German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

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financial regulatory authority government agency independent federal institution integrated financial supervisor

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is Germany’s integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, and financial markets to ensure stability, integrity, and consumer protection.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
BaFin	16
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht	3
Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Kreditwesen	1
Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Versicherungswesen	1
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)	1
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority	1
German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) canonical	1

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	financial regulatory authority ⓘ government agency ⓘ independent federal institution ⓘ integrated financial supervisor ⓘ
abbreviation	German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BaFin
alsoKnownAs	German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) ⓘ surface form: BaFin
cooperatesWith	Deutsche Bundesbank ⓘ European Banking Authority ⓘ European Central Bank ⓘ European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ⓘ European Securities and Markets Authority ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
dateFounded	2002 ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Federal Banking Supervisory Office ⓘ Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ⓘ surface form: Federal Insurance Supervisory Office Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ⓘ surface form: Federal Securities Supervisory Office
goal	ensure fair and transparent financial markets ⓘ maintain confidence in the German financial system ⓘ protect policyholders and investors in Germany ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bonn ⓘ Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
implements	European Union banking regulations ⓘ European Union financial market directives ⓘ European Union insurance regulations ⓘ European Union securities regulations ⓘ
jurisdiction	Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
languageOfWork	German ⓘ
legalForm	federal institution under public law ⓘ
mandate	ensure integrity of financial markets ⓘ ensure proper functioning of financial markets ⓘ ensure stability of the financial system ⓘ prevent money laundering and terrorist financing ⓘ protect consumers in financial services ⓘ
memberOf	Basel Committee on Banking Supervision ⓘ surface form: Basel Committee-related supervisory networks European System of Financial Supervision ⓘ International Association of Insurance Supervisors ⓘ International Organization of Securities Commissions ⓘ
nativeName	German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
parentOrganization	Federal Ministry of Finance ⓘ surface form: Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany
power	ban certain financial products or practices ⓘ conduct on-site inspections ⓘ grant licenses to financial institutions ⓘ impose administrative fines ⓘ issue regulations and administrative acts ⓘ order remedial measures ⓘ revoke licenses of financial institutions ⓘ
regulatesUnder	German Banking Act ⓘ German Insurance Supervision Act ⓘ German Investment Code ⓘ German Payment Services Supervision Act ⓘ German Securities Trading Act ⓘ
replaced	Federal Banking Supervisory Office ⓘ Federal Insurance Supervisory Office ⓘ Federal Banking Supervisory Office ⓘ surface form: Federal Securities Supervisory Office
responsibleFor	enforcement of securities trading laws in Germany ⓘ insider trading surveillance in Germany ⓘ market abuse supervision in Germany ⓘ monitoring ad-hoc disclosures of listed companies ⓘ supervision of financial reporting enforcement ⓘ
sectorRegulated	asset management ⓘ banking ⓘ credit institutions ⓘ financial markets ⓘ financial services ⓘ insurance ⓘ investment firms ⓘ payment services ⓘ securities markets ⓘ stock exchanges ⓘ
shortName	German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BaFin
supervises	asset management companies in Germany ⓘ banks operating in Germany ⓘ financial services institutions in Germany ⓘ insurance undertakings in Germany ⓘ investment firms in Germany ⓘ payment institutions in Germany ⓘ prospectuses for securities offerings in Germany ⓘ stock exchanges in Germany ⓘ trading on multilateral trading facilities in Germany ⓘ trading on regulated markets in Germany ⓘ
supervisionModel	integrated supervision of all financial sectors ⓘ
website	https://www.bafin.de ⓘ