Our Supervision and Authorisation division consists of the Authorisation, Financial Analysis and Innovation, Bank and Insurance Supervision, Investment Manager, Advisor and Securities Supervision and Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Supervision departments.

We pursue a risk-based approach to supervision that includes monitoring financial information and regular onsite and offsite risk assessments. We are guided in our work by the various international supervisory standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

In addition to closely supervising risk at our authorised firms, we track and evaluate risks and trends at the aggregate peer group macroprudential level. Our management team includes risk management experts with extensive regulatory and industry experience who provide leadership and independent expertise from a macroprudential perspective, which feeds into the Economic Research and Data Analytics department. This practice safeguards stability within the QFC and provides a model for financial industry risk management best practices across Qatar and the region.

To learn more, see our Guides.