BETTER FINANCE publishes its press release following the launch of the “Green Paper on retail Financial Services” and its consultation issued today by the European Commission.
BETTER FINANCE wrote a letter to MEP Brian Hayes regarding the ECON vote on IORP II. The letter expresses BETTER FINANCE’s concern regarding the proposed Amendments in the ECON draft report on the IORP Directive that would constitute a very significant setback in the protection of EU pension savers, watering down the information that IORP
Savings accounts still constitute the most widely-used (35% of all financial savings of EU household ) financial products in Europe and together represent roughly € 10 trillion of household savings. Unfortunately EU citizens are now losing money in 11 out of 18 Member States studied in a new report, with negative real returns on their
BETTER FINANCE’s press release on the Commission’s proposal for the review of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) is available here.
BETTER FINANCE’s response to the OECD’s Public Consultation on Core Principles of Private Pension Regulation.
Representing VW shareholders, DSW, a member organization of BETTER FINANCE, is examining the possibility of legal proceedings on the grounds that VW violated its duty to immediately disclose all information regarding the manipulation of emissions and ensuing fallout. Our press release is available here.
BETTER FINANCE published its response to EIOPA Consultation Paper on the creation of a standardised Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP).
BETTER FINANCE launched the third edition of its annual examination of the returns on pension savings in the EU. Our press release is available here.
BETTER FINANCE’s press release on the CMU Action Plan communicated today by the European Commission is available here.