Offshore Trusts Report: Liechtenstein
Regulation, Supervision and Transparency
In November, 2004, Liechtenstein's Financial Services Authority
announced that following Parliament's approval in June of the new
Law (Organization Act) on Supervision of the Liechtenstein Financial
Market, the new, independent, and integrated Financial Market Authority
created by the Act would commence operations on 1 January 2005.
The new single authority assumed the functions and responsibilities
of the three existing regulatory bodies, namely the Financial Services
Authority, the Due Diligence Unit, and the Insurance Division of
the Office of Economic Affairs. The FMA also took over the existing
staff of the three authorities.
Under the auspices of the legislation, the Financial Market Authority
assumed responsibility for safeguarding the stability of the Liechtenstein
financial market, the protection of customers, the prevention of
abuses, and the implementation of and compliance with recognized
international standards.
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