Sweden
FRTB: Nordic banks mull regional data pool
Local tie-up could “prevent big banks entering the markets in the Nordics”, says local risk manager
Bosses escape blame for options blow-up at Swedish bank
Court rules negligence by former managers and auditor of HQ Bank did not cause 2010 licence withdrawal
North-South divide: Basel makes Nordic and Dutch banks bristle
Lobbyists confident EU policymakers can be persuaded to implement softer credit risk rules
Front-office backlash: the EU gets tough on research unbundling
Three EU watchdogs – including CNMV and AFM – say front-office content can still be Mifid II research
MTF bilateral trading protocol offers Mifid arbitrage
Nordic banks to use protocol to benefit from longer deferral period
Day of the Mifids: what happens on January 3?
Continued ambiguities in the rules could hit European market liquidity at the start of 2018
Nordic clearing members eliminate Skr288 billion IRS notional
Nasdaq Clearing’s first compression run to be continued twice a year
Technology vendor of the year: Modelity Technologies
Swedish trade body taps vendor’s ratings expertise
Q&A: Finansinspektionen's Uldis Cerps on capital floors and too-big-to-fail
Floors framework should not overstate risk, says Sweden's bank supervision chief
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