| Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway | |
|---|---|
| Type | Government agency |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Area served | Norway |
| Key people | Bjørn Skogstad Aamo (Director) |
| Industry | Financial supervision |
| Parent | Norwegian Ministry of Finance |
| Website | www.kredittilsynet.no |
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Norwegian: Kredittilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for supervision of fiancial companies within Norway based on law and regulations from Storting, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and international accounting standards. Etat is a Norwegian state - county - or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration which has (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Bjørn Skogstad Aamo (born January 21 1946 in Oslo) is a Norwegian Economist, Civil servant and Politician for the For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance ( Norwegian: Finansdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814 A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Etat is a Norwegian state - county - or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration which has Financial regulations are a form of Regulation or supervision which subjects Financial institutions to certain requirements restrictions and guidelines aiming to The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance ( Norwegian: Finansdepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814 The agency is located in Oslo and subordinate the Ministry of Finance. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway.
Primary companies supervised by the authority are banks, insurance companies, credit companies, financing companies, pension funds, security companies, stock exchanges, secturity registries, real estate agencies, debt collection agencies, accountants and auditors. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss A pension fund is a pool of assets forming an independent legal entity that are bought with the contributions to a Pension plan for the exclusive purpose of financing pension A security is a Fungible, Negotiable instrument representing financial value A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock This article focuses on US practice for other definitions and practices in other countries see the more general Real Estate or Real property articles A collection agency is a business that pursues payments on Debts owed by individuals or businesses An accountant is a practitioner of Accountancy, which is the measurement disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers investors The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person organization system process project or product