The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has launched a targeted information request to around 200 financial institutions to deepen its supervisory view of how the market prevents, detects and stops investment fraud affecting consumers and businesses. The collected information will be incorporated into the authority’s ongoing supervision and is intended to help prevent criminal actors from exploiting the financial market. The request covers firms’ measures to reduce the risk of investment fraud, including routines for detecting and reporting suspicious events and whether firms regularly review business partners based on the risk that they could be involved in fraud. The authority is also collecting statistics on suspected and confirmed investment fraud, including the number of transactions and the total amounts linked to such activity.
Finansinspektionen 2025-12-10
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority requests detailed information from about 200 institutions on investment fraud prevention and cases
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has requested information from about 200 financial institutions to enhance oversight of investment fraud prevention and detection. This effort aims to integrate findings into ongoing supervision and curb criminal exploitation of the financial market. The request includes firms' fraud risk reduction measures, partner reviews, and statistics on suspected and confirmed fraud activities.