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NFU Conference 2021
This week, NFU arranged the NFU Conference 2021 in Malmö. It was the first physical event arranged by NFU since before the pandemic and you could really feel the buzz in the air when old and new friends met for the first time in forever. The conference...
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The Big Tech lobby
Move fast and break things, a phrase we have all become familiar with in the context of the tech industry. The motto favoured by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, illustrates how most 2000’s era tech companies saw themselves. As innovators who were ahea...
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Reflections from the first Nordic Civil society network
”There can be disagreements in a family, but then you solve them by the kitchen table”, the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Secretary General Paula Lehtomäki made a comparison between a family and the Nordic cooperation in her opening of the first meeting...
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NFU and UNI Europa Finance holds 2nd digital workshop on fintech
On 15 September, the second digital workshop of the EU funded research project on fintech’s impact on the finance sector took place. The project, which is run by NFU, UNI Europa Finance and Gothenburg University, brings together researchers from Sweden,...
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The state of the State of the Union 2021
´September 15th at 09:00´ rings many bells for those who closely follow the EU agenda. It is the time when the President of the European Commission delivers a State of the Union address to the European Parliament, paving the direction of travel for the...
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NFU Webinar – Return to the office: Trends in the finance sector
NFU Webinar – Return to the Office: Trends in the finance sector
Speaker: Louise Luxhøi, Advisor Business Psychology and Corporate Wellbeing Strategies
Panel:Arne Fredrik Håstein, Finansforbundet NorwayEija Laurila, Pro FinlandRikard Nyström, Finansförb...
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NFU reflections on the European Commission’s new proposed legislation on AML/CFT
In the end of July, the European Commission presented their proposal on strengthened legislation on Anti Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) rules. The proposed legislation includes both the strengthening of existing legislati...
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First look at the new sustainable finance strategy
In my previous post, we were counting down to the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy and reflecting on some of the main challenges and opportunities it could address. On July 6th, the Strategy was finally presented – and while many of our points have...
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NFU takes a seat in the Nordic Council’s Civil society network
Nordic Financial Unions (NFU) is honored to be one of the 40 civil society organisations to take a seat in the Nordic Council’s Network for Civil society organisations. The aim of the network is to strengthen the voice of the civil society in the work t...