Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and explain the relation of changes in capital requirements on the profitability of Swedish banks. Method: A mixed model approach is used. The quantitative approach is con-ducted through the collection and analysis of statistics from Swe-dish banks and financial institutions. The qualitative research ap-proach is used to obtain further insights into the Swedish banking system and how banks are managing capital requirements. This is conducted through interviews with respondents from a large bank, a niche bank, and the Riksbank. Analysis: The analysis is made on yearly data from 1999 to 2015. Return on equity and net interest margin are individually used as dependent variables. The independent variables are various capital ratios which are defined by the Basel framework. The results from the quantitative analysis are in line with the findings from the qualita-tive interviews. Conclusion: On one hand, capital requirement ratios seem to have a negative and statistically significant correlation with the Return on Equity for both large banks and niche banks. On the other hand, capital re-quirement ratios seem to have a positive and statistically significant correlation with the Net Interest Margin for niche banks.

Purpose: Understand different needs for accountability and governance among financial firms,based on environmental and structural factors. Design/methodology/approach: By using disciplinary reports published by SFSA the interpretation of corporate governance regulation will be studied. Findings: The study identified important corporate governance factors which can be explained and understood by analyzing through the multiple-theory. Complex environmental aspects, such as regulations and multiple stakeholders, demands for extensive internal and external controls. However, the aspect of knowledge does not seem to be fully explained by previous studies. Originality/value: The result could be a contribution to further discussions on how regulations can develop. Moreover, the result can add empirical data to further develop the multiple-theory.

Problem: That the stakeholder’s expectations don´t answer to what auditors can and may do have been a problem for several years. This problem was defined for the first time by Liggio at 1974. Since 1974 there have been several researches about the expectation gap for auditors. Purpose: The purpose of our study is to research what the audit effort in HQ Bank means for the expectation gap. Theory: The theories in our study discuss the audit profession, the definition of the expectation gap, how trust develops between individuals, the regulations that the authorities discuss and a review of earlier researches in this subject. Method: We have done a qualitative study in which we interviewed approved auditors at PwC and Convensia in addition we interviewed the chief lawyer at the Swedish financial supervisory authority to answer our purpose. Conclusions: The conclusion of our study is that the expectation gap exists between the auditors and the stakeholders. Another conclusion is that the incidents in HQ Bank have influenced the expectation gap in a negative direction, to reduce the expectation gap we suggest that adjustments of the regulations must be done and that the auditors themselves must inform their stakeholders what auditors can and may do. / Problem: Att intressenters förväntningar på revisorn inte svarar mot vad revisorn faktiskt kan och får göra har varit ett problem för revisorsyrket i många år. Detta problem definierades först av Liggio 1974. Sen dess har flertalet forskningar gjorts inom ämnet förväntningsgap. Syfte: Vår studie syftar till att undersöka vad debatten om revisionsinsatsen i HQ Bank innebär för förväntningsgapet. Teori: Uppsatsens teoretiska referensram behandlar teorier som beskriver revisorsyrket, definition av förväntningsgapet, hur förtroendet utvecklas mellan individer, de lagändringar som diskuteras samt en översikt av tidigare forskning inom ämnet. Metod: För att besvara syftet gjorde vi en kvalitativ studie där vi intervjuade godkända revisorer på PwC och Convensia revision. Dessutom intervjuade vi Finansinspektionens chefsjurist. Slutsatser: Denna studies slutsatser blev att det råder ett förväntningsgap mellan revisorerna och dess intressenter. Vi har även kommit fram till att händelserna i HQ Bank har påverkat förväntningsgapet i en negativ riktning, för att få bukt med förväntningsgapet anser vi att det krävs ändring av regelverken tillsammans med att revisorerna själva upplyser deras intressenter om vad en revisor faktiskt kan och får göra.