Summary

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of regulatory supervision within the Danish Financial Services Authority (FSA), focusing on core functions, frameworks, and key compliance areas. It outlines critical tasks such as issuing rulings, decisions, and orders while managing tasks for supervised companies. The document details the Supervisory Diamond, which serves as the central framework for supervising banks and other financial entities. Coverage includes the evaluation of countries under EU standards, strict warning protocols, and detailed warnings against specific industry groups.

Key operational tools are covered, from filing with FIONA-Online to managing major shareholdings and applying authorization rules. The guide emphasizes the role of fit and proper standards alongside registration and licensing requirements. It also explores the role of credit institutions, non-life insurers, life insurance funds, and investment brokerage firms. Furthermore, the text details the FSA register of covered bonds and SDOs, the Danish insurance associations, and the system for reporting contact persons via the Financial Involvement in Obligations. It also covers database updates, the new EU reporting system moving to e-Reg, and the statistical analysis of capital market violations.

Beyond general compliance, the FSA's longevity benchmark and financial sector data in figures are highlighted. Special attention is given to non-life insurance companies, pension funds, and investment brokerage firms. Additional elements include the registration of covered bonds and covered mortgage-credit bonds, the Insurance Agency and Broker registers, and the registration of third-country systems under specific capital market acts. The guide also lists issuers of covered bonds, marketing requirements for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFs) and UCITS, and the notification obligations for EU managers marketing alternative funds established in Denmark. It notes the specific fees, governance and acts, and the FSA's guidance on the AML Act. Finally, it explores the IRB approach, supervisory disclosures, credit quality grading, risk weight of public sector entities, and Solvency II and Laws. The document concludes with the Insurance Distribution Directive, Capital Market themes, and the purpose of DFSA, followed by news updates, themes, and a brief look at short selling legislation and the organizational structure.

Title

Front page | The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority

Description

Front page | The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority

Keywords

danish, insurance, companies, register, news, cookies, links, more, supervision, warnings, company, reporting, statistics, capital, credit, funds, investment

NS Lookup

A 172.233.57.17, A 172.233.147.252

Dates

Created 2026-02-16

Updated 2026-02-16

Summarized 2026-03-21