The Joint Forum was established in 1996 under the aegis of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) to deal with issues common to the banking, securities and insurance sectors, including the regulation of financial conglomerates. The Joint Forum is comprised of an equal number of senior bank, insurance and securities supervisors representing each supervisory constituency.
| Current: | John C Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, United States |
| Previous: | Dirk Witteveen, de Nederlandsche Bank (2006-September 2007) |
| Ian Johnston, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (June-December 2005) | |
| Gay Huey Evans, UK Financial Services Authority (2004-June 2005) | |
| José María Roldán, Bank of Spain (2002-2003) | |
| Jarl Symreng, Finansinspektionen - Sweden (2000-2001) | |
| Alan Cameron, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (1998-1999) | |
| Tom de Swaan, de Nederlandsche Bank (1996-1997) |
The Joint Forum is comprised of an equal number of senior bank, insurance and securities supervisors representing each supervisory constituency.
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Country |
Banking |
Insurance |
Securities |
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Australia: |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
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Belgium: |
Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission |
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Canada: |
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions |
Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec) 1 |
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Denmark: |
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority |
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France: |
Commission Bancaire |
Commission de Contrôle des Assurances |
Autorité des marchés financiers |
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Germany: |
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungs-
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Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungs-
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Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungs-
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Italy: |
Banca d'Italia |
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa |
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Japan: |
Bank of Japan |
Financial Services Agency |
Financial Services Agency |
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Netherlands: |
De Nederlandsche Bank |
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Spain: |
Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores |
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Switzerland: |
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) |
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United Kingdom: |
Financial Services Authority |
Financial Services Authority |
Financial Services Authority |
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United States: |
Federal Reserve Board Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
National Association of Insurance Commissioners |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
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International Association of Insurance Supervisors |
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International Organization of Securities Commission |
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European Commission (Observer) |
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Secretariat: |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
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The Joint Forum usually meets three times per year.
1 Effective August 2005, the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers (Québec)(AMF)share this seat on a 2-year rotational basis. The AMF's first meeting was in November 2005