BETTER FINANCE Feedback on a Directive amending MiFID II regarding Crowdfunding services
BETTER FINANCE agrees that in order to avoid legal uncertainty and the multiplication of legal requirements for crowdfunding platforms, MiFID II should not apply to crowdfunding providers who have been ...
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Request to the European Supervisory Authorities to report on the cost and past performance of the main categories of retail investment, insurance and pension products
Guillaume Prache, Managing director of BETTER FINANCE, was asked by EIOPA to contribute to the discussion on the request for the European Supervisory Authorities to report on the cost and ...
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Impact Assessment – Institutional Investors and asset managers duties regarding sustainability
In order to effectively contribute to the strengthening of the Capital Markets Union, BETTER FINANCE believes that sustainable investment products require binding standards ensuring the trust of EU citizens in ...
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BETTER FINANCE and Finance Watch comment on the final report of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds
The European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds issued its final report on improving European corporate bond markets. "Liquid, transparent and accessible corporate bonds markets in Europe would benefit both ...
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Position on the Delegated Act on conduct of business rules for the distribution of insurance-based investment products
Retail” financial services are still ranked as the worst consumer markets in the entire European Union according to the European Commission’s Consumer Scoreboard. Therefore, our organization would like to express ...
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Position on the Delegated Act on product oversight and governance requirements for insurance undertakings and insurance distributors
Our organization fully defends that this draft Delegated Act would be the cornerstone to establish the main obligations for insurance manufacturers and insurance distributors regarding the product approval process, the ...
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Closet Indexing Study – Annex 1.D. – Potential Active Funds 848 funds
ANNEX 1D BETTER FINANCE helps investors identify potential falsely active funds (“closet indexers”), and asks regulators to investigate further: It replicated the ESMA study on closet indexing and identified up ...
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BETTER FINANCE Replicates and Discloses ESMA Findings on Closet Indexing
BETTER FINANCE helps investors identify potential falsely active funds (“closet indexers”), and asks regulators to investigate further: It replicated the ESMA study on closet indexing and identified up to 165 ...
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Closet Indexing Study – Annex 1.C. – Funds with Insufficient Data 1172 funds
Annex 1C BETTER FINANCE helps investors identify potential falsely active funds (“closet indexers”), and asks regulators to investigate further: It replicated the ESMA study on closet indexing and identified up ...
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Closet Indexing Study – Annex 1.B. – No Reported Benchmark 147 funds
ANNEX 1B BETTER FINANCE helps investors identify potential falsely active funds (“closet indexers”), and asks regulators to investigate further: It replicated the ESMA study on closet indexing and identified up ...
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