Government and Regulatory

WDPA
World Data Protection Authorities
Links to Government authorities that implement and monitor local and regional data protection and privacy regulations.

Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements

CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is a service of the US government printing office.

GASB
Government Accounting Standards Board
The GASB establishes and improves standards of state and local government accounting and financial reporting.

European Commission
EU Commission
The European Commission represents the interests of Europe, as a whole. It establishes objectives and priorities for action, proposes legislation, manages and implements the EU policies, enforces European law, and represents the EU outside Europe.

FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the designated organization in the private sector in the United States for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting.

FDA
The Food and Drug Administration
Federal agency that is part of the Department of Health and Human Services in the US that regulates food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, tobacco products and radiation-emitting devices.

Federal Reserve
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

FERC
U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil.

FFIEC
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
The FFIEC prescribes uniform policies and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.

Financial Market Supervisory Authority – Suisse
See FINMA and SNB

Financial Services Authority, UK
FSA
The FSA is the financial regulator for the United Kingdom.

FISC, Japan
FISC

FISMA
Federal Information Security Management Act
The Federal Information Security Management Act is designed to protect critical information infrastructure.

FTC
Federal Trade Commission
Regulator governing competition, consumer protections and economic interactions

GASB
Government Accounting Standards Board
The mission of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting.

HIPAA
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services – HIPAA Regulations and Guidance
The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addresses the security and privacy of health data.

IDA Singapore
IDA

NAIC
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
The NAIC is the organization of the insurance regulators from the 50 states in the US.

NERC
North American Electric Reliability Council
NERC’s mission is to ensure that the bulk electric system in North America is reliable, adequate and secure.

OCC
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks. It also supervises the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks.

PCAOB
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
The PCAOB is a private-sector, non-profit corporation that oversees the activities of auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports.

SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

MAS
Monetary Authority of Singapore
The MAS is Singapore’s central bank, and supervises the banking, insurance, securities and futures industries.

NAIC
National Association of Insurance Regulators
Links to State Insurance Comissioners and Regulators in the US.

HKMA
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The HKMA is Hong Kong’s central bank and supervises the banking and financial sectors.