Flashcards: Financial regulatory authorities

The Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation (Russian: Федеральная служба по финансовому мониторингу; Росфинмониторинг) (known as Rosfinmonitoring) is a Federal Service that was created by a decree of President Vladimir Putin of November 1, 2001, and aimed to fight money laundering.

The Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS, FSFR) (Russian: Федеральная служба по финансовым рынкам, ФСФР) was a Russian federal executive body which regulated Russian financial markets including securities issuance and trading and supervision of exchanges, issuers, professional market participants and their Self-Regulatory Organisations; the Russian Federation Pension Fund; the State management company.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation providing deposit insurance to depositors in US banks.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Abbreviation: MAS; Chinese: 新加坡金融管理局; Malay: Penguasa Kewangan Singapura) is Singapore's central bank and financial regulatory authority.

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) is an agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC) authorised by the State Council to regulate the banking sector of the PRC except the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions.

Da Afghanistan Bank (Pashto: دافغانستان بانک‎; Persian: بانک مرکزی افغانستان ) is the central bank of Afghanistan.

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) (Dutch: Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten, French: L’Autorité des services et marchés financiers) is the financial regulatory agency in Belgium.

Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство финансов Российской Федерации, Минфин России, MinFin) is a federal ministry, responsible for general financial policy and for general management in the field of finance of the Russian Federation.

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) is responsible for the financial regulation in Luxembourg.

The Central Bank of Ireland (Irish: Banc Ceannais na hÉireann) is Ireland's central bank, and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB).

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is a statutory authority of the Australian Government and the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is an Australian government financial intelligence agency set up to combat money laundering, organised crime, tax evasion, welfare fraud and terrorism.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is a committee of the Bank of England, which meets for three and a half days twelve times a year to decide the official interest rate in the United Kingdom (the Bank of England Base Rate).

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks".

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (German: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) better known by its abbreviation BaFin is the financial regulatory authority for Germany.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) (Portuguese: Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) is the securities market authority in Brazil.

The Financial Services Agency (金融庁 Kin'yū-chō) is a Japanese government organization and an integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing banking, securities and exchange, and insurance sectors in order to ensure the stability of the financial system of Japan.

The Financial Market Authority (German: Finanzmarktaufsicht) is the primary financial regulatory agency of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) was established on 16 December 2010 in response to the ongoing financial crisis.

The Portuguese Securities Market Commission (Portuguese: Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários), also known by its initials CMVM, was established in April 1991 with the task of supervising and regulating securities and other financial instruments markets (traditionally known as stock markets), as well as the activity of all those who operate within said markets.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is a European Union financial regulatory institution and European Supervisory Authority, located in Paris.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is a regulatory agency of the European Union still headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

The Danish Central Business Register (aka CVR — Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister) is the central government register containing primary data on all businesses in Denmark, regardless of economic and organizational structure, except personally owned companies with an annual turnover of less than 50,000 Danish krones.

Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is a UAE entity established based on the federal decree No.

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) is the financial regulatory agency of the special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), In Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

(For other uses, see Financial Services Commission.) The BVI Financial Services Commission is an autonomous regulatory authority responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of all the British Virgin Islands financial services including insurance, banking, trustee business, company management, mutual funds business, the registration of companies, limited partnerships and intellectual property.

On 19 December 2012 the Financial Services Act 2012 received royal assent, and it came into force on 1 April 2013.

Financial Supervisory Authority (Swedish: Finansinspektionen) is the Swedish government agency responsible for financial regulation in Sweden.

The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC; Chinese: 金融監督管理委員會; pinyin: Jīnróng Jiāndū Guănlĭ Wěiyuánhuì, abbreviated to 金管會) is an independent government agency subordinate to the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman in the United Kingdom.

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is the New Zealand government agency responsible for enforcing securities, financial reporting and company law as they apply to financial services and securities markets.

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Finanstilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for supervision of financial companies within Norway based on law and regulations from Storting, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and international accounting standards.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is a private company limited by guarantee, Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd, providing an external dispute resolution service for the financial services industry.

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA; in Finnish: Finanssivalvonta [Fiva]; in Swedish: Finansinspektionen [FI]) is the financial regulatory authority of the Finnish government, responsible for the regulation of financial markets in Finland.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission is the supervisory authority for financial services in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (Malay: Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia), abbreviated SC, a statutory body entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and systematically developing the capital markets in Malaysia.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the main regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is the regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh, comprising Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).

The Securities and Exchange Commission (Filipino: Komisyon sa mga Panagot at Palitan, commonly known as SEC) is the agency of the Government of the Philippines responsible for regulating the securities industry in the Philippines.

The Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) is a government-owned corporation that report to theMinistry of Finance of the Government of Brunei.

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Philippines government agency tasked to implement the provisions of Republic Act No.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is a European Union financial regulatory institution that replaced the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).

(For other uses, see Financial Services Commission.) The Anguillan Financial Services Commission is an autonomous regulatory authority responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of all financial services in and from within Anguilla, including insurance, banking, trustee business, company management, mutual funds business as well as the registration of companies, limited partnerships, intellectual property and ships.

The International Financial Services Commission (IFSC) is the Belize government agency responsible for financial regulation.

The Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica or (FSU) is the main financial regulator in the Island of Dominica, it’s one of the most stringent financial authorities in the Caribbean and is quickly becoming a major participant in the offshore regulatory framework.

The Rivers State Internal Revenue Service (abbreviated RIRS) was formed in 1993 under the Board of Internal Revenue Law 1993 (No. 3).

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, (Greek: Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς) better known as CySEC, is the financial regulatory agency of Cyprus.

The Hellenic Republic Capital Market Commission (or Greek Capital Market Commission) is one of three regulatory bodies for the financial industry in Greece, the other being the Bank of Greece.

In Mexico, the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) (English: National Banking and Securities Commission) is an independent agency of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico) (SHCP) body with technical autonomy and executive powers over the Mexican financial system.

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is the Swiss government body responsible for financial regulation.

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Dutch: Autoriteit Financiële Markten) is the financial services regulatory authority for the Netherlands.

Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (more commonly know by its acronym CONSOB) or Italian Securities and Exchange Commission is the government authority of Italy responsible for regulating the Italian securities market.

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) (Danish: Finanstilsynet) is the financial regulatory authority of the Danish government responsible for the regulation of financial markets in Denmark.

The Capital Markets Authority of Uganda (CMA) is a semi-autonomous government body responsible for the financial regulation of the capital markets industry in Uganda.

The Capital Markets Authority of Saudi Arabia (CMA) (Arabic: هيئة السوق المالية‎‎) is the Saudi Arabian government organization responsible for regulating the Saudi Arabian capital markets.

The Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB) (Turkish: Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu) is the financial regulatory and supervisory agency of Turkey.

The Consumer Protection Committee (CPC; Chinese: 行政院消費者保護會; pinyin: Xíngzhèngyuàn Xiāofèizhě Bǎohùhuì) is the operative unit of the Department of Consumer Protection of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China which is responsible for consultation, discussion, and review of important consumer protection policies, laws and regulations, mechanisms, and enforcement outcomes, as well as cross-agency coordination in Taiwan.

The Credit and Investments Ombudsman (formerly known as Credit Ombudsman Service), is an Australian alternative dispute resolution or ombudsman that helps settle disputes between consumers and financial credit providers.

The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) (Arabic: لهيئة العامة للرقابة المالية‎‎) is the integrated government agency that regulates the financial service industry in Egypt.

Iraq Securities Commission, (ISC) is an independent public commission that oversees the activities of licensed securities markets, one of which is the Iraq Stock Exchange.

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is the national securities regulator of Israel.

The Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (SFC) is the Colombian government agency responsible for overseeing financial regulation and market systems in order to preserve stability, security and confidence, and to promote, organize and develop the securities market.