department, Arkansas State Bank Department, California - Department of Financial Institutions, California Corporations Commissioner, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (Divisi, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (Divisi, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Connecticut Department of Banking
Anguilla - Financial Services Department
Includes ACORN, Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network, by which companies can be registered.
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.
Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
APRA is the prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies and friendly societies.
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 investments, superannuation, insurance, deposit taking and credit.
Austrian Financial Market Authority
Combines the former regulatory roles of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Securities Authority (Bundes-Wertpapier-Aufsicht).
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.
Belgium - Banking, Finance and Insurance Commissio
The single supervisory authority for the Belgian financial sector.
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.
Brazil - Securities and Exchange Commission of Bra
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, with a section of regulations of interest to foreign investors.
Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros
The Chilean securities and insurance regulator, with copies of most financial laws, and more content in Spanish.
China Securities Regulatory Commission
The CSRC is the executive branch of State Council Securities Commission, which is the central market regulation authority.
Colombia - Superintendencia de Valores
The Superintendence of Securities is a technical public entity, which organizes, regulates and promotes the Colombian securities public market.
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.
El Salvador - Superintendencia de Valores de El Sa
Superintendence of Securities, the regulator of the securities market in El Salvador.
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.
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.
France - Commission des Opérations de Bourse
In its own words, the COB regulates, authorizes, approves, supervises, sanctions, cooperates, and finally communicates and recommends.
Gibraltar - Financial Services Commission
Statutory body corporate established by the 1989 Financial Services Commission Ordinance.
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.
Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insuranc
Regulatory body set up for the administration of the Insurance Companies Ordinance.
Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission
Unified regulator for Hong Kong's financial markets.
Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority
Also known as Pénzügyi Szervezetek Állami Felügyelete.
Iceland - Financial Supervisory Authority
The Fjármálaeftirlitsins is responsible for the official regulation and supervision of financial operations in Iceland.
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.
International Organization of Securities Commissio
Has as members the individual securities regulators.
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.
Italy - Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la
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.
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.
Latvia - Securities Markets Commission of the Repu
Ensuring overall stability in the financial and capital markets.
Malaysia - Labuan Offshore Financial Services Auth
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.
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.
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authori
With information about the legal position of NAMFISA, its consumer education bulletins, and an online complaints form.
Netherlands - Pensions and Insurance Supervisory A
Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
Autoriteit Financiële Markten. Includes a warning list of those known to be offering financial services without proper authorization.
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.
Norway - Banking, Insurance and Securities Commiss
The Kredittilsynet, with limited content in English, mostly in Norwegian.
Panama - Superintendencia de Bancos
Some information in English, mostly in Spanish.
Papua New Guinea - Securities Commision of Papua N
The SCPNG is a division of the Investment Promotion Authority.
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.
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.
Society of Financial Examiners
Professional society for examiners of insurance companies, banks, savings and loans, and credit unions.
South Africa - Financial Services Board
Regulating insurers, intermediaries, retirement funds, friendly societies, unit trust schemes, management companies, and financial markets.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Finansinspektionen is responsible for supervising companies in the insurance, credit and securities markets.
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.
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.
Thailand - Office of the Securities and Exchange C
Supervises Thailand's capital markets.
Turkey - Capital Markets Board of Turkiye
The regulatory and supervisory authority in charge of the securities markets in Turkey
United Kingdom - Financial Services Authority
Regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK; Bank of England retains responsibility for systemic risk.