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Date: 19th January 2017 Eurostat has released its figures for the third quarter of 2016. The household saving rate in the euro area slightly dropped from 12.8% in the second quarter of 2016 to 12.6% in the third quarter of 2016. Similarly, the household investment rate in the euro area
Date: 16th January 2017 In December 2016, after several months of discussion between the institutions, the COREPER (representatives of the Member States) has agreed on the revision of this Directive. This amendment aims at encouraging transparent and active engagement by shareholders of listed companies. The revision provides for new requirements
Date: 13th January 2017 In a study published last year, the Transparency Task Force revealed that pension savers were hit by more than 100 charges ( often hidden) representing a third of the total amount of their pension funds over a lifetime of savings. In order to remedy this situation,
Date: 11th January 2017 Following a decision from the UK government in December 2016, it will more difficult for French expatriates to repatriate their savings funds from the UK when they retire in France. The decision is the result of a reform passed in the UK in 2015 which provides
Date: 9th January 2017 “Volkswagen and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn must face a US lawsuit brought by American investors who allege the company improperly inflated its share price by cheating on emissions tests, a judge in California has ruled. […] The investors allege that VW committed securities fraud
Date: 6th January 2017 When taking into account pensions and lifetime savings, many citizens have significantly more money stashed away with the asset-management industry than they do with banks, yet the industry’s oligopolistic ways have ensured that fees have remained unchanged over the years resulting in some of the highest
Date: 4th January 2017 The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) responsible for adopting PRIIPs regulatory technical standards (RTS) into legislation have failed to reach an agreement on the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the directive, casting doubt over whether they can meet their February 2017 deadline. In a letter to