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Anguilla - Financial Services Department  www.anguillafsc.com Includes ACORN, Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network, by which companies can be registered.

Argentina - Comisón Nacional de Valores  www.cnv.gov.ar 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  www.apra.gov.au APRA is the prudential regulator of banks, insurance companies and superannuation funds, credit unions, building societies and friendly societies.

Australian Securities and Investment Commission  www.asic.gov.au 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  www.fma.gv.at Combines the former regulatory roles of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Securities Authority (Bundes-Wertpapier-Aufsicht).

Bangladesh - Securities and Exchange Commission  www.secbd.org 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 Commission  www.cbfa.be The single supervisory authority for the Belgian financial sector.

Brazil - Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil  www.cvm.gov.br Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, with a section of regulations of interest to foreign investors.

Bulgaria - Financial Supervision Commission  www.fsc.bg Unifies the regulatory functions formerly performed by the former State Securities Commission, the State Insurance Supervision Agency and the Insurance Supervision Agency.

Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros  www.svs.cl The Chilean securities and insurance regulator, with copies of most financial laws, and more content in Spanish.

China Securities Regulatory Commission  www.csrc.gov.cn The CSRC is the executive branch of State Council Securities Commission, which is the central market regulation authority.

Danish Financial Supervisory Authority  www.ftnet.dk 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 Salvador  www.superval.gob.sv Superintendence of Securities, the regulator of the securities market in El Salvador.

Estonia - Finantsinspektsioon  www.fi.ee Papers and rules by the Financial Supervision Authority, an autonomous agency of the Bank of Estonia.

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering  www.fatf-gafi.org 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  www.rata.bof.fi 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 - Autorité des marchés financiers  www.amf-france.org A subset of the notices and rules are available in English, most only in French.

Germany - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht  www.bawe.de BaFin, the Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

Gibraltar - Financial Services Commission  www.fsc.gi Statutory body corporate established by the 1989 Financial Services Commission Ordinance.

Guernsey Financial Services Commission  www.gfsc.guernseyci.com 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 Insurance  www.info.gov.hk/oci Regulatory body set up for the administration of the Insurance Companies Ordinance.

Hong Kong - Securities and Futures Commission  www.hksfc.org.hk Unified regulator for Hong Kong's financial markets.

Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority  www.pszaf.hu Also known as Pénzügyi Szervezetek Állami Felügyelete.

Iceland - Financial Supervisory Authority  www.fme.is The Fjármálaeftirlitsins is responsible for the official regulation and supervision of financial operations in Iceland.

India - Securities and Exchange Board of India  www.sebi.gov.in SEBI protects the interests of investors in securities and promotes the development of the securities market through appropriate regulation.

International Organization of Securities Commissions  www.iosco.org Has as members the individual securities regulators.

Isle of Man - Financial Supervision Commission  www.gov.im/fsc 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 Borsa  www.consob.it 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  www.fsa.go.jp 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 Republic of Latvia  www.fktk.lv/en Ensuring overall stability in the financial and capital markets.

Malaysia - Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority  www.lofsa.gov.my 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  www.sc.com.my Combined Malaysian regulator with the aim of protecting the investor, and encouraging and promoting the development of the securities and futures markets in Malaysia.

Mauritius - Financial Services Commission  www.gov.mu/portal/sites/ncb/fsc/homeframe.html The regulatory authority which licenses, regulates and supervises non-bank financial institutions in Mauritius.

Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority  www.namfisa.com.na With information about the legal position of NAMFISA, its consumer education bulletins, and an online complaints form.

Netherlands - Pensions and Insurance Supervisory Authority of the Netherlands  www.pvk.nl Pensioen + Verzekeringskamer (PVK) is responsible for the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds in the Netherlands.

Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets  www.afm.nl 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  www.sec-com.govt.nz 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 Commission of Norway  www.kredittilsynet.no The Kredittilsynet, with limited content in English, mostly in Norwegian.

Panama - Superintendencia de Bancos  www.superbancos.gob.pa Some information in English, mostly in Spanish.

Papua New Guinea - Securities Commission of Papua New Guinea  www.ipa.gov.pg The SCPNG is a division of the Investment Promotion Authority.

Portuguese Insurance Institute  www.isp.pt 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  www.cmvm.pt 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.

Puerto Rico - Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions  www.cif.gov.pr 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.

Russia - Federal Financial Markets Service  www.fcsm.ru 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.

Society of Financial Examiners  www.sofe.org Professional society for examiners of insurance companies, banks, savings and loans, and credit unions.

South Africa - Financial Services Board  www.fsb.co.za Regulating insurers, intermediaries, retirement funds, friendly societies, unit trust schemes, management companies, and financial markets.

South Korea - Korea Financial Supervisory Commission  www.fsc.go.kr/eng Lists recent proposals and initiatives, with links to English versions. More in Korean.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority  www.fi.se Finansinspektionen is responsible for supervising companies in the insurance, credit and securities markets.

Switzerland - Federal Office of Private Insurance  www.bpv.admin.ch 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  www.ebk.admin.ch/e 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 Commission  www.sec.or.th Supervises Thailand's capital markets.

Turkey - Capital Markets Board of Turkiye  www.spk.gov.tr The regulatory and supervisory authority in charge of the securities markets in Turkey

United Kingdom - Financial Services Authority  www.fsa.gov.uk Regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK; Bank of England retains responsibility for systemic risk.