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Beware of Companies Pushing Securities

Extreme weather can make it difficult to get a mortgage

Will it be possible to take out home insurance for a house near a watercourse or to get a bank loan to buy properties that are located in areas where extreme weather can strike? The Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) is now launching an investigation into how Swedish consumers can be affected when the climate changes.

Magnus Hall approved as chairman of Alecta

The Financial Supervisory Authority has approved Magnus Hall as the new chairman of the board for the pension manager Alecta, according to a press release.

Svahn's anger: "It's scary"

Russian cross-country skiing star Aleksandr Bolsjunov has competed in Italy – his first competition outside his home country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This makes Swedish sprint star Linn Svahn upset. It's scary, says the 25-year-old.

Bolsjunov back: "Got permission from Trump"

Aleksandr Bolsjunov is making his first international competition in three years in Seiser Alm, Italy, on Thursday evening. We got permission from the very own (Donald) Trump, says the Russian according to NRK.

Think about this when negotiating a mortgage loan

The banks earned more on mortgages during the fourth quarter last year than during the same period in 2023. It's an opportunity for consumers to put pressure on the bank, according to the Financial Supervisory Authority. The authority also wants the banks to be clearer about the interest rates their customers actually receive.

Super talent Mathias Holbæk gets fined for "sexual" celebration

When the Norwegian super talent Mathias Holbæk took gold at the Cross-Country Skiing U23 World Championship, he put one hand on his groin and stretched the other in the air. Now he will be fined 3,000 kronor – The International Ski Federation believes that the victory gesture was "sexual".

Nordnet customers could trade on others' accounts

Nordnet customers could trade on other people's accounts at Nordnet during the IT failure on Tuesday, confirms the online broker according to Dagens Industri. Something like this I cannot think of that I have heard of before, says Sverre Linton, chief lawyer at Aktiespararna.