How Countries Supervise their Banks, Insurers and Securities 2006

With ever greater pressure to clamp down on money laundering and with Basel II implementation looming, regulators and compliance professionals need fast access to accurate, comprehensible data regarding how, and by whom, banks and financial firms are regulated internationally. Professionals in over 130 countries already rely on How Countries Supervise their Banks, Insurers and Securities Markets for just this kind of information. The 2006 edition, profiling over 480 regulatory agencies in 200 jurisdictions, is the most comprehensive guide ever to how the world’s financial firms are regulated. With the new edition you can: • Find out fast who regulates which firms in over 200 jurisdictions: for each of the 200+ jurisdictions the directory profiles the 480+ agencies responsible for regulating banks, insurance companies and securities firms; • Identify which types of firms are licensed: in addition, the directory lists in detail which kinds of firms are licensed by the different regulatory agencies. • Find information on individual firms: Increasingly, regulatory authorities publish a register of regulated firms. The 2006 edition includes details of how to access these registers, allowing you to find information about authorised institutions in minutes not hours; • Make contact with key individuals: the 2006 edition lists contact details for over 2,200 senior regulatory staff around the world, enabling you to quickly identify and make contact with the relevant individuals in any one of hundreds of agencies; • Understand quickly legal mandates and responsibilities; the powers, responsibilities and functions of each agency are profiled concisely to allow you to quickly understand their work; • Keep up-to-date with important changes: because our researchers contact all of the profiled agencies every year. You will find in the 2006 edition up-to-date information about important regulatory changes all around the world. All available at your fingertips in a single volume. Key features: The facts...fast For all the leading financial centres, a concise introduction gives overview of the whole regulatory system. Anti money laundering For each regulator, the directory lists the lead contact for AML compliance. Key statistics Staffing levels, budgets, number and type of institutions supervised. Detailed background The directory profiles the key information about each regulatory agency, covering history, internal organisation and how they cooperate with other regulators nationally and internationally. Expanded international coverage The 2006 edition now includes details to the key authorities in hard-to-contact jurisdictions such as Afghanistan; Iran; Kosovo; Libya; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Syria… and many more. I greatly welcome the publication of this directory of international regulators. It will serve as a useful resource for us all.” Sir Callum McCarthy, UK Financial Services Authority “useful quick reference guide”, Legal and Compliance Department, Credit Suisse First Boston “I have also been able to resolve the occasional compliance issue quickly for other work colleagues who did not know where to readily turn”, CAU Manager Royal Sun Alliance