BETTER FINANCE Response to the EIOPA survey on the application of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)
As a first step towards the preparation of its report on the application of the IDD, EIOPA launched an initial survey addressed to external stakeholders, such as consumer associations, academics, ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the European Commission Public Consultations on the Review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
The European Commission (EC) launched two separate public consultations on the review of the regulatory framework for alternative investment funds (AIFs) and European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs). However, since ELTIFs ...
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BETTER FINANCE Feedback on the Review of prudential rules for insurance and reinsurance companies (Solvency II)
BETTER FINANCE fully supports EIOPA's fundamental approach to preventing "green-washing" and "green bubbles". ESG investments must be submitted to the same risk assessment procedures (ORSA) as any other investment by ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the European Supervisory Authorities’ Survey on templates for Environmental and/or Social financial products under SFDR
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the the use of specific templates to standardise the disclosures of ESG information. We consider that to be comparable, the information disclosed must reach the highest degree ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the EU Investor Survey 2020
To collect input for the European Commission's work on a legislative initiative that aims to strengthen the investment protection and facilitation framework in the EU as part of the capital ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the EC Consultation on the new Consumer Agenda
Corporate social responsibility and pro-environmentalism has gained importance among consumers too often providing incentives for producers to brand unsustainable products as green or environmentally friendly. Research on product labelling suggests ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the EC Consultation on EU Green Bond Standards
The green bond market has been growing rapidly in the recent years. But several issues are affecting this market and eroding investor confidence in this financial instrument. Ensuring transparency on ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the European Commission on Sustainable Corporate Governance
BETTER FINANCE warmly welcomes the European Commission initiative to improve the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance. We consider that it has become imperative to reinforce the ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the EIOPA Consultation on (re)insurance value chain and new business models arising from digitalisation
The InsurTech wave of innovation introduces and transforms existing business models. The extensive use of third-party providers and outsourcing may lead to both as well as a possible fragmentation of ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the Joint ESAs Consultation Paper on ESG disclosures
This document contains the response of BETTER FINANCE to the European Commission’s online survey (public consultation) concerning the consultation on the renewed sustainable finance strategy. BETTER FINANCE considers that the ...
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