Belgian Banking Commission

It was later renamed CBF in 1990 (French: Commission bancaire et financière, Dutch: Commissie voor het Bank- en Financiewezen), then CBFA in 2004 (French: Commission Bancaire, Financière et des Assurances, Dutch: Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en Assurantiewezen).

The Commission's existence ended in 2011, with its duties were shared between the National Bank of Belgium and the newly established Financial Services and Markets Authority.

[4]: 138 The mandate of the Commission was gradually broadened to control of mutual funds, then corporate securities offerings in 1964, holding companies in 1967, and private savings banks in 1975.

The crisis experience with Fortis Group and Dexia in 2008 led to the demise of the CBFA and a reform of financial supervisory architecture, enshrined in legislation of 2 July 2010.

[3]: 5  On 1 April 2011, the CBFA's former prudential mandate went to the National Bank of Belgium, while its conduct-of-business supervisory duties went to the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA).

Building at rue du Congrès 12-14 in Brussels, seat of the Banking Commission from June 2004 after having moved from its previous address at Avenue Louise 99; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] previously head office of Kredietbank-Congo (1952-1966)
Logo of the CBFA