MPs Nikolai Astrup and Kari Sofie Bjørnsen proposed allowing shares listed on markets for small and mid-sized companies to be held in stock savings accounts. The committee is divided: a majority from the Progress Party, Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party, and Liberal Party want the government to send the proposal for public consultation in the first half of 2026, with a view to implementation on 1 January 2027. The Labour Party and Green Party call for longer to study the proposal and want to include investor protection and sustainability concerns.
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The Storting calls on the government to send for public consultation, before the end of the first half of 2026, a proposal allowing shares listed on markets for small and mid-sized companies (multilateral trading facilities) to be held in stock savings accounts, with a view to implementation on 1 January 2027.
The Storting calls on the government to send for public consultation during 2026 a proposal allowing shares listed on markets for small and mid-sized companies (multilateral trading facilities) to be held in stock savings accounts, with a view to presenting a bill no later than the revised national budget for 2027.
The Storting calls on the government to send for public consultation and examine expanding stock savings accounts to include shares listed on markets for small and mid-sized companies. The examination must address how such an expansion can strengthen consumer protection and provide clear risk information, and support increased capital investment in green growth companies.