Financial market supervisory authorities in Europe

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This page provides access to the websites of the national competent authorities responsible for the supervision of financial markets in the countries of the European Union and in other European countries.

For each country, the following information is available:

  • the institutional website of the authority in English;
  • the link to the sections dedicated to the lists of authorised intermediaries or to publicly accessible registers.

National authorities play a central role in the regulation and supervision of financial markets, also within the European Union regulatory framework and in the context of the activities of ESMA - European Securities and Markets Authority.

Access to the official registers of intermediaries makes it possible to verify the authorisation and supervisory status of entities operating in the various countries.

Disclaimer

The information and links provided on this page are made available for information and guidance purposes only, including with reference to the lists of authorised intermediaries.

Consob does not guarantee that the content accessible through external links is up to date, complete or accurate, as it may be subject to changes by the respective competent authorities.

For any official verification, users are invited to refer directly to the institutional websites of the national competent authorities.

European Union countries

Country Authority Register of authorised entities
Austria Austria Financial Market Authority (FMA) 👉 View
Belgium Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) 👉 View
Bulgaria Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) 👉 View
Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech National Bank (CNB) 👉 View
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) 👉 View
Croatia Croatia Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) 👉 View
Denmark Denmark Finanstilsynet 👉 View
Estonia Estonia Finantsinspektsioon 👉 View
Finland Finland Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) 👉 View
France France Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) 👉 View
Germany Germany Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) 👉 View
Greece Greece Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) 👉 View
Hungary Hungary Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) 👉 View
Ireland Ireland Central Bank of Ireland 👉 View
Italy Italy CONSOB 👉 View
Latvia Latvia Latvijas Banka 👉 View
Lithuania Lithuania Lietuvos bankas 👉 View
Luxembourg Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) 👉 View
Malta Malta Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) 👉 View
Netherlands Netherlands The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) 👉 View
Poland Poland KNF 👉 View
Portugal Portugal Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) 👉 View
Romania Romania The Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) 👉 View
Slovakia Slovakia Národná banka Slovenska (NBS) 👉 View
Slovenia Slovenia ATVP 👉 View
Spain Spain Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) 👉 View
Sweden Sweden Finansinspektionen (FI) 👉 View

Other European countries

Country Authority Register of authorised entities
Switzerland Switzerland Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) 👉 View
United Kingdom United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) 👉 View

European Economic Area countries

Country Authority Register of authorised entities
Iceland Iceland Central Bank of Iceland 👉 View
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Finanzmarktaufsicht Liechtenstein 👉 View
Norway Norway Finanstilsynet 👉 View

Last update: 30 March 2026