DEN FSA Company Assessments


On Nov. 4, DEN FSA proposed amended duty to publish assessments.


  • DEN FSA issued consultation on draft executive order on obligation of financial firms to publish DEN FSA company assessments, with comparison version, hearing list.
  • Follows DEN GVT May. 2024 issued executive order on disclosure duty, see #203998.
  • Summary
  • Consolidated law implementing DORA regulation and DEN FSA element of the NIS-2 directive, means some consequential changes must be made to the current order.
  • Includes changes in relation to common data centers/digital financial infrastructure operators; scope of application to include legal/natural persons licensed Financial Business Act and crowdfunding service providers under the Financial Business Act.
  • Also proposes to be extend to: companies supervised under Insurance Business Act.
  • Includes branches of foreign companies permitted to conduct business referred to in the Money Laundering Act; must publish statements on branches investigated by FSA.
  • There will be no changes for companies already covered under the current order.
  • It is proposed that the executive order enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025.
  • Repeals executive order 553 of 28 May 2024 on financial companies' etc. obligation to publish the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority's assessment of the company.
  • Effectiveness
  • Comments are invited until Dec. 2, 2024.
  • Dec. 2024 Executive Order Published
  • On Dec. 4, 2024, DEN GVT published Executive Order BEK 1355 of Dec. 3, 2024 on the obligation of financial undertakings to publish DEN FSA assessment of the undertaking.
  • Details on subject entities, publication, formal requirements, branches, penalties.
  • The order enters into force on Jan. 1, 2025; order 553 of May 28, 2024 is repealed.
  • Dec. 6, 2024 Executive Order Published
  • On Dec. 6, 2024, DEN GVT issued Executive Order BEK 1389 of Dec. 4, 2024 on the obligation of financial undertakings to publish DEN FSA assessment of the undertaking.
  • Scope of applicability includes banks, mortgage credit institutions, companies designated as operators of digital financial infrastructure as per s. 333 of the act.
  • Specifically, under the Danish Financial Business Act, investment management companies and CO2 allowance providers, legal and natural persons, amongst others.
  • Executive order will enter into force on Jan. 1, 2025, and Executive Order 553 of May 28, 2024 on the obligation of financial undertakings, etc. is repealed.
  • Executive Order 1355 of Dec. 3, 2024 on the obligation of financial undertakings, etc. to publish DEN FSA's assessment of the undertaking, etc. is repealed.

Regulators DEN FSA; DEN GVT
Entity Types B/D; Bank; CNSM; CU; Exch; HF; IB; Ins; Inv Co; MSB
Reference BEK 1389, 12/6/2024; OG 24-003579, 12/4/2024; BEK 1355, 12/3/2024; Rpl BEK 553, 5/28/2024; CP, Lt, 24-003579/SOBT, PR 11/4/2024; DORA Dir 2022/2556, Reg 2022/2554; Rpl BEK 553, 5/28/2024; NIS-2; Rpl BEK 1355
Functions AML; Compliance; Exams; Financial; Legal; Operations; Outsourcing; Reporting; Risk; Technology
Countries Denmark
Category
State
Products Banking; Fund Mgt; Hedge Funds; Insurance; Loan; Mutual Funds; Payments; Securities
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 11/4/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 232276
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 12/6/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 12/10/2024