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Supervisory and prosecuting authorities

The register indexes decisions, sanctions and inspections published by the financial supervisory and prosecuting authorities below. Each authority page collects the case files in which that body appeared.

  • Switzerland · 5 case files

    FINMA

    FINMA authorises and supervises Swiss banks, securities firms, insurers and asset managers, and publishes enforcement decisions where it establishes a serious breach of supervisory law. It may impose professional bans, disgorge unlawful profits and withdraw authorisation.

  • Sweden · 4 case files

    Finansinspektionen

    Finansinspektionen supervises Swedish credit institutions and investment firms, issues sanction decisions and administrative fines, and reports suspected criminal conduct to the Swedish Economic Crime Authority.

  • Denmark and Norway · 10 case files

    Finanstilsynet

    Both the Danish and the Norwegian supervisory authorities carry the name Finanstilsynet. Each conducts inspections, issues orders and reprimands, may revoke the licence of an investment firm, and refers criminal suspicion to the national prosecution service.

  • Finland · 3 case files

    FIN-FSA

    Finanssivalvonta supervises Finnish banks, investment firms and payment institutions, and issues public warnings and penalty payments for breaches of anti-money-laundering and conduct rules.

  • Germany · 2 case files

    BaFin

    BaFin supervises German credit institutions, financial services providers and insurers, appoints special monitors, and refers market-abuse and accounting matters to the public prosecutors.

  • Iceland · 3 case files

    Special Prosecutor

    Established after the 2008 Icelandic banking collapse to investigate suspected criminal conduct connected with the failed banks. Its cases were tried before the district courts and the Supreme Court of Iceland.

  • Switzerland · 1 case file

    OAG Switzerland

    The federal prosecution service for money laundering, corruption and organised financial crime with a cross-cantonal or international dimension.

  • Netherlands · 3 case files

    Openbaar Ministerie

    The Dutch prosecution service, which concludes high-value settlements with financial institutions for anti-money-laundering failures and brings criminal proceedings against directors.

  • Netherlands · 2 case files

    DNB

    The Dutch prudential supervisor, responsible for the integrity supervision of banks including anti-money-laundering compliance.

  • Italy · 3 case files

    CONSOB · Banca d'Italia

    CONSOB supervises Italian securities markets and issuer disclosure; Banca d'Italia is the prudential supervisor. Criminal matters are prosecuted before the tribunals of Milan, Parma and Venice.

  • Austria · 4 case files

    FMA

    The Austrian integrated supervisor for banking, securities, insurance and pensions, whose findings support criminal proceedings before the Vienna Regional Court.

  • France · 1 case file

    ACPR

    The sanctions commission of the French prudential supervisor, which publishes reasoned decisions and financial penalties for anti-money-laundering and conduct breaches.

  • Spain · 2 case files

    Audiencia Nacional

    The Spanish national court with jurisdiction over major economic crime, including the proceedings arising from the Bankia listing and the Banco Popular resolution.

  • European Union · 4 case files

    ECB · SRB

    The ECB authorises and supervises significant euro-area banks and may withdraw authorisation; the Single Resolution Board decides on the resolution of failing banks.

  • Portugal · 1 case file

    Banco de Portugal

    The Portuguese central bank and prudential supervisor, which resolved Banco Espírito Santo and referred conduct findings to the Lisbon criminal courts.

  • Malta · 1 case file

    MFSA

    The single Maltese regulator for financial services, which acted with the ECB on the withdrawal of banking authorisations.

  • Denmark · 1 case file

    NSK

    The Danish national unit for serious economic and organised crime, which brings charges in bank money-laundering and dividend-arbitrage matters.

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