Sweden
Capital floors could spur risk-taking – Swedish FSA
"Very careful" calibration needed to avoid bad incentives, says senior supervisor
Clash of rules threatens to split Swedish insurers
Firms will face difficult choices when joint insurance-pensions regime ends
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
Fairness agenda raises concerns for Swedish insurers
New bonus distribution rules would have negative effects, say practitioners
Structured product providers eye pension-specific investments
Hopes structured products will soon find a place in pensions
Nordic Derivatives Exchange considers expansion in Europe
NDX looks to build on success in Sweden and Finland
Leveraged products lead recovery in Europe's structured investment market
Europe sees sharp rise in leveraged structures as yield hunt continues and CFDs lose popularity
Erik Penser sees demand for structures linked to US and UK equities
Erik Penser's sterling year
Sovereign of the year: Riksgälden
Sweden's national deficit forecast roughly trebled at the start of this year, after the central bank decided to boost its US dollar reserves. The Riksgälden publicly questioned the need for the money - but had to go through with the financing. This year…
Swedish insurers to suffer capital hit as regulator approves rule changes
Calls to delay December implementation fall on deaf ears
Nordnet aims to outperform Brics with Pan-Africa note
Nordnet offers a range of listed products in the Nordics and has now partnered with SG for a product based on African equities. Product manager Alexander Tiainen talks to Vita Millers
Erik Penser offers Swedish investors double-digit returns with risk
Double-digit returns with risk
Swedish life insurers weigh occupational pensions spin-off ahead of Solvency II
Directive threatens to put hybrid pensions providers at a competitive disadvantage and force them to split-up businesses
Structured Products Nordics: Sweden's regulator demands greater transparency
Preparing for the burst
BNP Paribas launches three autocalls through new UK partnership with Sip Nordic
Sip Nordic is shaking up the UK retail market by adding BNP Paribas to its shortlist of 'preferred providers'. The partnership has just launched its first three products
Structured Products Nordics: Sweden working to eradicate ‘rotten apples’
Though most distributors play by the rules, some firms may still be selling the wrong products to the wrong investors, says panellist at Structured Products magazine's Nordic conference
Structured Products Nordics: Swedish state secretary calls for greater transparency in retail sales
Conference hears that investors should not have been sold some structured products because they are too expensive and opaque, while Finansinspektionen announces paper detailing what it expects of distributors
Turning points: SEB's Torbjörn Iwarson
While many investment banks are having a tough time in commodity markets, Swedish bank SEB is going against the grain by increasing its appetite for risk. Torbjörn Iwarson, the bank’s head of commodities, talks to Jay Maroo
AML and framework change at Nordea
Anders Meinert Jørgensen, head of group operational risk at Nordea, talks AML awareness and pace of framework change at the bank
Nordea rules out AMA
Another institution rejects AMA because of lack of clarity in requirements
Garantum fills the gap
Garantum Fondkommission is one of the Nordic market's largest structured product distributors and caters to a diverse client base across Sweden, Finland and Norway. Hannah Collins talks to co-founder and partner Thomas Bratt
Edhec-Risk Institute appoints new board member
Tomas Franzén appointed chairman of international advisory board
Industry unmoved by death of minor-currency Libor
The Wheatley Review calls for an end to Libor quoting in five currencies, but the number of trades affected is small – a good thing, because the available solutions are flawed, say market participants