Supervision of the financial sector calls for a strong, competent, independent regulator. This brochure illustrates how FINMA meets these criteria. FINMA accounts for its supervisory activities in its annual …

FINMA, whose head office is in Bern, is the supervisory authority responsible for supervising the Swiss financial market. Its activities are based on the Financial Market Supervision Act.

Any individual or company seeking to manage clients’ money or take money from investors, underwrite insurance policies, or set up and manage a collective investment scheme requires authorisation from …

The FINMA Public section of our website contains a wealth of easily accessible information on our activities as a supervisory authority and how we protect the clients of financial service providers.

FINMA’s work centres around forward-looking supervision of the financial sector, also known as prudential supervision. Private audit firms also perform supervisory tasks on FINMA’s behalf. The …

FINMA monitors compliance with due diligence requirements in respect of combating money laundering. FINMA is the supervisory authority for the disclosure of shareholdings in all listed companies.

FINMA seeks to ensure that only persons who meet the requirements for proper business conduct are entrusted with the management of supervised institutions. It collects data on individuals who might …

Through its supervision of Swiss financial market infrastructures, FINMA promotes well-functioning and transparent securities and derivatives markets which in turn protects creditors and investors.

FINMA is committed to principle-based, differentiated, technology-neutral and internationally compatible regulation, which allows the authority to perform its supervisory function to protect creditors, …

Licensed banks and securities firms are supervised by FINMA. Supervision aims at protecting creditors and maintaining the stability of the financial system. It thus centres on ensuring that licensing, as well …