Jurisdiction |
Regulator |
Comments |
| Andorra |
INAF |
Institut Nacional Andorra de Finances |
| Austria |
FMA |
Finanzmarktaufsicht |
| Belgium |
Banking, Finance and
Insurance Commission |
English version available |
| Denmark |
Finanstilsynet |
Guidelines to Fitness and Propriety in English |
| Finland |
Financial Supervision
Authority |
Very informative and well presented, showing copies of the rules and
lists of regulated firms |
| France |
AMF |
Autorite des Marches Financiers |
| France |
BDF |
La Banque de France. Authorises credit institutions and investment firms |
| France |
ACAM |
Autorite de Controle des Assurances et Mutuelles |
| Germany |
BaFin |
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority |
| Germany |
Exchange
Authority |
The Exchange Supervisory Authority oversees the German Stock
Exchanges |
| Greece |
HCMC |
Hellenic Republic Capital Markets Commission |
| Iceland |
Financial Supervisory
Authority |
A comprehensive site with English versions of all the laws and
regulations |
| Ireland |
Central Bank |
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland |
| Ireland |
IFSRA |
Financial Regulator |
| Italy |
CONSOB
|
Commissione Nazionale per le Societa' E la Borsa - mostly in
Italian |
| Leichtenstein |
FMA |
Financial Market Authority |
| Luxembourg |
CSSF |
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier |
| Monaco |
SICCFIN |
Service d'Information at de Controle sur les circuits Financiers |
| Netherlands |
AFM |
Autoriteit Financiele Markten |
| Norway |
Kredittilsynet |
Norway's Banking, Insurance and Securities Commission website |
| Portugal |
CMVM |
Comissao do Mercado de Valores Mobiliarios |
| Portugal |
ISP |
Portuguese Insurance Institute |
| San Marino |
BCSM |
Central Bank of San Marino |
| Spain |
CNMV |
Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores |
| Spain |
DGSFP |
Direccion General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones |
| Sweden |
FinansInspektionen |
Sweden's inspector and regulator of financial institutions |
| Switzerland |
SFBC |
The Swiss Federal Banking Commission regulates banks and investment
business too |
| Switzerland |
FINMA |
The Swiss Financial Market Regulatory Authority protects the clients of financial markets, namely creditors, investors and insured persons, thereby strengthening confidence in the smooth functioning, competitiveness and integrity of Switzerland’s financial centre |
| Switzerland |
MROS |
The Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office |
| Switzerland |
Takeover Board |
The Swiss Takeover Board regulates swiss companies'
mergers |