Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s regulations (FFFS 2018:10) regarding insurance distribution
Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s regulations and general guidelines (FFFS 2011:26) regarding special supervision of financial conglomerates
In force from 2023-01-01
Finansinspektionen’s regulations regarding protective security
During 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) carried out a special assessment of the financial sector in Sweden, a so-called FSAP (Financial Sector…
The risks given the highest priority in FI’s consumer protection work for 2023 are unaffordable lending, unsuitable investment products and investment fraud.
Digitalisation introduces both opportunities and risks to the financial market. After conducting a new survey, FI has noted that broader regulation on how…
The higher interest rate means that households and companies need to make adjustments to their finances. Finansinspektionen (FI) is now seeing a decline in…
Finansinspektionen will prevent greenwashing in the financial sector through preventive measures and supervisory activities. Today, in a new report that is…
In 2019, FI’s overarching mandate was expanded to include a responsibility to ensure that the financial system contributes to sustainable development. FI is…
FI’s strategy for preventing greenwashing in the financial sector aims to safeguard the trust in sustainable investments and a sustainable finance market.
Rising interest rates, decreased risk-taking and a slowing economy are weighing on highly indebted commercial real estate firms and households. The rapid…
High inflation has led to rapidly rising interest rates. Given the current rapid change in conditions, both participants on the financial markets and…
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI) has conducted an in-depth analysis of how managers of funds registered in Sweden that…
Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s regulations (FFFS 2017:11) regarding measures against money laundering and terrorist financing
The disclosures provided about funds with sustainable investment as their objective are often unclear. This is the conclusion of an in-depth analysis…
FI’s Director General Erik Thedéen participated in a panel discussion on the opportunities and risks associated with increased application of artificial…
Rapporteurs need to update the application for periodic reporting that they have installed locally. The new version is now available to download and install.
Interest rates are rising rapidly in the wake of high inflation. High interest rates and lower risk appetite are placing downward pressure on risk-taking and…
Interest rates and interest rate expectations have increased in 2022 due to high and rising inflation. One sector that is vulnerable to rising interest rates…
The financial sector must quickly become better at preventing and handling cyber threats. Customers and society at large must be able to trust that the…
Unsound lending practices and commission from the sale of financial instruments are the highest prioritised risks in Finansinspektionen’s (FI) consumer…
Are banks correct in refusing to open accounts for certain consumers? And what role do credit intermediaries play in many consumers taking large unsecured…
The objective of the new online tool is to facilitate and streamline the application process at FI. It should be easy to submit an application to…
Demand for green and sustainable investments is increasing rapidly. This increases the risk of greenwashing, i.e. presenting organisations and products as…
“A lot is about common sense; there isn't time to wait for the perfect solutions. This obviously applies to the climate, but it also clearly applies to social…
Erik Thedéen, Finansinspektionen's Director General made a speech at the A4S Reporting Roundtable the 1 March in London.
EU is implementing new and expanded sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine. Sanctions issued by the European Union in the form of regulations are…
Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s regulations and general guidelines (FFFS 2011:14) regarding reporting of owners’ qualifying holdings and participating interests
Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s regulations and general guidelines (FFFS 2009:3) regarding ownership and management assessment