## Sweden: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Regulation and Supervision of Cross-Border Securities Activities

_IMF Staff Country Reports, October 5, 2017_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 5, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484322451.002

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### Executive findings
- The Technical Note addresses findings and recommendations from the Financial Sector Assessment Program for Sweden in the areas of regulation and supervision of cross-border securities activities.
- The Finansinspektionen (Financial Supervisory Authority, FI) should review consumer protection activities to assess where the current consumer protection focus should be complemented with explicit consideration of financial stability risks.
- Enhancements to cross-border supervisory cooperation and active participation in the work of the European Securities and Markets Authority are necessary complements to the FI’s current active domestic supervisory program.

### Data availability and analytical capacity
- Improvements in data availability and better analysis tools would improve the FI’s ability to analyze risks and plan its supervisory activities.

### Supervisory cooperation and EU engagement
- The Note emphasizes the need for enhanced cross-border supervisory cooperation.
- Active participation in the work of the European Securities and Markets Authority is recommended to complement domestic supervision.

### Subject matter and keywords (as listed)
- Subject areas: Banking, Financial institutions, Financial instruments, Financial services, Investment banking, Legal support in revenue administration, Mutual funds, Revenue administration.
- Keywords: Baltics, capital level, CR, EEA AIFM, equity trading, Investment banking, ISCR, Legal support in revenue administration, management company, market share, Mutual funds, outsourcing firm, risk assessment, Swedish company, Swedish fund manager.

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