Benefits and characteristic on Assetization or Tokenization (of asset) are in part I and II of this series. We also looked already in detail at #STO_in_USA (II), since the US market displays strong interest and offers a large market-size. We also covered most of the EU in part III, APAC and MENA in part IV, and the Caribbean in part V.
Financial regulatory authorities by country
A-B
Afghanistan – Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB)
Albania – Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA)
Algeria – Commission d’Organisation et de Surveillance des Opérations de Bourse (COSOB)
Andorra – Andorran Financial Authority (AFA)
Anguilla – Anguilla Financial Services Commission
Antigua & Barbuda – Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Argentina – Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)
Armenia – Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
Australia:
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Australian Takeovers Panel
Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB)
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
Austria:
Financial Market Authority (FMA, Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde in German)
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Austrian Takeover Commission (Übernahmekommission in German)
Azerbaijan
Financial Market Supervisory Authority of Azerbaijan
Bahamas:
Central Bank of The Bahamas
Securities Commission of the Bahamas
Bahrain – Central Bank of Bahrain
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission (Bangladesh)
Barbados:
Barbados Financial Services Commission
Central Bank of Barbados
Financial Intelligence Unit (Barbados)
Belarus:
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus
Belgium:
Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA – Autorité des services et marchés financiers/Authoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten)
National Bank of Belgium (NBB – Banque Nationale de Belgique/Nationale Bank van België)
Belize – International Financial Services Commission
Bermuda – Bermuda Monetary Authority
Bhutan – Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA)
Bolivia – Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (ASFI)
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Republika Srpska Securities Commission for Republika Srpska
Securities Commission of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Komisiji za vrijednosne papire Federacije Bosne i Hercegovina in Bosnian)
Botswana
Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA)
Bank of Botswana (BOB)
Brazil
Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN)
Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM)
Superintendência de Seguros Privados (SUSEP)
British Virgin Islands – British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
Brunei – Brunei International Financial Center of the Ministry of Finance
Bulgaria – Financial Supervision Commission (Bulgaria) (FSC)
C-D
Cambodia – National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)
Canada:
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
Alberta Securities Commission
Autorité des marchés financiers – Québec
British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC)
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)
Mutual Fund Dealers Association (MFDA)
Financial Services Commission of Ontario
Financial Institutions Commission – Province of British Columbia
Cayman Islands – Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Chile – Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros
China, People’s Republic of;
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)
China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)
China, Republic of (Taiwan) – Financial Supervisory Commission
Colombia;
Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
National Directorate of Taxes and Customs (DIAN)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of – Central Bank of Congo
Costa Rica:
Superintendencia General de Valores
Superintendencia General de Seguros (Costa Rica)
Côte d’Ivoire;
Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest
Croatia – Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
Cyprus;
Central Bank of Cyprus
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CYSEC)
Cyprus Insurance Companies Control Service (ICCS)
Czech Republic – Czech National Bank
Denmark – Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark), (Finanstilsynet in Danish)
Dominican Republic:
Banco Central de la Republica Dominica
Superintendencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
Dominica
Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica
E-I
Ecuador – Superintendencia de Bancos
Egypt – Financial Regulatory Authority
El Salvador – Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero
European Union:
European Central Bank (ECB)
European Banking Authority (EBA)
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Estonia:
Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon in Estonian)
Estonian Bank (Eesti Pank in Estonian)
Faroe Islands – Insurance Authority of the Faroe Islands (Tryggingareftirlitið in Faroese) (For Insurance, Pension and mortgages all other finance is regulated by Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark))
Finland – Financial Supervisory Authority, (FIN-FSA Finanssivalvonta in Finnish)
France:
Autorité des marchés financiers (France) (AMF)
Registre unique des Intermediaires en Assurance, Banque et Finance (France) (ORIAS)
Autorité de Controle Prudentiel (France) (ACPR)
French Takeover Panel
Georgia – National Bank of Georgia
Germany – Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin – Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)
Ghana;
Securities and Exchange Commission (Ghana) (SEC)
Bank of Ghana (BOG)
Gibraltar – Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC)
Greece – Hellenic Capital Market Commission
Grenada – Grenada International Financial Services Authority (GIFSA)
Guatemala – Superintendencia de Bancos (SB)
Guernsey – Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Honduras – National Banks and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros in Spanish)
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA)
Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA)
Hungary – Hungarian National Bank (Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB))
Iceland – Financial Supervisory Authority
India:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Forward Markets Commission (India) (FMC)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Indonesia:
Financial Services Authority (Indonesia) (Indonesian: Otoritas Jasa Keuangan) (OJK)
Bank Indonesia
Ireland:
Central Bank of Ireland
Irish Takeover Panel
Islamic Republic of Iran:
Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran
Central Bank of Iran
Iraq – Iraq Securities Commission (ISC)
Isle of Man – Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
Israel – Israel Securities Authority (ISA)
Italy:
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB)
Institute for the Supervision of Insurance (ISVAP)
J-L
Jamaica – Financial Services Commission (Jamaica)
Bank of Jamaica
Japan:
Financial Services Agency
Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC)
Jersey – Jersey Financial Services Commission
Jordan – Jordan Securities Commission
Kazakhstan:
Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (Агентство Республики Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых организаций in Kazakh )
Committee for the Control and Supervision of the Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya – Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)
Kuwait:
Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (بنك الكويت المركزي in Arabic)
Capital Markets Authority Kuwait (CMA) (هيئة أسواق المال – دولة الكويت in Arabic)
Korea, South:
Financial Services Commission (FSC)
Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)
Latvia – Financial and Capital Market Commission
Lebanon – Banking Control Commission of Lebanon (BCCL) and Insurance Control Commission (ICC)
Liechtenstein – Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein) (FMA)
Lithuania – Bank of Lithuania
Luxembourg:
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA)
M-R
Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC)
Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA)
Malawi
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM)
Malta – Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
Central Bank of Malta
Mauritania – Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)
Mauritius
Bank of Mauritius (BOM)
Financial Services Commission (FSC)
Mexico
Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores
Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros
Moldova – National Commission for Financial Markets
Montenegro – Insurance Supervision Agency
Montserrat – Montserrat Financial Services Commission
Mongolia
Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia
Central Bank of Mongolia
Morocco – Autorité Marocaine du Marché des Capitaux (AMMC) Ex Conseil déontologique des valeurs mobilières (CDVM)
Nepal
Nepal Rastra Bank (Central Bank of Nepal – Regulator and Supervisor of Banks and Financial Institutions)
Beema Samiti (Regulator of Insurance Companies)
Securities Board Nepal (SEBON)
Netherlands
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM – Autoriteit Financiële Markten in Dutch)
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Netherlands Antilles – Bank of the Netherlands Antilles[2]
New Zealand – Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand)
Nigeria
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (Nigeria)
Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria)
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) (Nigeria)
National Pension Commission (PENCOM) (Nigeria)
Norway – Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet in Norwegian)
Oman – Capital Market Authority (Oman)
Pakistan – State Bank of Pakistan
Panama – Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores
Peru:
Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS)
Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (SMV)
Philippines:
Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Insurance Commission (Komisyon ng Seguro)
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)
Department of Finance (DOF)
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)
Bureau of Treasury
Poland – Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
Portugal:
Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM)
Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
Qatar – Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA)
Republic of Macedonia:
Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of Macedonia (MSEC)
National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
Romania – Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority
Russia – Central Bank of Russia (CBR)
S-T
Saint Lucia – Financial Sector Supervision Unit
Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Nevis Financial Regulatory Services Commission
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Financial Services Authority
San Marino – Central Bank of San Marino (BCSM)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) (مؤسسة النقد العربي السعودي in Arabic)
Capital Market Authority (Saudi Arabia) (CMA) (هيئة السوق المالية in Arabic)
Serbia – Securities Commission (Serbia)
Seychelles;
Central Bank of Seychelles
Seychelles Financial Services Authority (SFSA) [1]
Singapore – Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Slovenia – Securities Market Agency (ATVP Agencija za Trg Vrednostnih Papirjev)
South Africa;
South African Reserve Bank
National Credit Regulator
Financial Services Board (South Africa)
Spain:
Investment sector regulator – Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, CNMV) [MiFID]
Insurance sector regulator (life and general) – Direccion General de Seguros (DGS)[IMD]
Banking sector regulator – Banco de España (BdE)
Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
Swaziland – Capital Markets Development Unit (Central Bank of Swaziland)
Sweden – Financial Supervisory Authority (Sweden) (Finansinspektionen, FI)
Switzerland:
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
Swiss National Bank
SIX Swiss Exchange
Tanzania – Capital Markets and Securities Authority
Taiwan – Financial Supervisory Commission
Thailand:
Bank of Thailand (BOT)
Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (Thai SEC)
Trinidad and Tobago – Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission
Tunisia – Conseil du marché financier
Turkey:
Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of Turkey (BRSA – )
Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB)
U-Z
Uganda
Capital Markets Authority (Uganda) (CMA)
Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
Ukraine – National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC)
United Arab Emirates:
Insurance Authority – (IA)
Securities and Commodities Authority – (SCA)
United Arab Emirates (Dubai) – Dubai Financial Services Authority – (DFSA)
United Kingdom:
Bank of England (BoE)
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (PANEL)
Financial Policy Committee (FPC)
United States:
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Federal Reserve System (“Fed”)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
National Futures Association (NFA)[3]
In addition, each state has its own banking authority[4]
Uruguay – Banco Central del Uruguay
Uzbekistan – Center for Coordination and Control over Functioning of Securities Market
Vatican City – Financial Information Authority
Venezuela – Superintendencia Nacional de Valores (SNV)
Vietnam – State Securities Commission (SSC)
Zambia – Securities and Exchange Commission (Zambia)
Zimbabwe – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)
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