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The COSO framework for internal control over sustainability reporting

May 17, 2023

GRC Insight – The COSO framework for internal control over sustainability reporting Some key takeaways are: • Cultivate a culture of accountability – it is...

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Rules and regulations by all means, but how does internal audit contribute to a healthier business?

April 11, 2023

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues illuminate sustainability perspectives of an organisation’s business model, operations and how services and products contribute to a sustainable development....

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Get the Most Out of Your External Quality Assessment (EQA)

March 29, 2023

The Finnish FSA recently published a thematic review regarding Board work in financial institutions. The authority gave several recommendations, for example, regarding risk appetite documentation...

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Do you know how to beat the fraudster?

March 8, 2023

Download GRC Insight – Do you know how to beat the fraudster? Who is in charge of identifying the risks and detect fraud? With limited...

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The virtual war fuelled by dirty money – The symbiotic nature of financial and cyber-crime

March 7, 2023

Transcendent Group and FCG joins the major GRC Conference in the Nordics the 26th–27th of April 2023 to talk about one of the biggest threats...

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Hot Audit Topics for 2023

November 16, 2022

Download GRC Insight – Hot Audit Topics for 2023 A changing environment We are living in a world that is riskier and more uncertain than...

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ISMS challenges, and how you can solve them

November 2, 2022

Download GRC Insight – ISMS challenges, and how you can solve them ISMS challenges, and how you can solve them In this article, we’d like...

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EU-US Privacy Shield 2.0

October 21, 2022

Download GRC Insight – EU-US Privacy Shield 2.0 Is the solution for safe transatlantic transfers here? Similar to when the GDPR was implemented in 2018...

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Regulatory Technical Standard for SFDR

October 17, 2022

Download GRC Insight – Regulatory Technical Standard for SFDR Will the RTS in SFDR be the strong push needed for a more impactful ESG implementation?...

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Transcendent Group and FCG have joined forces

September 29, 2022

We are delighted to announce that FCG and Transcendent Group have joined forces with the target to build a market leading GRC powerhouse in Europe...

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Transcendent Group is entering new strategic partnerships

July 8, 2022

Transcendent Group invests time and effort in scanning the landscape of the best-practice solutions and services to complement its experienced consultants when bringing value to...

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Transcendent Group appointing new roles

July 7, 2022

At Transcendent Group we promote internal movements and continuously make sure that our employees can enrich their skillset. It is a pleasure to announce that...

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The Transparency Act is coming

June 10, 2022

Download GRC insight – Norwegian Transparency Act Who is affected by the law? The very first thing all companies in Norway should do is to...

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Transcendent Group ranked as Norway’s 2nd best workplace

May 5, 2022

“We are delighted with the recognition. Great Place To Work gives us valuable feedback from our employees. And while it’s nice to get recognized, the...

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q1-report

May 5, 2022

Another strong quarter characterized by profitable growth. In this episode, Transcendent Group’s CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q1 2022 interim report...

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Transcendent Group Sweden once again on the Great Place to Work top list

March 31, 2022

“During the previous year, we have fought extra hard with several activities to further strengthen what really makes us unique – our culture! We improve...

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Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence

March 6, 2022

Download GRC insight – Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Soon, certain companies will also be required to include sustainability in due diligence process and supply chain...

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q4-report and the full year 2021

February 15, 2022

In the 2021 Year-end report CEO Martin Malm described the full year of 2021 as the best year in the history of Transcendent Group. Listen...

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Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year

December 20, 2021

It’s Christmas time and we are happy to share the news that our annual charity gift tradition continues with Transcendent Group colleagues voting this year...

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Lars Reidar Vold-Andersen appointed new CEO of Transcendent Group

December 14, 2021

Lars Reidar Vold-Andersen has been employed in Transcendent Group since 2013. He is previous CEO and founder of Transcendent Group in Norway and responsible for...

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Transcendent Group Sweden presents new members in the Swedish management team

November 11, 2021

Transcendent Group is happy to present Karin Pålshammar as Head of department Risk and Compliance, and Andreas Liese as branch manager for the Malmö office....

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ESG takes effect in the ORSA process

November 11, 2021

Download GRC insight – ESG in insurance sector Climate change will affect us all, if not already done so. The detrimental impact of global warming...

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Data breaches

November 2, 2021

GRC insight – Data breach

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q3-report

October 28, 2021

Transcendent Group has released its interim report for the third quarter 2021. Listen to Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the interim...

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Vipps – Identity and access management

October 13, 2021

GRC insight – Vipps and IAM Modernization with Azure Identity Governance (AIG) Together with Vipps we created the IAM strategy with the following high-level goals:...

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ECB Expectations on climate risk management

October 5, 2021

GRC insight –  ECB Expectations on climate risk management

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ESMA guidelines on the compliance function

September 7, 2021

GRC insight – ESMA guidelines on the compliance function

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q2-report

August 30, 2021

Transcendent Group has released its interim report for the second quarter 2021. Listen to Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the interim...

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Whistleblowing end-to-end solution in collaboration with Whistlelink

August 26, 2021

With our expertise in GRC and Whistlelink’s digital solution, we create an end-to-end product to ensure that our clients have a modern and simple whistleblowing...

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Martin Bohlin appointed new CEO at Transcendent Group Denmark

June 18, 2021

Martin Bohlin has been working for Transcendent Group since 2010 and is since 2018 the CEO of the company’s Swedish business. Transcendent Group expanded to...

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Group CEO Martin Malm at Småbolagsdagarna

June 9, 2021

Group CEO Martin Malm presented Transcendent Group at Aktiespararna’s event Småbolagsdagarna (in Swedish). View the full presentation and the QA session on YouTube, here.

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the Q1-report

May 18, 2021

Transcendent Group has released its interim report for the first quarter 2021. Listen to Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the interim...

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Transcendent Group ranked as Norway’s 3rd best workplace

April 30, 2021

“I’m immensely proud of the hard work all my colleagues are putting down to collectively make TG a Great Place to Work,” commented Carsten Maartmann-Moe,...

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Transcendent Group Sweden once again on the Great Place to Work top list

March 25, 2021

“During the previous year, we have fought extra hard with several activities to further strengthen what really makes us unique – our culture! We improve...

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ESG Regulation in the insurance industry

March 11, 2021

GRC insight – ESG Regulation in the insurance industry

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Revised EBA Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors

March 10, 2021

GRC insight – Revised EBA guidelines on ML and TF

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Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss Year-end report

February 17, 2021

Transcendent Group has released its Year-end report. Listen to Group CEO Martin Malm and CFO Charlotte Elsnitz discuss the report, the past year and the...

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Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year

December 21, 2020

The process of choosing which organization to support is led by TG’s CSR Committee, which proposes a shortlist and provides a poll so that all...

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Transcendent Group Norway in framework agreement with Statens vegvesen

December 18, 2020

“The pandemic has, in many ways, accelerated digitalisation, leading to new needs and increased risks. An organisation’s credibility is highly dependent on how well it...

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Caroline Brännefors – new HR responsible at Transcendent Group

December 16, 2020

We are happy to announce that Caroline Brännefors will from 1st of January be appointed as HR responsible at Transcendent Group. Caroline has been working...

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Presenting Transcendent Group’s new CFO

December 11, 2020

Charlotte Elsnitz has worked at Swedbank since 2007 and after several executive positions, with her most recent role being Head of Baltic Banking and as...

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CEO Martin Malm visits “Småbolagspodden”

December 1, 2020

Listen to Transcendent Group CEO Martin Malm in this week’s episode of Småbolagspodden! Among many topics of discussion. Martin shares his vision for the future...

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Interim report for January-September 2020

November 19, 2020

Improved underlying margin despite challenging market conditions Third quarter 2020 (third quarter 2019) Total revenue amounted to SEK 38.5 million (40,4), a decrease of 4,8...

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Transcendent Group subsidiary RegTech enters Lithuania

November 12, 2020

Transcendent Group, the Governance, Risk and Compliance experts, has announced that it has signed its first non-Swedish client within its subsidiary RegTech where it provides...

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Transcendent Group to close its German business

September 30, 2020

Transcendent Group has decided to close its business in Germany due to low demand and limited possibilities to achieve profitability. By closing the business, the...

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Charlotte Elsnitz new CFO of Transcendent Group

September 17, 2020

Transcendent Group has recruited Charlotte Elsnitz as new CFO. Her most recent role was Head of Baltic Banking at Swedbank, where she also was a...

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Transcendent Group is once again announced as one of Europe’s best workplaces

September 10, 2020

Transcendent Group has once again been appointed as one of Europe’s best workplaces in the Great Place To Work yearly rankings. This is the third...

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Interim report for January-June 2020

August 20, 2020

Active governance and risk reduction limit the effects from Covid-19 Second quarter 2020 (second quarter 2019) Total revenue amounted to SEK 49.5 million (50.5), a...

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Transcendent Group is Norway’s fourth best workplace

May 27, 2020

Transcendent Group has in Great Place to Work’s annual top list for the second consecutive year been ranked as Norway’s fourth best place to work...

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Bulletin from Transcendent Group’s Annual General Meeting

May 26, 2020

On 26 May 2020, Transcendent Group AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting. Below follows a summary of resolutions taken at the Annual General Meeting....

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Quarterly report for January-March 2020

May 19, 2020

Revenue growth despite challenging macro environment First quarter 2020 (first quarter 2019) Total revenue amounted to SEK 51.1 million (46.9), a growth of 8.8 percent...

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Transcendent Group’s CFO to leave the company

May 18, 2020

Transcendent Group’s CFO Susanne Lindqvist has today announced that she has decided to leave the company. Her last working day will be 31 August 2020....

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Correction regarding record date for the Annual General Meeting of Transcendent Group AB (publ)

April 28, 2020

Correction regarding record date for the Annual General Meeting of Transcendent Group AB (publ) In the Notice to the Annual General Meeting of Transcendent Group...

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Transcendent Group’s annual report for 2019 published

April 27, 2020

Transcendent Group’s annual report has been published and is available on the company’s website at https://transcendentgroup.com/investor-relations/ For more information, contact: Martin Malm, CEO Transcendent Group...

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Notice of Annual General Meeting in Transcendent Group AB (publ)

April 23, 2020

This is an unofficial translation of the Swedish notice. In case of any discrepancies between the Swedish notice and this English translation, the Swedish notice...

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Governance, Risk & Compliance automation

March 27, 2020

Many companies have an increased cost of Risk & Compliance activities as requirements from regulators and society in general has exploded. No company wants to...

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Third Party Risk Management

March 27, 2020

New guidelines The compliance requirements to outsourced activity are continuously being strengthen. We have during the last months seen both EBA (European Banking Authority) and...

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Increase your Compliance Culture by implementing a real effective Compliance Training Program

March 27, 2020

Compliance Functions spends 7 % of their time on Compliance Training (source; Danish FSA about risk- and compliance in midsize and large banks[1]). For many...

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Corporate Monitorships – measures in the fight against money laundering.

March 27, 2020

Corporate Monitor (or its synonyms – skilled  persons, independent investigators,  compliance  accountants, etc.,) is not a new concept in the fight against money laundering (hereinafter...

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Coronavirus pandemic: what can the CRO do right now?

March 24, 2020

Short term: helping Management to assess the risks The second line of defense, in both Risk and Compliance functions, is already familiar with the usual...

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Transcendent Group takes measures to address increased uncertainty from covid-19

March 19, 2020

Transcendent Group, present in 8 European markets, is affected by the decisions taken by the respective governments and authorities with the purpose of limiting the...

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Cécile Marcotte joins Transcendent Group

March 12, 2020

Cécile Marcotte joined Transcendent Group Norway in Mars and will strengthen our group of experienced consultants within regulatory compliance and internal audit towards the financial...

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Mats Andreas Gulbrandsen joins Transcendent Group

March 4, 2020

Mats Andreas has previously worked for one of the largest financial institutions in Norway where he had positions such as Head of Internal Control and...

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Welcome Arriën van Deursen!

March 3, 2020

We are very happy to welcome Arriën, who will be of great value for both our clients and our team.   Arriën has over 8 years...

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Tollef Erstad joins Transcendent Group

February 24, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Tollef Erstad joined the Transcendent Group Bergen office! As a person with very high integrity, cultural competence and analytical...

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Welcome Sara Bergenheim!

February 21, 2020

On January 7, we welcomed Sara Bergenheim to the Gothenburg office and on January 8 she went off to one of our key clients, a...

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Year-end report for January-December 2019

February 20, 2020

Fourth quarter 2019 (fourth quarter 2018) Total revenue amounted to SEK 57.9 million (52.8), a growth of 9.7 percent compared to the corresponding period last...

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Transcendent Group Denmark’s new management team

February 6, 2020

Claus, Simon and Heidi share not only the same nerdy passion for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), but also the same entrepreneurial spirit and...

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Transcendent Group celebrates one year in the Netherlands

February 5, 2020

When Remon Houweling started in February 2019, he started alone with a great ambition and vision for a value-driven consulting company. Today, only one year...

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Main shareholders appoint a committee ahead of the AGM 2020

January 23, 2020

During 2019, Transcendent Group has not had a Nomination committee formally appointed by the Annual General Meeting. This means that the code’s principles are not...

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Welcome David Bergin!

January 20, 2020

We are excited to welcome David Bergin to our Compliance team in Stockholm! David has worked with regulatory compliance in investment firms since 2016. Ever...

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Tomas Munkby joins Transcendent Group

January 16, 2020

We are very excited to welcome Tomas Munkby to the Transcendent Group team! Tomas joins TG after three years as Chief Audit Executive (CAE) at...

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Transcendent Group welcomes Line Borgund

January 13, 2020

We are very happy to welcome Line Borgund to Transcendent Group Oslo! She comes from Nets where she did several cyber security projects ranging from...

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Welcome Renate Espeland!

January 9, 2020

Renate Espeland has a degree in chemistry from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and has over 13 years of experience within project...

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Mathias Eikseth joins Transcendent Group Norway

January 8, 2020

We are very pleased to welcome Mathias to our team in Norway. Mathias is an experienced project manager and adviser, and he will strengthen our...

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Christmas Gift from Transcendent Group

December 20, 2019

We give all our Christmas gifts, both to clients and employees, to charity. This year, Transcendent Group CSR-committee decided to donate to Water Aid*, a...

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Repurchase of shares in subsidiary by Transcendent Group

December 6, 2019

In connection with Christina Falk, previous CEO of the subsidiary Transcendent Group Väst AB until August 2019, terminating her employment with Transcendent Group, a shareholding...

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Transcendent Group’s interim CEO for RegTech appointed permanent CEO of the subsidiary

December 6, 2019

”I am glad that Magnus, who has made an impressive impression among the management team in the role as interim CEO, now will become permanent...

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Transcendent Group welcomes Christine Axentjärn

November 29, 2019

Christine has got a double degree in law and computer science, and she has an impressive track record from various types of programs and projects...

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Correction: Interim report January-September 2019

November 20, 2019

Third quarter 2019 (third quarter 2018) Net sales amounted to SEK 40.4 million (32.7), equivalent to a growth of 23.6 percent compared to the corresponding...

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Interim report January-September 2019

November 20, 2019

Third quarter 2019 (third quarter 2018) Net sales amounted to SEK 40.4 million (32.7), equivalent to a growth of 23.6 percent compared to the corresponding...

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Welcome Elif Morgenroth, new co-worker in Frankfurt!

November 19, 2019

Elif has a fantastic track record of success. Her practice area covers forensic and advisory services related to internal investigations, compliance processes, IT infrastructure, and...

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Leon Kort new co-worker at TG Netherlands

November 7, 2019

Leon is a passionate regulatory compliance professional with more than 5 years of experience at Deloitte. He is specialized in the field of financial economic crime...

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Transcendent Group launches a new service within RegTech

October 31, 2019

RFA is a digital service where the internal regulatory framework can be developed, decided on, administrated and updated. ”In practice, RFA means that our customers...

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Peter Engering joins Transcendent Group Netherlands

October 29, 2019

Peter has over six years of ERP implementation experience and over 10 years of experience from big4 organizations, working with Governance, Risk and Compliance mainly...

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Welcome Åsa, new co-worker in Göteborg

October 28, 2019

Åsa Nilsson recently joined us from Sparbanken Sjuhärad, where she was working as a compliance officer. Before that she worked more than 10 years at...

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Transcendent Group listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market

October 22, 2019

”We welcome Transcendent Group to the Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market. Transcendent Group joins a number of peers listed on our Nordic markets, and...

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Transcendent Group about to conquer the German market

October 17, 2019

A new office in Frankfurt Transcendent Group’s first office in Germany started in Frankfurt in July 2019 with Emanuel Gedeon taking the lead as CEO...

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Transcendent Group’s offering was substantially oversubscribed – trading in the share on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market commences on Tuesday, October 22.

October 16, 2019

Offering Summary The price per share in the Offering was SEK 31, corresponding to a total market value of the Company’s shares of approximately SEK...

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Karin Olofsson new co-worker at TG Stockholm

October 16, 2019

We are very happy to welcome Karin Olofsson to Transcendent Group Stockholm! She comes from Handelsbanken where she worked for several years with Internal Audit....

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Cyber Security Month – Top 3 easy tips on how to become more secure at home

October 16, 2019

There are many things to recommend within the area, but I want to focus on some practical tips on how you can become more secure...

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Jonathan Hjelmåker joins Transcendent Group!

October 15, 2019

Jonathan joined our team in Stockholm in August and has already added great value. He has extensive experience from AML related work as well as...

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Welcome Andreas Liese, new GRC-consultant in Malmö

October 14, 2019

Andreas comes with a solid background from the financial sector with international experiences that will serve our customers very well. Andreas will primarily work within...

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Welcome Vaida to our office in Vilnius!

October 10, 2019

Vaida comes from Ikano bank in Malmö, Sweden where she was working as Head of Operational risk control. Besides that, she has almost 10 years...

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Transcendent Group strengthens focus on digitalization by appointing a CEO for RegTech

October 10, 2019

During 2019, Transcendent Group launched the subsidiary RegTech (Regulatory Technology) with the objective to fill an empty space in the market by developing and supplying...

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Koen Matthys, new co-worker at Transcendent Group

October 9, 2019

As a curious person with communication skills built into his DNA, Koen creates acceptance and understanding across different professional environments. Koen is experienced within the...

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Welcome Kjersti Præsttun Ruben!

October 7, 2019

Kjersti joined Transcendent Group Norway in September and brings in extensive governance, risk and compliance expertise from her 19 years in the financial sector and...

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Cecilia Hollerup joins Transcendent Group

October 1, 2019

Cecilia has previously worked as a legal counsel at different banks for 20 years. Since 2010, she has worked as a consultant in the role...

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Ready to unwrap the EU Banking Package?

October 1, 2019

Based on drafts by the EU Commission from 2016, EU authorities have now agreed on and published final versions of the framework for capital requirements...

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