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2020 Annual Report on Liechtenstein Financial Centre

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Overview

The Liechtenstein Financial Centre is a major financial hub in Europe, with various divisions supervised by the FMA (Financial Market Authority). This report provides an overview of key statistics and data points related to financial market participants and products.

Licences Issued in 2020

Banking Division

Banks: 13 licences issued
Investment firms: 1 licence issued
Payment institutions: 0 licences issued
Electronic money institutions: 4 licences issued

Securities and Markets Division

Asset management companies: 102 licences issued
Active asset management companies: 3 licences issued
UCITS: 217 licences issued
AIFMG Large AIFMs: 16 licences issued

Insurance and Pension Funds Division

Insurance undertakings: 36 licences issued
External auditors under the VersAG: 7 licences issued
Insurance intermediaries: 56 licences issued

Anti-Money Laundering and DNFBP Division

Professional trustees: 147 licences issued
Trust companies: 245 licences issued
Auditors: 41 licences issued

Free Movement of Services

The EU’s single market allows for the free movement of services across member states. The FMA supervises financial market participants under this regime.

Banking Division

EEA banks: 269 registered
EEA investment firms: 2188 registered
EEA payment institutions: 407 registered

Insurance and Pension Funds Division

EEA insurers: 438 registered

Securities and Markets Division

EEA investment undertakings: 559 registered
EEA management companies: 82 registered