Robert Karlsson
FinTech Guide 2024
Band 3 : FinTech Legal
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Provided by Robert Karlsson
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Fintech
Career
Robert leads Magnusson’s banking & finance team and regularly advises a number of banks, investment firms, and fund companies in a wide range of financial regulatory matters.
Before joining Magnusson, Robert served as deputy executive director at the Swedish FSA’s consumer protection operations, which consist of nearly 100 employees with responsibility for the supervision and regulatory enforcement covering all financial institutions on the Swedish market. Prior to that, Robert also headed the Swedish FSA’s Securities Market Law Department and its Capital Markets Law Division.
Robert has profound knowledge of key European legislation, such as the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Insurance Distribution Directive after having served as chairman of the Swedish FSA’s steering groups for the implementation of these directives. Robert was also actively participating in ESMA’s regulatory work to draft technical advice and technical standards under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.
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FinTech
Robert Karlsson is a highly experienced financial services regulatory specialist with notable previous experience at the Swedish financial services regulator and in-house at a bank. Karlsson advises FinTech clients on licence applications and regulatory compliance issues.
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"Robert Karlsson is very easy to work with and has a good understanding about legislation, but what stands out is that he also has a very good understanding of how the financial market works in Sweden."
"He really is a great sounding board for regulatory matters: he has deep understanding of the regulatory side and also practical matters. He has worked extensively with the Swedish financial authority, and has a unique perspective on financial regulatory matters."
"Robert Karlsson is very easy to work with and has a good understanding about legislation, but what stands out is that he also has a very good understanding of how the financial market works in Sweden."
"He really is a great sounding board for regulatory matters: he has deep understanding of the regulatory side and also practical matters. He has worked extensively with the Swedish financial authority, and has a unique perspective on financial regulatory matters."