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United Kingdom - Financial Services Authority
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Regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK; Bank of England retains responsibility for systemic risk.
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Switzerland - Swiss Federal Banking Commission
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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.
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Austrian Financial Market Authority
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Combines the former regulatory roles of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Securities Authority (Bundes-Wertpapier-Aufsicht).
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Iceland - Financial Supervisory Authority
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The Fjármálaeftirlitsins is responsible for the official regulation and supervision of financial operations in Iceland.
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Anguilla - Financial Services Department
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Includes ACORN, Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network, by which companies can be registered.
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Gibraltar - Financial Services Commission
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Statutory body corporate established by the 1989 Financial Services Commission Ordinance.
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Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission
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Unified regulator for Hong Kong's financial markets.
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Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
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Regulatory body set up for the administration of the Insurance Companies Ordinance.
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India - Securities and Exchange Board of India
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SEBI protects the interests of investors in securities and promotes the development of the securities market through appropriate regulation.
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Isle of Man - Financial Supervision Commission
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Manx body responsible for the licensing and supervision of banks, building societies, investment business, collective investment schemes and corporate service providers.
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Guernsey Financial Services Commission
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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.
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Bangladesh - Securities and Exchange Commission
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Mission is to protect the interests of securities investors; develop fair, transparent and efficient securities markets; and ensure proper compliance with securities laws.
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South Africa - Financial Services Board
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Regulating insurers, intermediaries, retirement funds, friendly societies, unit trust schemes, management companies, and financial markets.
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Thailand - Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Supervises Thailand's capital markets.
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Latvia - Securities Markets Commission of the Republic of Latvia
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Ensuring overall stability in the financial and capital markets.
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Malaysia - Securities Commission of Malaysia
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Combined Malaysian regulator with the aim of protecting the investor, and encouraging and promoting the development of the securities and futures markets in Malaysia.
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Papua New Guinea - Securities Commission of Papua New Guinea
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The SCPNG is a division of the Investment Promotion Authority.
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Australian Securities and Investment Commission
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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.
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Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
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APRA is the prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies and friendly societies.
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Brazil - Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil
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Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, with a section of regulations of interest to foreign investors.
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Malaysia - Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority
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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.
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Netherlands - Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands
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Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
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New Zealand - Securities Commission of New Zealand
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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.
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Society of Financial Examiners
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Professional society for examiners of insurance companies, banks, savings and loans, and credit unions.
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Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority
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With information about the legal position of NAMFISA, its consumer education bulletins, and an online complaints form.
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Estonia - Finantsinspektsioon
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Papers and rules by the Financial Supervision Authority, an autonomous agency of the Bank of Estonia.
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Germany - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
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BaFin, the Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.
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Bulgaria - Financial Supervision Commission
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Unifies the regulatory functions formerly performed by the former State Securities Commission, the State Insurance Supervision Agency and the Insurance Supervision Agency.
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
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Responsible for prudential regulation of the financial sector and the authorising of insurers.
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Hong Kong - Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI)
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Ensures that the interests of policy holders or potential policy holders are protected and promotes the general stability of the insurance industry.
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Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands (PVK)
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Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.
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Financial Services Commission - Gibraltar
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Factual information about the Financial Services Industry
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Financial Services Commission
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Factual information about Gibraltar and its Financial Services Industry
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Financial Supervision Commission
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Financial and economic information, including share index prices.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
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Responsible for regulation of securities markets.
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Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Supervises Thailand's capital markets.
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Securities Commission of Malaysia
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Provides information about the SC, press releases, speeches, publications, details on seminars, employment opportunities, guidelines and acts.
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Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA)
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Background information on Lofsa, regulatory body to develop Labuan as International Offshore Financial Centre (IOFC).
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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Capital market regulator.
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Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
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The prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies, and friendly societies.
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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An independent government body that enforces and administers Corporations Law and consumer protection law for investments, life and general insurance, superannuation and banking (except lending) throughout Australia.
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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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.
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Investment Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea
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Encourages investors to contact the IPA to obtain correct information about matters relating to business procedures and rules.
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Investment Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea
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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.
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Financial Services Board
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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.
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