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Regulator Performance Overview
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Insurance coverage protecting client deposits and funds
Requirement for client funds to be held separately from company funds
High
Tier 2
Banking; insurance; investment firm; fund manager; payment institution; e-money institution; credit intermediary
Detailed assessment of regulatory capabilities and effectiveness
Detailed breakdown of the 6 key regulatory performance indicators
Value and prestige of licenses issued by this regulator
Effectiveness of regulatory framework and enforcement
This regulator shows below average performance with an overall score of 64.
Strongest performance in Institutional
Transparency Level: high
Global Tier: tier2
Protection against negative account balances in trading
Access to qualified investment professionals and advisory services
Government-regulated
North Korea – UN-sanctioned countries
€125k licence + ~€730k capital
Estonia
Estonia_EU
North Korea – UN-sanctioned countries
Retail agency (STP); market maker; principal trading; payment
Online portal available
Financial Supervision Authority & Financial Disputes Committee
1:30
4 instruments
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International Organization of Securities Commissions
Member of the global body that brings together the world's securities regulators
Access to international regulatory standards, cooperation frameworks, and best practices
Financial Action Task Force
Member of the inter-governmental body that sets standards for combating money laundering
Institutional strength and organizational capability
Risk assessment and management protocols
Investor protection measures and safeguards
Client fund protection and insurance coverage
The Estonian Financial Supervision and Resolution Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) is an independent public institution that is responsible for regulating the financial market, that became operational on 1 January 2002, due to the enactment of the Financial Supervision Authority Act which stated its main purposes, functions, funding, and international commitments.
The Finantsinspektsioon always supervise all types of the financial market participants, such as banks, insurance companies and brokers, investment firms, pension funds, fund managers, payment (including e-money) institutions, creditors and loan intermediaries, crowdfunding platforms, debt collection companies, securities markets, as well as crypto-asset markets. Finantsinspektsioon acts as the national resolution authority, for those failing entities, with the possibility to act if and when the shoppers' money are threatened and haw rates entire economic well-being to protect depositors.
Forex, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives
Brokers authorized and regulated by this authority
Australia
United States
Cyprus
United KingdomAustralia+9 more licenses
EstoniaUnited KingdomEstonia
