Information for individual investors and clients
Clients of financial service providers enjoy legal protection as investors, creditors or policyholders. As part of its mandate, FINMA monitors compliance with these rules.
Do you have questions about your insurance provider or a problem with your bank? Would you like to know how you can protect yourself from illegal providers on the financial market? You will find information on these topics in the FINMA Public section of our website. You will also find additional useful sources of information and tips for protecting yourself against investment fraud.
Anyone wishing to check whether a company operating on the financial market has a licence or whether a warning has been issued against a financial market participant can find the lists of authorised institutions and the warning list here.
