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 key people accused of being involved in a major Swedish banking scandal have been cleared of fraud charges by Stockholm’s district court. https://www.thelocal.se/20160621/billionaire-swedish-banker-in-the-clear-after-six-years Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:53:48 +0200 billionaire-swedish-banker-in-the-clear-after-six-years Sven Hagströmer and his long-term business partner Mats Qviberg have announced that their holding firm Öresund is to be divided in the wake of a scandal involving the now defunct HQ bank. https://www.thelocal.se/20111116/37386 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:35:00 +0100 37386 Swedish investment bank HQ, which was forced into liquidation last year, said Monday it aimed to seek compensation from former board members, top executives and the company accountant for its woes. https://www.thelocal.se/20110228/32308 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:15:00 +0100 32308 Fighting back tears, outgoing HQ Chairman Mats Qviberg admitted on Tuesday that he was briefed daily on the trading operations of the now-defunct HQ Bank. https://www.thelocal.se/20100928/29304 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:01:00 +0200 29304 The board of embattled Swedish financial concern HQ, helmed by CEO Mats Qviberg, was cleared on Friday of all liability regarding the company's collapse following an audit. https://www.thelocal.se/20100924/29236 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:40:00 +0200 29236 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 The board of crisis-hit Swedish financial concern HQ has announced a preferential rights issue to shore up the company's finances by up to a billion kronor ($134 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100827/28616 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:56:00 +0200 28616 The board of embattled financial concern HQ Bank, including founder Mats Qviberg, have resigned a day after the bank announced the extent of the losses incurred by the closure of its trading portfolio. https://www.thelocal.se/20100630/27528 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:43:00 +0200 27528 Swedish investment firm Öresund has been has been authorized by the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen - FI) to buy its investment fund operation HQ Fonder. https://www.thelocal.se/20100614/27214 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:35:00 +0200 27214 Financial services group HQ must immediately strengthen its finances and will temporarily sell its fund management company HQ Fonder to its principal owner Öresund for 850 million kronor ($105.07 million). https://www.thelocal.se/20100608/27110 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:12:00 +0200 27110