EIOPA APPOINTS MORE RETAIL USER EXPERT REPRESENTATIVES TO ITS INSURANCE AND PENSIONS STAKEHOLDER GROUPS – FIVE OF THEM ARE FROM BETTER FINANCE AND ITS MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

On 17 July EIOPA, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority announced the new composition of its two “stakeholder groups”: the Insurance and Reinsurance one (IRSG), and the Occupational Pensions ...
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Joint Statement: ECON’s draft report on the review of the European Financial Supervisors: disappointing for European NGOs and financial services user

On Tuesday 10th of July, the European Parliament co-rapporteurs published a disappointing draft report on the review of the European System of Financial Supervision: not only lacking any ambitious changes ...
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ECON’s draft report on the review of the European Financial Supervisors: disappointing for European NGOs and financial services users

On Tuesday 10th of July, the European Parliament co-rapporteurs published a disappointing draft report on the review of the European System of Financial Supervision : not only lacking any ambitious ...
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Proposals from the Alliance on the Review of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA, EIOPA)

Back in November 2017, BETTER FINANCE formed an Alliance together with the other major EU public interest organisations working on financial services to voice their disappointment with the European Commission's ...
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AT LEAST 619 UCITS EQUITY FUNDS FOUND IN BREACH OF KEY EU DISCLOSURE RULES AS POOR ENFORCEMENT PROSPERS IN SEVERAL KEY COUNTRIES

Renewed research by BETTER FINANCE finds that at least 30% of the main actively managed UCITS equity funds (those with a ‘fund benchmark’) still do not comply with key disclosure ...
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BETTER FINANCE-Feedback on a directive on representative actions for the protection of collective interest of consumers FINAL 7.05.2018

An EU-wide collective redress mechanism for all financial services users such as savers, retail investors, life insurance policy holders, pension fund participants, small and individual shareholders or employee shareholders is ...
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BETTER FINANCE input to the Questionnaire on gathering input for the EIOPA 7th Consumer Trends Report

BETTER FINANCE provided answers to a questionnaire in order to help EIOPA collect informal input for its Consumer Trends Report and inform EIOPA in the identification, prioritisation and development of ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback on the EBA Relocation Proposal

BETTER FINANCE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the relocation of the European Banking Authority (EBA). Following the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union by 30th March 2019, ...
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Feedback on the revision of the Injunctions Directive

BETTER FINANCE (BF) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Inception Impact Assessment on the revision of the Injunctions Directive. The right to claim compensation and the right to access ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback on the supervisory architecture of CCPs

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Commission’s proposed regulation as regards the procedures and authorities involved for the authorization of CCPs (central counter parties) and requirements for ...
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