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Sweden’s FI reviewing individual pension market over high fees


By Natalie Tuck

Sweden’s financial regulator, Finansinspektionen (FI), is reviewing the market for individual occupational pensions amid concerns that fees in these products are significantly higher than in collectively agreed schemes.

FI confirmed the review in its Consumer Protection Report 2026, where it stated that while premium pensions and collectively agreed occupational pensions benefit from lower fees due to procurement, equivalent funds in individual occupational pensions can be considerably more expensive


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