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Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority

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Employees

~620

2024

Annual budget

CHF 165M

2024

Supervised entities

~1,600

2024

Overview

Switzerland's integrated financial-market supervisor for banks (incl. Credit Suisse / UBS post-merger), insurers, securities firms, asset managers, and — through the DLT Act 2021 — crypto and tokenised asset infrastructure. Not part of the EU's SSM; supervises Swiss institutions independently.

Mandate

Protect creditors, investors, and insured persons; ensure the proper functioning of Swiss financial markets.

Regulated sectors

BanksInsurance companiesAsset managersInvestment firmsSecurities marketsCrypto-asset service providersMarket infrastructure

Leadership

  • Stefan WalterChief Executive Officer · since 2024
  • Marlene AmstadChair

Key legislation

  • FINMASA

    FINMA Act

  • Banking Act (BankA)

    Banking

  • FinIA / FinSA

    Investment services + financial market infrastructure

  • DLT Act 2021

    Distributed ledger / crypto infrastructure

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Data last updated: 2026-06-15 · Sources: www.finma.ch + ComplyBridge researchActivity Index methodology →

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