National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors

The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) is a nonprofit self-regulatory organization (SRO) in China with roles as a trade association, financial supervisor and financial market infrastructure. Based in Beijing, it was authorized on 24 August 2007 by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and thus counts as China's first-ever SRO.[1] It is subject to oversight by the People's Bank of China (PBC).[2]: 11 

Overview

NAFMII's members include banks, insurers, securities firms, asset managers, credit rating agencies, accounting firms, as well as some non-financial corporations or their financial services arms.[3]

Its inaugural meeting was held on 3 September 2007 in the Great Hall of the People, in the presence of PBC Governor Zhou Xiaochuan together with representatives of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Its six founding members were Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), China Central Depository & Clearing (ChinaBond), CITIC Securities, and China Huaneng Group.[1]

NAFMII is the relevant authority for issuance of debt securities by non-financial corporations on the Interbank Bond Market.[2]: 11  With respect to such securities, it also acts as a supervisor of Chinese credit rating agencies,[4] as do the CSRC and NDRC for their respective bond market segments.[2]: 160 

In 2022, NAFMII was also acknowledged by the Financial Stability Board as a trade repository for credit derivatives, together with CFETS.[5]: 11 

See also

• Securities Association of China
• Asset Management Association of China
• National Financial Regulatory Administration
• Liu Jun (banker)

References

1. "National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) Was Established in Beijing". People's Bank of China. 19 September 2007.
2. "People's Republic of China: Financial Sector Assessment Program- Detailed Assessment of Observance of the Iosco Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation". International Monetary Fund. 26 December 2017.
3. "About NAFMII". National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
4. "China regulator suspends Moody's Chinese joint venture over Yongcheng default". The Straits Times. 2020-12-30. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
5. "OTC Derivatives Market Reforms: Implementation progress in 2022" (PDF). Financial Stability Board. 7 November 2022.