Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets

Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets

Autoriteit Financiële Markten
Agency overview
Formed	March 2002 (2002-March)
Preceding agency	Securities Board of the Netherlands
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Employees	700
Agency executive	Laura van Geest, Chair
Website	http://www.afm.nl

The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Dutch: Autoriteit Financiële Markten) is the financial services regulatory authority for the Netherlands. Its role is comparable to the role of the SEC in the United States.