Financial Stability Board
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) was formed in April 2009 as the re-establishment of the Financial Stability Forum (FSF), which had existed since 1999. The FSB has a mandate to assess the vulnerabilities affecting the financial system, identify and oversee action to address them, and promote co-operation and information sharing among authorities responsible for financial stability.
The membership of the FSB, which is wider than the FSF, comprises the following countries and international organisations:
| Countries | International Organisations |
|---|---|
| * Original FSF member | |
| Argentina | Bank for International Settlements* |
| Australia* | Basel Committee on Banking Supervision* |
| Brazil | Committee on the Global Financial System* |
| Canada* | Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems* |
| China | European Central Bank* |
| France* | European Commission |
| Germany* | International Association of Insurance Supervisors* |
| Hong Kong* | International Accounting Standards Board* |
| India | International Monetary Fund* |
| Indonesia | International Organization of Securities Commissions* |
| Italy* | Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development* |
| Japan* | World Bank* |
| Korea | |
| Mexico | |
| The Netherlands* | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Singapore* | |
| South Africa | |
| Spain | |
| Switzerland* | |
| Turkey | |
| United Kingdom* | |
| United States of America* | |
Previously, the FSF membership comprised national authorities from the G7 countries, central bank representatives from Australia, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Singapore and Switzerland, as well as international financial institutions, international regulatory and supervisory groupings, committees of central bank experts and the European Central Bank. The FSF was established by the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in 1999 to promote international financial stability through enhanced information exchange and international co-operation in financial market supervision and surveillance.


