The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency, known by the acronym HANFA (Croatian : Hrvatska agencija za nadzor financijskih usluga), is the main financial supervisory authority in Croatia] together with the Croatian National Bank. Its remit covers capital markets, insurance and occupational pensions.
Under European Union policy frameworks, HANFA is a voting member of the respective Boards of Supervisors of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) [1] and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). [2] It is also a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). [3]
HANFA started operations on 1 January 2006, by merging merger of the prior Securities Commission (Komisija za vrijednosne papire, KVP, est. 1997 [4] ), Pension Fund and Insurance Supervisory Agency (Agencija za nadzor mirovinskih fondova i osiguranja, known as HAGENA, est. 2000 [5] ), and Insurance Supervision Directorate (Direkcija za nadzor društava za osiguranje). [6]
HANFA is managed by a Board consisting of five members, one of whom is the President, assisted by a Secretary General. [7]