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The DFSA supervises and regulates a total of 337 entities, 270 Authorised Firms, 51 Ancillary Service Providers, 14 Registered Auditors and 2 markets.

Memoranda of Understanding

The traditional mechanism for formalising co-operation between regulatory authorities in different jurisdictions is a bi-lateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

There is no magic in an MoU. It simply provides a formal basis for co-operation between regulatory authorities, including the exchange of information and investigative assistance, based on existing laws. This means it cannot make lawful a release of information that would otherwise be unlawful nor can it compel assistance that can only be voluntary.

It should be noted that the lack of a MoU is no impediment to sharing information and giving assistance to a fellow regulator as the DFSA's authority to share and assist is based on specific provisions in the Regulatory Law.

MoUs signed by the DFSA

Multi-lateral MoUs

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

The Boca Declaration

The Asian-Oceanian Standard-Setters Group (AOSSG) 

The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)

Bi-lateral MoUs

Australia

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

Belgium

Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA)

Canada

Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada (OSFI)

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)

China

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

China

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CRSC)

Cyprus

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Denmark

Finanstilsynet

Dubai

Dubai Police

Dubai

Public Prosecution Department

Egypt

Capital Markets Authority (CMA)

France

Banque de France

France

French Markets Authority (FMA)

Germany

Bundesanstalt fur finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)

Greece

Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC)

Guernsey

Financial Services Commission (FSC)

Hong Kong

Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)

Iceland

The Financial Supervisory Authority (FME)

India

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

India

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

Ireland

Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Isle of Man

Financial Supervision Commission (FSC)

Isle of Man

Insurance and Pensions Authority (IPA)

Japan

Japan Financial Services Authority (JFSA)

Jersey

Financial Services Commission (JFSC)

Jordan

Insurance Commission (IC)

Jordan

Central Bank of Jordan

Korea

Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)

Luxembourg

Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)

Malaysia

Securities Commission (SC)

Malaysia

Bank Negara/the Central Bank

Malta

Malta Financial Services Authority

Netherlands

Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)

Netherlands

De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)

New Zealand

Securities Commission (SC)

Oman

Capital Market Authority (CMA)

Portugal

Banco de Portugal

Qatar

Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority

Singapore

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

South Africa

Financial Services Board (FSB)

South Africa

Reserve Bank

Switzerland

Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC)

Switzerland

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)

Sweden

Finansinspektionen (FI)

Thailand

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Taiwan

Financial Supervisory Commission of Chinese Taipei (FSC)

Turkey

Capital Markets Board (CMB)

Turkey

Banking Regulation and Supervision Board (BDDK)

UAE

Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA)

UAE

Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE)

UAE

Anti-Money Laundering Suspicious Cases Unit of the Central Bank (AMLSCU)

UAE

Insurance Authority of the United Arab Emirates

UK

Financial Services Authority (FSA)

United States

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

United States

The Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

United States

New York State Banking Department