Norway: Financial Services

The European Commission has adopted new regulatory technical standards that fundamentally reshape how investment firms must demonstrate best execution quality, moving from a disclosure-based framework to an evidence-based model requiring continuous monitoring against objective market data. With application beginning in February 2028, firms face an 18-month window to overhaul execution policies, establish formal monitoring processes, and potentially upgrade their technology infrastructure. The new rules mand

On June 1, 2023, certain amendments are being made to the Market Abuse Regulation ("MAR") as implemented in Norway. The amendments are caused by the enactment of the EU SME Growth Market Regulation (2019/2115).