The French Prudential Supervisory Authority (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel - ACP) is an independent administrative authority, which monitors the activities of bank

Bank

A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...

s and insurance companies in france. It operates operating under the auspices of the French central bank, Banque de France

Banque de France

The Banque de France is the central bank of France; it is linked to the European Central Bank . Its main charge is to implement the interest rate policy of the European System of Central Banks...

.

History

It was founded in January 2010 by the ordinance number 2010-76 by merging the French Banking Commission, the Mutual Insurance Supervisory Authority (CAMA), and the Committee credit institutions and investment firms (CECEI).

See also

• Banque de France
  Banque de France
  The Banque de France is the central bank of France; it is linked to the European Central Bank . Its main charge is to implement the interest rate policy of the European System of Central Banks...
  
  
• Autorité des marchés financiers (France)