Polish Financial Supervision Authority

Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Urząd Komisji Nadzoru Finansowego

Head Office at 20 Piękna St.
Agency overview
Formed19 September 2006
Preceding agency
JurisdictionPoland
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Agency executive
  • Chairperson
Websitehttp://www.knf.gov.pl/en/index.html

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority, in Polish Urząd Komisji Nadzoru Finansowego (UKNF) is the main financial supervisory authority for Poland. UKNF was established in 2019 as a separate legal person under public law. It hosts the Financial Supervisory Commission or KNF (Polish: Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego), established in 2006 by merger of several pre-existing specialized authorities. The chair of the KNF is simultaneously the head of UKNF. The UKNF's responsibilities include oversight of banking, capital markets, insurance, pension scheme and electronic money institutions.

Under European Union policy frameworks, UKNF is a voting member of the respective Boards of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). It is also a member of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).