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Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

Regulatory and Standard-Setting Bodies

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is Switzerland's primary regulator of financial markets, established in 2007 and headquartered in Bern. It supervises banks, insurance companies, stock exchanges, securities dealers and other financial intermediaries, replacing the Federal Banking Commission, which had operated since 1934, by consolidating banking supervision with insurance oversight and anti-money-laundering authority into a single independent body reporting to the Swiss Parliament.

Facts
Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
2007 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
2007-06-22 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Bern, Switzerland 1
Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Regulatory Agency 1
Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedSourced to the subject's own account
Switzerland 1
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1. Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Creation of FINMA section
    FINMA was founded on the 22 June 2007 with the passing of the Federal Act on the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMASA).
  • Lead section, paragraph 2
    It is an independent institution with its own legal personality based in Bern.
  • Introduction, institution-subtype
    The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is Switzerland's primary regulator of financial markets, established in 2007 and headquartered in Bern.
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