- Financial Regulator
The Financial Regulator ( _ga. Rialtóir Airgeadis), officially known as the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority is the single
regulator of all financial institutions in theRepublic of Ireland and is a is a "constituent part" ofCentral Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland [Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003, Section 26"] .The
chief executive officer isPatrick Neary .The regulator was established on the
1 May 2003 by the [http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2003/en/act/pub/0012/print.html Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003] . The regulator is a distinct element of theCentral Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland with clearly defined regulatory responsibilities which cover all Irish financial institutions, including those previously regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE),Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs (ODCA) and theRegistrar of Friendly Societies . The regulator has a strong role in consumer protection.Name
In
2005 , the regulator began referring to itself as the Financial Regulator rather than its full legal title, and encourage banks to include "regulated by the Financial Regulator" in advertisements, rather than the previous, and much parodied, "regulated by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority". The legal title of the regulator has not changed.References
External links
* [http://www.financialregulator.ie/ Official website]
* [http://www.itsyourmoney.ie/ Consumer Information Website]
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