Sweden: Finance and Banking

As a result of proposed legislative changes to implement EU Directive 2003/41 (on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provisions), Swedish Insurance companies will shortly have increased possibilities to invest in private equity as an asset class.

Corporate income tax is based on the company’s worldwide taxable business income computed according to the accrual method of accounting. Dividends on shares held for business purposes are normally tax free.

The Swedish Financial Market has expanded rapidly during the last decade. Companies have broadened the scope of their business, and many new companies have entered the market. One important change is the bank-insurance concept, i.e. banking and insurance operations are offered by the same financial group. This position has been adopted by all the leading actors on the Swedish market and we have a new structure for the financial services industry today.

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The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority today announced decisions concerning observations and penalty fees for Loomis Sverige, Svenska kyrkans tjänstepensionsförening and Nasdaq Stockholm.

On 5 June this year, the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm announced that it upholds the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's decision to issue an observation...