The EC Study on Retail Investment Products Confirms a Dire Need for Simple Investment Products, More Transparency on Performance and Costs and Independent Comparison Tools

BETTER FINANCE thanks the EC for releasing this long awaited but very necessary study on the main source of funding of the EU economy, which for this reason has also been identified as a top priority of the “Capital Markets Union” Initiative of the EU. The study draws a grim picture detailing the obstacles retail investors face when seeking financial advice or wanting to buy an investment product.

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