2019-09-24

Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s Regulations regarding alternative investment fund managers

Finansinspektionen issued regulations amending its rules on alternative investment fund managers to align with EU prudential standards. The amendment specifies that an AIF manager's own funds may include items defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and Finansinspektionen’s regulations on prudential requirements. These changes entered into force on 15 June 2019.

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Finansinspektionen’s Regulatory Code Publisher: Finansinspektionen, Sweden, www.fi.se ISSN 1102-7460 This translation is furnished solely for information purposes. Only the printed version of the regulation in Swedish applies for the application of the law. 1 Regulations amending Finansinspektionen’s Regulations (FFFS 2013:10) regarding alternative investment fund managers; decided on 21 May 2019. Finansinspektionen prescribes pursuant to section 5, point 4 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Ordinance (2013:587) that Chapter 7, section 1 of Finansinspektionen’s regulations (FFFS 2013:10) regarding alternative investment fund managers shall have the following wording. Chapter 7 Section 1 An AIF manager’s own funds in accordance with Chapter 7 , sections 2– 4 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Act (2013:561) may include the items that are included in the own funds in accordance with Articles 25–91 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and Chapter 3, sections 1–3 of Finansinspektionen’s regulations (FFFS 2014:12) regarding prudential requirements and capital buffers.


These regulations shall enter into force on 15 June 2019. ERIK THEDÉEN Sara Martinussen FFFS 2019:5 Published 27 May 2019