As it was informed by "Market Leader (US)"
Who Takes Care of Investors' Peace of Mind in Switzerland?
Protection of rights and interests of all members of the financial market is an integral part of modern economy. In some cases most responsibility for ensuring financial order is placed on governmental agencies like, for example, in France. There are also systems where independent self-regulating professional organizations have many more powers than governmental agencies as is the case in Great Britain.
Based on the Financial Markets Supervision Act (FINMASA), in the Swiss Confederation financial markets are regulated by FINMA, a governmental Financial Market Supervisory Authority. It operates to protect rights of creditors, investors and policy holders by guaranteeing they are accorded equal opportunities in financial markets.
Achieving its main goal of protecting rights of financial market members and being absolutely independent, FINMA facilitates supporting of stability in Switzerland's financial market and ensures the reputation it enjoys.
Structure of FINMA - a guarantee of independence and competence