Fund supervision in a broad sense refers to the supervision and management of the fund market, market entities and their activities by government agencies, fund industry self-regulatory organizations, internal supervision departments of fund institutions and social forces. In a narrow sense, fund supervision refers to the supervision and management of the fund market, fund market entities and their activities by government fund supervision institutions according to law, in which fund supervision is an indispensable part of the securities market supervision system.

The purpose of fund supervision activities is to protect the legitimate rights and interests of fund investors and related fund parties, standardize the operation process of securities investment fund activities, and promote the healthy development of securities investment funds and capital markets.