Tag: Finansinspektionen

December 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Binary Options broker Vogel Capital gets warning from Sweden's Finansinspektionen

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority Finansinspektionen (FI) just informed that persons claiming to represent Vogel Capital are offering Swedish investors to trade with securities in terms of binary options. FI has investigated the matter and has not been able to determine that Vogel Capital is a going concern. Vogel Capital / Commercial Support LP is neither…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sweden online payments provider Klarna gets bank license

Swedish payments firm Klarna just announced that had received a banking license from Sweden's financial watchdog Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen). While the company would not comment on immediate plans, the banking license that is valid across the European Union gives it "very interesting opportunities" including the possibility to issue credit cards and other retail banking…

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July 07, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues opinions on Swedish Pension Scheme to be exempt from Central Clearing under EMIR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued an opinion regarding the exemption of a Swedish pension scheme from the obligation to centrally clear OTC derivative contracts under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Pension scheme arrangements meeting certain criteria were granted a transitional exemption from the clearing obligation under EMIR. Some pensions…

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