Editing Frankfurt (section)

== Financial authorities ==
[[File:Frankfurt Westhafen Tower 2011a.jpg|thumb|[[Westhafen Tower]], home to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)]]

=== European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ===
The [[European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority]] (EIOPA) is an institution of the EU and part of the [[European System of Financial Supervisors]] that was created in response to the [[2008 financial crisis]]. It was established on 1 January 2011.

=== Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ===
Frankfurt is one of two locations of the German [[Federal Financial Supervisory Authority]] (''Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht'', short: ''BaFin''). The BaFin is an independent federal institution and acts as Germany's [[Financial regulation|financial regulatory]] authority.

=== Anti-Money Laundering Authority ===
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) of the [[European Union]] (EU) is based in Frankfurt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.globalcompliancenews.com/2024/06/05/https-insightplus-bakermckenzie-com-bm-financial-institutions_1-european-union-new-eu-ruleshave-been-adoptedto-combat-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing_052024/ |title=European Union: New EU rules have been adopted to combat money-laundering and terrorist financing |publisher=Global Compliance News |author1=By Dr. József Vági |author2=Andrea Weinraub |author3=Anna Horvath |date=5 June 2024}}</ref>