Useful links

Below are some of the links we believe may be useful to you - exchanges, trade associations and other resources which may be useful to you. If any of these links do not work for you, or if you know of a useful link we could add, please contact us.

If you want to find an APCIMS member, go straight to our directory section. Many of our members have their own websites which you can access through their directory entries.

Regulators UK

Advertising Standard Authority
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
The Financial Ombudsman Service
The Pensions Regulator
Claims Management Services Regulator


Regulators UK Offshore

Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Isle of Man Financial Supervision Commission
Isle of Man Insurance and Pensions Authority
Jersey Financial Services Commission


European Regulators

Austria www.fma.gv.at
www.bmwa.gv.at
Belgium www.cbfa.be
Bulgaria www.bnb.bg
www.fsc.bg
Cyprus www.mof.gov.cy
www.cysec.gov.cy
www.centralbank.gov.cy
Czech Republic www.cnb.cz
Denmark www.ftnet.dk
Estonia www.fi.ee
Finland www.rahoitustarkastus.fi
www.vakuutusvalvonta.fi
France www.banque-france.fr
www.ccamip.fr
www.orias.fr
Germany www.bafin.de
www.bundesbank.de
www.dihk.de
Gibraltar www.fsc.gi
Greece www.bankofgreece.gr
www.hcmc.gr
www.gge.gr
Hungary www.pszaf.hu
Iceland www.fme.is
Ireland (EIRE) www.ifsra.ie
Italy www.bancaditalia.it
www.consob.it
www.isvap.it
Latvia www.fktk.lv
Liechtenstein www.fma-li.li
Lithuania www.lb.lt
www.lsc.lt
www.dpk.lt
Luxembourg www.cssf.lu
www.commassu.lu
Malta www.mfsa.com.mt
Netherlands www.dnb.nl
www.afm.nl
Norway www.kredittilsynet.no
Poland www.nbp.pl
www.knf.pl
Portugal www.bportugal.pt
www.cmvm.pt
www.isp.pt
Romania www.bnro.ro
www.cnvmr.ro
www.csa-isc.ro
Slovak Republic www.nbs.sk
Slovenia www.bsi.si
www.a-tvp.si
www.a-zn.si
Spain www.bde.es
www.cnmv.es
www.dgsfp.mineco.es
Sweden www.fi.se

The following territories DO NOT have passporting rights and are for reference purposes only:

Isle of Man www.gov.im/fsc
Monaco www.gouv.mc
San Marino www.bcsm.sm
Switzerland www.bpv.admin.ch
www.ebk.admin.ch/e



Regulators International

Financial Regulator Ireland
List of international regulators' websites
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)


International Institutions

Bank of International Settlements
Chatham House
Federal Reserve
Financial Stability Forum
International Association of Insurance Supervisors
International Organisation of Securities Commissions
NASDAQ
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
World Trade Organisation


European Institutions & related bodies

American Chamber of Commerce
BEUC - the European Consumers' Organisation
Britain and the EU
British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
Committee of European Banking Supervisions - CEBS
Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pension Supervisors CEIOPS
Committee of European Securities Regulators - CESR
Council of Ministers
EC - DG Markt (Internal Market) at the European Commission
EC - DG Sanco (Consumer Affairs) at the European Commission
EC - Press room
ECOFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs)
eEurope
EP - EMAC (Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee)
EP - ENVI (Environment, Public Health & Consumer Policy Committee)
EP - JURI (Legal Affairs & Internal Market Committee)
EP - LIBE (Citizen's Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs Committee)
EP - MEPs (all)
EP - UK MEPs
ePolitix
Euromoney
European Banking Federation
European Central Bank
European Commission
European Council
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
European Investment Bank
European Investment Fund
European Mortgage Federation (EMF)
European Parliament
European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF)
European Public Affairs Consultancies Association (EPACA)
Financial Services Action Plan (EU)
Forum Europe
Official Journal (EU)
Priority Management Europe

Single Market Action Plan (EU)
The European Movement in the UK


Professional Bodies

Association of Professional Compliance Consultants
Chartered Insurance Institute
Faculty and Institute of Actuaries
ifs School of Finance
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)
International Compliance Association
Personal Finance Society
Professional Risk Managers International Association
Securities & Investment Institute
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
The Compliance Institute
The Law Society
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI)
The UK Society of Investment Professionals


Representative Bodies

Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Association of Foreign Banks
Association of Independent Financial Advisors
Association of Insurance & Risk Managers
Association of Pensions Lawyers
Association of Professional Compliance Consultants
British Bankers Association (BBA)
Building Societies Association
Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
Confederation of British Industry CBI
Futures and Options Association
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Institute of Directors (IoD)
Institute of Risk Management - IRM
Investment Management Association (IMA)
London Investment Banking Association
Life Insurance Market Research Association(LIMRA)
NAPF
Tax-Incentivised Savings Association (TISA)


Stock Exchanges and other Trading Venues

Euronext.liffe
The London Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
PLUS Markets
Chi-x
NASDAQ
Virt-x


Clearing and Settlement Infrastructure Providers

Euroclear
Clearstream
LCH Clearnet


UK Institutions

Bank of England
Banking Code Standards Board
Centre for the study of financial innovation
Financial Market Law Committee
Financial Services Consumer Panel
Financial Services Skills Council
ISBA The Voice of British Advertisers
Joint Money Laundering Steering Group JMLSG
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
National Consumers Council
Pensions Commission
The Council of Mortgage Lenders
The Financial Ombudsman Service
The Pensions Advisory Service
Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Treating Customers Fairly, Institute of Financial Services
Which


UK Government Websites

CCTA Government Information Services
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
Department for Work and Pensions
HM Stationery Office
HM Treasury
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
HoC - Hansard
Home Office
House of Commons
House of Lords - Hansard
House of Lords - home page
Law Commission
Office of Fair Trading
Pension's Tracing Service
Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS)
Social Exclusion Unit
The Lord Chancellors Department - Department for Constitutional Affairs


News Sites

Ananova
BBC News
Cameron McKenna Law-Now
CBI News Releases
Chatham House
Daily Telegraph
Evening Standard
FEFSI
Financial Times
Motley Fool
New Statesman
Operational Risk Online
The Guardian
The Independent
The Paper Boy
The Sunday Times
The Times
This is Money


Other Useful Links

SECOR Consulting Home Page
Complinet
Compliance Online
MiFID Connect
The Customer Management Leadership Group (CMLG)
Elsevier (technical books)
Epsilon Events
Lexisnexis
Sorted - Financial Planning
The Compliance Exchange
The Financial Services Forum
Association of Citizens Advice Bureau (NACAB)
Tribunal Services
Claims Management Services Regulator



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