The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent statutory body set up in 1989 to regulate Hong Kong's securities and futures markets.The SFC derives our investigative, remedial and disciplinary powers from the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and subsidiary legislation. Operationally independent of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, we are funded mainly by transaction levies and licensing fees. As a financial regulator in an international financial centre, the SFC strives to strengthen and protect the integrity and soundness of Hong Kong's securities and futures markets for the benefit of investors and the industry.

The monetary authority of Singapore (MAS) is the central bank of Singapore. Established in 1971, the monetary authority of Singapore (MAS) is implemented and professionally managed by government departments. Its functions combine many financial functions such as banking and finance, including formulating financial and monetary policies, ensuring stable economic development and promoting sustainable development of the financial services industry.MAS is also an integrated regulator overseeing all financial institutions in Singapore: Banks, insurers, capital markets intermediaries, financial advisers and stock exchanges.MAS works closely with other government and financial institutions to promote Singapore as a regional and international financial centre, ensuring Singapore's financial sector vitality and competitiveness.

ASIC is Australia's integrated corporate, markets, financial services and consumer credit regulator. ASIC is an independent Commonwealth Government body. It is set up under and administer the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (ASIC Act), and it carries out most of our work under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act).

On April 1, 2013, the FSA was replaced by two parallel regulators, the FCA (financial conduct authority) and PRA (prudential financial authority).