Compared to 2015, the economy seems to have recovered in 2016. However more problems exist at the heart of the financial sector said Gerard Rameix, President of the Financial Markets Authority in France (AMF). One of his major priorities is the facilitation of the approval and monitoring of market players in the FinTech industry. The
“Es el sentido de conservación innato de la gente el que ha mantenido nuestro dinero a flote a pesar de las fantásticas artimañas que las financieras hacen – y las cuales cubren con tecnicismos y términos rebuscados. La gente está del lado de una moneda sólida. Están tan inalterablemente del lado de una moneda sólida,
BETTER FINANCE’s Romanian member organisation AURSF (the Association of Romanian Financial Services Users) has teamed up with the largest non-banking source of debt financing (consumer credit) in Romania to promote financial education, responsible lending and borrowing. The campaign was launched in June with the publication of a small guide to financial terms and concepts to
Starting with the new year, Greece assumed the EU Presidency for the next six months. In charge of the EU’s daily agenda, Greece will jointly decide policy directions and legislations with the European Parliament. Still in serious economic crisis and unemployment at its highest level, Greece takes charge of the European Union after its continued
Following the 2008 financial crisis, a financial reform package aimed at preventing a recurrent crisis, addressing the so-called“too big to fail” issue and promoting financial stability, was enacted. This week the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act celebrates its fifth anniversary since US President Barack Obama signed it. Although some successes are recognised, the slow process of reform has also been at
Various articles report on the trial of Tom Hayes, the UBS and Citi trader who allegedly rigged Libor rates. The former trader, nicknamed Rainman and Tommy Chocolate, said that everything he did was with complete transparency and that the CEO knew about his actions. The jury was advised that the 35-year old former Citi employee
Is robo-advice really such a revolutionary concept? Some see it as a way of providing reasonable-quality financial advice to mass-market investors unwilling to pay a human. Others see job cuts and a certain unwelcome shirking of responsibility. One could argue that a roboadviser is just a poor man’s human being – and, indeed, research from
BETTER FINANCE’s "Pension Savings: The Real Return" was mentioned in an article in L’Argus d’Assurance.com. The findings of the report echoed in the French media following our press conference in Paris on October 30. The event, organized by FAIDER, the Fédération des Associations Indépendantes de Défense des Epargnants pour la Retraite and BETTER FINANCE’s French member organization,
El derecho de voto en una asamblea general es un derecho fundamental del accionista. Los accionistas privados deberàan tener la oportunidad de ejercer su derecho al voto y asumir responsabilidades como propietarios de empresas que cotizan también mà¡s allà¡ de las fronteras. A pesar de la adopcià³n de la Directiva sobre Derechos de los Accionistas
World Investor Week (WIW) is a week-long, global campaign promoted by IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and highlight the various initiatives of securities regulators in these two critical areas. From 2-8 October 2017, IOSCO securities regulators and other IOSCO members on six continents will provide a range of