Financial Services Agency

Financial Services Agency
金融庁
Kin'yū-chō

Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Building
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 2000 (2000-07-01)
Jurisdiction Japan
Headquarters3-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Ministers responsible
  • Shunichi Suzuki, Minister of State for Financial Services
  • Tatsunori Ibayashi, State Minister
  • Junichi Kanda, Parliamentary Vice-Minister
Agency executive
  • Hideki Itō, Commissioner
Parent agencyCabinet Office
Websitewww.fsa.go.jp

The Financial Services Agency (金融庁, Kin'yū-chō, FSA) is a Japanese government agency and an integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing banking, securities and exchange, and insurance sectors in order to ensure the stability of the financial system of Japan. The agency operates with a Commissioner and reports to the Minister of State for Financial Services. It oversees the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board.[1] Its main office is located in Tokyo.

  1. ^ http://www.fsa.go.jp/en/about/about01_menu.html Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine Organizational chart of FSA