Bafin - Germany
Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision and Securities Supervision/Asset Management are three different organisational units within BaFin – the so-called Directorates.
They comprise a total of twelve separate departments within which specialist sections supervise credit institutions, insurance undertakings, financial services institutions and investment companies. Issues of fundamental importance for supervisory law are dealt with in basic issues sections.
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