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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator, which was established on 1 July 1998 following recommendations from the Wallis Inquiry. ASIC's role is to enforce and regulate company and financial services laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors. ASIC's authority and scope were determined by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act, 2001.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. On 19 December 2012, the Financial Services Act 2012 received royal assent, and it came into force on 1 April 2013. The Act created a new regulatory framework for financial services and abolished the Financial Services Authority. The FCA regulates financial firms providing services to consumers and maintains the integrity of the financial markets in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the regulation of conduct by both retail and wholesale financial services firms.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority （CIMA）was established as a body corporate under the Monetary Authority Law on 1 January 1997. CIMA is created from the merger of the Financial Services Supervision Department of the Cayman Islands Government and the Cayman Islands Currency Board and it takes over the former responsibilities, duties and activities of these two bodies which include the issue and redemption of Cayman Islands currency and the management of currency reserves; the regulation and supervision of financial services, the monitoring of compliance with money laundering regulations, the issuance of a regulatory handbook on policies and procedures and the issuance of rules and statements of principle and guidance; the provision of assistance to overseas regulatory authorities, including the execution of memoranda of understanding to assist with consolidated supervision and the provision of advice to the Government on monetary, regulatory and cooperative matters.