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NFU Position paper – Artificial Intelligence in the Nordic finance sector
NFU is today publishing a Position paper on Artificial Intelligence in the Nordic finance sector. The paper is addressing the risks, challenges, and opportunities for finance employees connected to AI systems.
The rapid development in the use of A...
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Implementation briefing to go – Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA)
This briefing is intended to give an overview over new regulation from the EU and help you to grasp what changes it will bring and how the legislative proposal has evolved over time. This briefing is about the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA).
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NFU’s view on a Social taxonomy
As Social Europe and European Economic and Social Committee renew their calls for a social taxonomy, NFU takes the opportunity to reiterate our concerns and demands on a social taxonomy.
The Environmental taxonomy is hanging on the silken thr...
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NFU Press release: New NFU report shows that flexibility in where, when and how work is done is key for financial employees’ wellbeing in hybrid work life
Today, Nordic Financial Unions (NFU) release the report Quality work environment in the Nordic finance sector – employee wellbeing in a post-pandemic world. The report builds on the challenges and opportunities for financial employees in the Nordic coun...
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SOTEU 2022 – Strong on symbolism, weak on substance
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her annual State of the Union address on 14 September. It was strong on symbolism but weak on substance—at least for the Nordic and European financial industry and its employees. These are NFU’s takeaways....
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NFU visit Carbfix carbon capture plant
This Tuesday NFU’s Management Board and Secretariat visited the Icelandic company Carbfix, a role model for carbon removal techniques.
Carbfix uses a unique and self-developed method, which takes captured CO2 and turns it into stone, dee...
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NFU Press release: State of the European Union (SOTEU) address 2022 – what’s in it for us?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her third State of the European Union (SOTEU) address on 14 September 2022. Last year, the President announced several important policies in the speech many relating to digital, due diligen...
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Anna-Delia Papenberg starts as new EU Coordinator at NFU
NFU is strengthening its regulation and lobbying work and is happy to welcome Anna-Delia Papenberg to the team in Stockholm. Anna-Delia has extensive working experience with EU legislators and law enforcement institutions, such as the European Commissio...
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Apple speeds up move into financial services
One of the latest week’s biggest stories in finance is Apple’s move into Buy now – pay later (BNPL) and lending services. This is the confirmation of rumours having circulated during the last couple of months, that Apple has been moving into cooperation...