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) Assessment of the significance of the amendment of rules of an investment fund December 16, 2009 Requirements for the organization of the field of information security November 11, 2009 Reflecting risks in the prospectus of an investment fund August 12, 2009 Requirements for the management of risks related to the investment of the assets of a fund August 12, 2009 Application of the Supervisory Review Process under Pillar 2 July 1, 2009 Additional Measures for Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Credit and Financial Institutions April 1, 2009 Requirements for Engaging in Insurance Intermediation February 1, 2008 Requirements to the internal capital adequacy assessment process January 1, 2008 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 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 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