Regulator

1. Economics - markets - infrastructure.

An authority with responsibilities and powers for oversight of a sector of the economy.

For example, the Payment Systems Regulator.

2. Risk management.

More broadly, any individual, authority, or structure that manages risk by supervising or intervening in a process or activity.

See also

• Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority
• Authority
• Bank supervision
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
• Financial Services Agency
• Guidance
• Infrastructure
• Insurance
• Payment Systems Regulator (PSR)
• Pensions Regulator
• Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)
• Rate regulator
• Regulated market
• Regulation
• Regulatory risk
• Risk management