Support and insight on regulatory issues of the financial sector/financial industry
Our team of legal experts within the field of financial services and financial regulation has extensive experience and knowledge of the operations, business, and organization of entities within the financial sector, as well as regulations applying to regulated entities within the financial field. We provide business-oriented legal services to all regulated entities within the financial industry. Our leading principle is to not only identify the legal obligations of regulated entities, but to identify and make use of the opportunities the legal obligations bring forth to the business operations of our clients. We are not just familiar with market practices, we are involved in creating them. We foster good relations with key industry players and regulators. Big decisions become a bit lighter to make with us.
Our services and areas of expertise
Our legal experts within the field of financial services and financial regulation have a long track record of advising regulated entities of all sizes within the financial sector. Our experts also possess strong experience and expertise in regulatory compliance matters and can serve as outsourced compliance officers for regulated entities within the financial industry. Our services include, among others, the following areas:
- Licensing, registration, and notification/passporting of financial sector operators
- Outsourced compliance function
- Regulatory overviews
- Advisory services related to the financial sector and financial regulation
- Agreements within the financial sector
- Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing & compliance with sanctions regulations
We offer our services to all regulated entities within the financial industry and assist with various types of financial regulatory issues. Our areas of expertise include, among others:
- Investment services – Jurisprudence related to investment service providers
- Funds (UCITS/AIF) – Jurisprudence related to fund management companies, alternative investment fund managers, and different types of funds (including private equity funds, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies)
- Payment services – Jurisprudence related to different types of payment service providers (payment institutions, electronic money institutions, registered payment service providers)
- Crowdfunding – Jurisdiction related to crowdfunding service providers (loan-based and investment-based crowdfunding)
- Crypto assets and crypto asset services – Jurisdiction related to virtual currency providers and crypto asset service providers under the MiCA regulation
- Insurance – Jurisdiction related to insurance companies and insurance intermediaries (agents and brokers) as well as the provision of insurance services
- Credit institutions – Jurisdiction related credit institutions and credit institution operations
- Consumer credit providers – Jurisdiction related to consumer credit providers
- Fintech – Jurisdiction related to fintech operators and financial innovations
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Our team
Katariina Pesonen, Emilia Lostedt, Hanna Huttunen, Mikko Koskinen, Jesse Kinnaslampi, Elina Väärä, and Rebecca Rafkin.
