Regulatory Bodies & Complaints

Financial Conduct Authority — the primary financial regulator in the UK. Regulates over 50,000 firms and maintains a public register of authorized entities.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission and National Futures Association regulate futures, options, and forex markets in the US. NFA maintains BASIC registration lookup.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission — regulates financial services, markets, and consumer credit. Maintains a professional register of licensed entities.

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority — supervises banks, financial services, and insurance in Germany. Publishes warnings about unauthorized companies.

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission — regulates many EU-based forex and CFD brokers. CySEC-licensed firms can passport services across the EU/EEA.

Financial Markets Authority — regulates securities, financial advisers, and derivatives issuers in New Zealand. Maintains the Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR).

Financial Services Agency of Japan — oversees banking, securities, and insurance sectors. Japan has strict leverage limits (25:1 max) and requires local registration for forex brokers.

Financial Sector Conduct Authority — regulates financial institutions, services, and market conduct in South Africa. Replaced the old FSB in 2018.

Monetary Authority of Singapore — serves as both central bank and financial regulator. Known for strict licensing requirements and an Investor Alert List of unregulated entities.

Autorite des marches financiers — France's financial markets regulator. Maintains a public blacklist of unauthorized forex and binary options websites.

Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa — Italian securities regulator. Actively blocks unauthorized investment websites and publishes regular warnings.

Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores — supervises and inspects Spanish securities markets. Publishes warnings about unregistered entities targeting Spanish investors.

Securities and Futures Commission — regulates Hong Kong's securities and futures markets. Maintains a licensed intermediaries register and an alert list of suspicious entities.

Ontario Securities Commission — Canada's largest provincial securities regulator. Part of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) umbrella. Publishes investor alerts and disciplinary actions.

Česká národní banka (Czech National Bank) — the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic. Regulates banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and capital markets. Maintains a register of regulated entities and publishes warnings about unauthorized firms.

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority — supervises banks, insurance companies, exchanges, and securities dealers in Switzerland. Publishes a warning list of unauthorized providers and maintains a register of licensed firms.

Dubai Financial Services Authority — the independent regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Regulates financial services conducted in or from the DIFC, one of the leading financial hubs in the Middle East.

Securities and Exchange Commission — protects investors, maintains fair markets, and facilitates capital formation. Oversees securities markets, brokers, investment advisers, and mutual funds. Operates the EDGAR database and the SEC Action Lookup tool.

Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (Polish Financial Supervision Authority) — supervises the banking, insurance, pension, and capital markets sectors in Poland. Publishes a public warning list of unauthorized entities.

Autoriteit Financiële Markten — the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets. Supervises the conduct of the entire financial market sector, including savings, investments, insurance, and loans. Maintains a public register and a warning list.

Finansinspektionen — the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Monitors companies on the Swedish financial market including banks, securities companies, insurance companies, and fund management companies.

Comissão de Valores Mobiliários — the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission. Regulates the securities market, investment funds, and publicly traded companies in Brazil. Publishes alerts about unauthorized entities.

Securities and Exchange Board of India — regulates the securities and commodity market in India. Maintains a database of registered intermediaries and publishes investor alerts and enforcement orders against unauthorized entities.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand — supervises the Thai capital market, securities businesses, and digital asset businesses. Publishes investor alerts about unauthorized operators targeting Thai investors.

Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde — the Austrian Financial Market Authority. Supervises banks, insurance undertakings, pension funds, and securities firms. Maintains an investor warning list and company database.

European Securities and Markets Authority — the EU's financial markets regulator. Sets EU-wide rules on CFD leverage limits, binary options bans, and investor protection. Coordinates between national regulators and maintains the ESMA Register of authorized firms.