KOFIA is the sole self-regulatory organization (SRO) of the Korean financial investment industry, overseeing a wide spectrum of industry areas. KOFIA believes that self-regulation should be responsive, flexible, and market-friendly. To effectively carry out its roles and functions as an SRO, KOFIA maintains the Self-Regulation Committee (SRC). The SRC is responsible for KOFIA’ s self-regulatory activities, such as making decisions on regulatory enactments and revisions, and imposing sanctions on member companies, corporate executives and employees who fail to comply with regulations. The committee is headed by a non-standing chairman.