Guidelines of Financial Supervision Authority

The advisory guidelines mainly aim at explaining legal norms, guiding supervised entities and establishing good practices in the financial sector. The guidelines are based on international standards. The actual market situation, legal provisions of other countries and recommendations from relevant supervision agencies are also considered.

Title of guide Effective (since)
Requirements for the organization of the field of information security May 04, 2010
Requirements for the management of risks related to the investment of the assets of a fund August 12, 2009
Additional Measures for Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Credit and Financial Institutions April 1, 2009
Requirements on pre-contractual information for home loans November 19, 2008
Requirements for precontractual information disclosed about the terms and conditions of an investment deposit March 6, 2008
Requirements to the internal capital adequacy assessment process January 1, 2008
Requirements for engaging in insurance intermediation August 2, 2007
General Requirements to Insurance Contracts June 1, 2007
Outsourcing Requirements for Supervised Entities June 1, 2007
Requirements for Organising Business Continuity Process of Supervised Entities

March 1, 2007
(changed 04.11.2009)

Corporate Governance Recommendations January 1, 2006
Requirements Regarding the Arrangement of Operational Risk Management September 1, 2005
Requirements for the Organisation of the Field of Information Technology January 1, 2005
(changed 04.11.2009)
Requirements for the Rules of a Contractual Investment Fund November 1, 2004
Life Assurance Policies – Disclosure of Information to Policyholders April 1, 2004
Unit Linked Life Assurance Policies - Components, Underlying Assets and Disclosure to Policyholders April 1, 2004
Principles for Introducing Positions to the Composition of Trading Portfolio (in Estonian) January 1, 2004
Rotation of Auditors of Certain Entities Under State Supervision (in Estonian) November 1, 2003

Rules of Conduct During the Public Offer and Distribution of Securities (in Estonian)

 October 1, 2003
Stabilization of Price During Public Offering of Securities (in Estonian) October 1, 2003