Licensing

Marketing of AIFs in Norway.

If you want to open a bank in Norway you need to apply for a banking licence to operate either as a savings bank or a commercial bank.

Nominee registration means that a legal entity, a nominee, is registered in a register of owners of financial instruments instead of the beneficial owner.

Information about licensing requirements for fund management companies.

State authorised auditors must be authorised by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet). Requirements to become a registered or state authorised auditor in Norway are set forth in the Act on Auditing and Auditors (Auditors Act), chapter 3.

Information on the activities subject to authorisation (licence) as investment firm, the conditions for and application for such authorisation, notification on changes to the management body, ownership control and cross-border activities of investment firms.

Guidance to applicants for authorisation as an external accountant and external accounting firm.

Marketing of foreign UCITS in Norway.