EU Elections: Are politicians willing to help citizens to improve the long-term value of their savings?
With the European elections around the corner, BETTER FINANCE took stock of the developments over the last five years in matters of financial policy at the European level. Although some ...
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EU Authorities supervising Financial Services to get stronger Consumer Protection Powers
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the reform of the European System of Financial Supervision, helping the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA), and the European Markets ...
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2019 European Elections: EU Citizens as Investors and Financial Services Users want A NEW DEAL
BETTER FINANCE asks EU Politicians about their Key Priorities for the Next Five Years Press Release – Next May nearly 450 million Europeans across the EU will be called to ...
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Assessment of the EU Public Authorities’ Reports on Costs and Past Performance of EU Retail Financial Products
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the report from ESMA on the cost and performance of retail financial investment products in the EU that provides an initial mapping of the current state of ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the EBA request for the Consumer Trends Report 2018/19 – information about the issues most relevant for consumers and EBA’s FinTech work
The EBA seeks to foster consumer protection in all EU Member States, by identifying and addressing consumer detriment in the financial services sector. By assessing the retail conduct of financial ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the Regulation on charges on cross-border payments in the EU and currency conversion charges
BETTER FINANCE welcomes this proposal to extend the Regulation on cross-border transactions to non-euro Member States for cross-border transactions in Euros sent or received within the EU. Transactions in Euros ...
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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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BETTER FINANCE response to the public consultation on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU
The Regulation on cross-border payments equalised fees for cross-border and national payments in euro within the EU. However, payments involving currencies of EU Member States other than the euro are ...
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BETTER FINANCE BRINGS THE CASE OF THE BAIL-IN OF SLOVENIAN BANKS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN BANKING AUTHORITY
Largely ignored, Slovenian investors suffer the consequences of the harshest bank rescue to date... The actual implementation of bail-in rules in the case of the Slovenian banks is hitting non-insider ...
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Bail-in: How far does it have to go?
The Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE presented the case of the bail-in of the six top Slovenian banks to the Banking Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority (EBA) at ...
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