EuroFinUse’s Response to the Consultation by DG SANCO on Consumer protection in third-pillar retirement products

EuroFinUse welcomed this important Consultation from the European Commission as private pensions are one of the most problematic areas for EU consumers and individual investors. EuroFinUse is pleased that the ...
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EuroFinUse releases its research report on the real return of pension savings.

The European Federation of Financial Services Users releases its research report on the real return of pension savings. This research confirms, broadens and deepens the OECD 2012 Pensions Reportconclusions which ...
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The Real Return of Private Pensions

Recent OECD statistics have cast a dark shadow over the aspirations of private pension savers. Over the last 5 years, real returns from private pension funds after inflation have been ...
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EuroFinUse Response to the Third Pillar Retirement Products Questionaire

EuroFinuse is extremely concerned by the urgently needed development of second and third pillar pension products in the European Union, in view of the current restraints for welfare policies due ...
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EC Consultation on UCITS and long-term investment

The promotion of long-term investments is crucial in many ways: for the well being of EU citizens - representing current or future pensioners who have to rely increasingly on the ...
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Advice on the review of IORP Directive

We fully support the position of the GCAE, emphasizing the necessity of correct, understandable and non misleading information about pensions. “Communication with the members should also explain in simple and ...
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Legislative steps for the Packaged Retail Investment Products initiative

We strongly support the “horizontal” approach taken by the European Commission for its Packaged Retail Investment Products (PRIPs) initiative, which is the right way to harmonize selling practices of retail ...
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Green paper towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems

We fully agree with the Commission that an “adequate” and sustainable retirement income for EU citizens is a priority for the European Union, but proves a major challenge to achieve ...
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La premiere alliance europeenne de tous les epargnants

Pour la première fois, toutes les catégories d’épargnants (actionnaires individuels, souscripteurs de fonds de placement (OPCVM), assurés vie, épargnants bancaires, participants des fonds de pension et autres utilisateurs de services ...
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First European Alliance for all individual investors

For the first time, all types of individual investors such as shareholders, fund investors, insurance policy holders, bank savers, pension funds participants and other financial services users have teamed together ...
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