Switzerland government
independent branchFinancial regulationReviewed
Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
Supervises banks, insurers and financial markets.
What this authority does
Licenses and supervises banks, insurers, fund managers and financial-market infrastructures, enforces anti-money-laundering rules, and can withdraw authorisation or order restructuring.
Services for the public
- Licensing
- Prudential supervision
- Enforcement
- Investor and consumer information
Before you contact this authority
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Other Switzerland authorities
- Courts and justiceFederal Supreme Court (Bundesgericht)
- ImmigrationState Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
- TaxationFederal Tax Administration (FTA)
- Data protectionFederal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
- CompetitionCompetition Commission (COMCO / WEKO)
- Legislation and official informationFedlex — Federal Law Portal
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