Financial Supervisory Authority (Iceland)

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Financial Supervisory Authority

Fjármálaeftirlitið
Agency overview
Formed	1999
Jurisdiction	Iceland
Headquarters	Reykjavík, Iceland
Employees	75 (2009[1])
Agency executive	Gunnar T. Andersen, Director-general
Website	fme.is

The Financial Supervisory Authority (Icelandic: Fjármálaeftirlitið (FME)) is the single supervisory authority for the financial sector in Iceland. Companies regulated by the authority are commercial banks, savings banks, insurance companies, insurance brokers, credit institutions (investment banks and credit card companies), securities firms, securities brokers, mutual funds and pension funds management companies and other entities authorized to receive deposits. The current CEO is Ms. Unnur Gunnarsdóttir, who succeeded the controversial Gunnar T. Andersen in March 2012. Deputy CEO Ragnar Haflidason succeeded Jónas Fr Jónsson in October 2008 and Gunnar T Andersen took over as CEO in April 2009.^[2] The first CEO was Pall Gunnar Palsson, who directed from 1999 to 2005.