Financial Regulators

Regulation Authorities by Country – Updated List

Ensuring Market Integrity

Regulatory authorities play a vital role in ensuring market integrity, protecting investors, and maintaining stability. Each country (or group of countries) typically has its own regulatory body or bodies that oversee the financial markets and enforce compliance with national laws and international standards. Below is an overview of some of the key financial regulatory authorities around the world.

Regulatory AuthorityAcronymCountry/RegionLink
Financial Market AuthorityFMAAustriaVisit FMA Austria
Australian Securities and Investments CommissionASICAustraliaVisit ASIC
Financial Services and Markets AuthorityFSMABelgiumVisit FSMA Belgium
Comissão de Valores MobiliáriosCVMBrazilVisit CVM
Canadian Securities AdministratorsCSACanadaVisit CSA
China Securities Regulatory CommissionCSRCChinaVisit CSRC
Finanstilsynet–DenmarkVisit Finanstilsynet Denmark
Finnish Financial Supervisory AuthorityFIN-FSAFinlandVisit FIN-FSA
Autorité des marchés financiersAMFFranceVisit AMF
Federal Financial Supervisory AuthorityBaFinGermanyVisit BaFin
Securities and Futures CommissionSFCHong KongVisit SFC
Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaSEBIIndiaVisit SEBI
Central Bank of IrelandCBIIrelandVisit CBI
Israel Securities AuthorityISAIsraelVisit ISA
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la BorsaCONSOBItalyVisit CONSOB
Financial Services AgencyFSAJapanVisit FSA Japan
Autoriteit Financiële MarktenAFMNetherlandsVisit AFM
Financial Markets AuthorityFMANew ZealandVisit FMA New Zealand
Finanstilsynet–NorwayVisit Finanstilsynet Norway
Central Bank of RussiaCBRRussiaVisit CBR
Monetary Authority of SingaporeMASSingaporeVisit MAS
Financial Sector Conduct AuthorityFSCASouth AfricaVisit FSCA
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de ValoresCNMVSpainVisit CNMV
FinansinspektionenFISwedenVisit FI
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory AuthorityFINMASwitzerlandVisit FINMA
Financial Conduct AuthorityFCAUnited KingdomVisit FCA
Prudential Regulation AuthorityPRAUnited KingdomVisit PRA
Securities and Exchange CommissionSECUnited StatesVisit SEC
Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCFTCUnited StatesVisit CFTC