Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was formed in 1989 and is a cross-border body which draws up international standards for combating money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
Money laundering and terrorist financing are global problems.
The Swedish Police leads a national coordinating body for measures to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. FI and other authorities participate in this work.
The EU and Sweden’s Parliament are issuing rules to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In addition, Finansinspektionen has issued regulations that firms under its supervision need to follow to prevent the financial system from being misused for money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Every year, FI requests information from undertakings that are subject to the money laundering regulations. The information is used as a basis for FI's risk-based supervision. A number of new questions have been added to next year's periodic reporting on money laundering.
The sentiment in the Swedish economy has improved in recent months even if households continue to demonstrate weaker sentiment than normal.
Finansinspektionen (FI) has conducted an in-depth analysis of remuneration and conflicts of interest at insurance intermediaries that distribute life insurance and savings insurance. The objective of the in-depth analysis has been to gain more in-depth knowledge about the insurance intermediary market’s remuneration structure, how commissions and other remuneration are received, and the conflicts of interest that could arise.