https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swedish financial watchdog recently scrapped plans for new mortgage rules, meaning you can still buy a home in Sweden and never pay off the full loan. Here's The Local's guide to the five main things you need to know before taking your first step on to the property ladder in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.se/20150423/five-questions-before-buying-a-home-in-sweden Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:42:00 +0200 five-questions-before-buying-a-home-in-sweden Sweden's financial watchdog announced on Thursday that it was abandoning its controversial bid for a price hike on new mortgages – just three months before the proposed plan would have come into effect. https://www.thelocal.se/20150423/swedish-watchdog-scraps-new-mortgage-rules Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:40:28 +0200 swedish-watchdog-scraps-new-mortgage-rules Sweden's financial markets minister unveiled stricter capital rules for Swedish banks on Monday, citing the unprecedented ripple effect of the Lehman Brothers' collapse as a cautionary tale. https://www.thelocal.se/20130826/49852 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:53:00 +0200 49852 Swedes should brace for a downturn in housing prices in the face of overvalued homes and ballooning household debt, the head of Sweden's financial regulator has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20130219/46272 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:04:00 +0100 46272 Sweden's Pirate Party has filed a complaint with the country's financial system watchdog alleging Swedish banks have been complicit in a long-running blockade of donations to WikiLeaks. https://www.thelocal.se/20121218/45130 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:49:00 +0100 45130 Swedish financier Maths O Sundqvist, whose risky deals led to the 2008 demise of the Carnegie investment bank, was found dead near an all-terrain vehicle in northern Sweden on Sunday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20120923/43402 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:39:00 +0200 43402 Sweden's housing market shows signs of a bubble and is on the verge of a sustained price decline, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20110601/34122 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:56:00 +0200 34122 Roughly half of Sweden's financial firms have failed to abide by rules for handing out performance-based bonuses, a new report has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20110221/32174 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:34:00 +0100 32174 The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has fined both Swedbank and Handelsbanken for shortcomings in their depositary bank functions, the agency said in a statement on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110120/31538 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:04:00 +0100 31538 HQ Bank’s previous parent company, publicly listed HQ AB, has reported a former manager to the police for what it sees as partial responsibility for the bank’s collapse. https://www.thelocal.se/20100915/29006 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:27:00 +0200 29006 Fears of widespread withdrawals at HQ Bank proved unfounded when it reopened its doors on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20100906/28798 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:51:00 +0200 28798 The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (Ekobrottsmyndigheten, EBM) is launching an investigation into suspected fraud and accounting crimes at HQ Bank. https://www.thelocal.se/20100903/28756 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:55:00 +0200 28756 Investment bank Carnegie has signed a deal to take over crisis-hit sector colleague HQ Bank, with payment amounting to 268 million kronor ($36.8 million) to settle employee stock options and client obligations. https://www.thelocal.se/20100903/28746 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:47:00 +0200 28746 Björn Riese, who is leading the liquidation of HQ Bank, has said that a deal to resolve the future of the finance firm is close, with the bank likely to be able to re-open its doors on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100901/28700 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:36:00 +0200 28700 HQ has appealed the decision to suspend the banking license for HQ Bank, which has forced it into liquidation and kept the bank closed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100831/28684 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:51:00 +0200 28684 Swedish investment bank HQ has failed to find a solution to enable it to continue trading and the process of involuntary liquidation has been set in motion, the bank confirmed in a statement. https://www.thelocal.se/20100830/28648 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:27:00 +0200 28648 Sweden's financial regulator has revoked the licence of investment bank HQ due to major deficiencies in the company's trading operations. https://www.thelocal.se/20100829/28640 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:08:00 +0200 28640 Bonus payments increased at Sweden’s four largest banks last year, despite a sharp drop in the banks’ results, according to an ongoing review by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen – FI). https://www.thelocal.se/20100111/24306 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:46:00 +0100 24306 Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg lashed out at the country’s major banks and financial institutions on Friday for their hesitation to participate in the government’s financial sector support programme. https://www.thelocal.se/20081031/15356 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:14:00 +0100 15356 If a recent increase in suspected cases of wrongdoing is any guide, it appears as if perpetrators of financial crimes in Sweden have no plans to let up due to the financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20081030/15338 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:19:00 +0100 15338