Information for individual investors and clients

The SFMA Public section gives private clients, investors, creditors and policyholders accessible information about the financial market and about SFMA’s supervisory role.

Clients of financial service providers are protected by financial-market rules, but individual contractual claims are normally dealt with by the civil courts. SFMA supervises institutions and market participants within its legal remit and uses information from the public to identify possible misconduct.

Use this section to learn what SFMA does, check whether a provider or product is authorised, find answers to common client questions and submit reports about possible irregularities. The public pages are intended to help readers understand where SFMA can act and where another authority, court or ombuds office may be responsible.

Public tools

• SFMA in brief explains the authority’s public mandate.
• Authorised institutions explains how to check whether providers, persons or products are authorised.
• Questions and problems sets out common routes for client issues.
• Making a report links to the available report forms.