Financial Services and Financial Regulation, News
August 1, 2019
What? The Finnish Act on Virtual Currency Providers (572/2019) that entered into force on 1st of May 2019 imposes obligations on virtual currency providers, such as; The Finnish Financial […]
Financial Services and Financial Regulation, News
December 19, 2018
The government proposal (HE 243/2018) for the general reform of the Act on Common Funds have been given to the parliament 22.11.2018. The proposal concerns enacting the new Act on […]
Financial Services and Financial Regulation, Uncategorized
Shareholder Rights Directive (SHRD II) aims to strengthen the position of shareholders to have an effective say on related party transactions and directors’ renumeration as well as to encourage the […]
Financial Services and Financial Regulation, News
September 10, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) guidelines on the suitability assessment clarify the obligations imposed by the MiFID II Directive regarding the suitability assessment in connection with investment advice […]
Financial Services and Financial Regulation, News
August 21, 2018
The Act on Insurance Distribution takes effect on 1.10.2018. The law applies to all entities distributing insurance. In addition to insurance companies, changes are coming for insurance agents and brokers, […]
Column, Financial Services and Financial Regulation
April 16, 2018
Making a difference in society is often connected to politics, lobbyists, NGOs and consumer choices, one of which is investing. The time when issues related to global responsibility were seen simply as soft values and something separated from successful business has passed a long […]
Column, Financial Services and Financial Regulation
January 4, 2018
Blockchain technology, made known thorough bitcoin, offers new opportunities to build services and store data. The technology may have a lot to offer, but it also has some inherent risks. […]
