Brunei

BDCB describes itself as a statutory body set up on 1 January 2011 under the BDCB Order, 2010. It formulates monetary policy, issues the currency and supervises banks and other financial institutions.

Its Regulatory section covers banking, capital market, finance companies, finance providers, money services, payment services and takaful/insurance. It administers the Securities Markets Order, 2013 and its regulations, registers and supervises insurers, takaful operators and intermediaries, and hosts the Financial Intelligence Unit that receives suspicious and cash transaction reports.