An: 2018

The European Parliament looks into the Practice of Mis-selling of Financial Products following BETTER FINANCE Study

Date: 21st June 2018 Author: BETTER FINANCE BETTER FINANCE`s 2017 study on the Mis-selling of Financial Products put mis-selling on the radar of the EP, with five recent ECON studies referencing the study as well as quoting BETTER FINANCE`s extensive work on the subject. Also quoted was BETTER FINANCE`s replication

BETTER FINANCE joins the board of the Pension Institute newly launched by FECIF

Date: 19th June 2018 The Pan-European Trade Association for Financial Advisers and Intermediaries (FECIF) announced the creation of the FECIF European Pension Institute (FEPI) on Monday 11th of June. Determined to have more say on the ongoing development of a PEPP (pan-European Personal Pension Product), FECIF Board Member Daphne Foulkes

The future of finance in Europe: Is digital disruption good for customers?

Date: 7th June 2018 Author: BETTER FINANCE BETTER FINANCE’s Managing Director, Guillaume Prache, participated to a roundtable discussion on the Future of Finance in Europe, hosted by Ana Botin, Executive Chairman, Santander. On 6 June Santander’s Ana Botin, the European Commission’s Roberto Viola, Starling Bank’s Anne Boden and BETTER FINANCE’s

Joint EBA and ESMA statement addresses consumer protection issues for retail holders of debt financial instruments.

Date: 4th June 2018 Examining the treatment of retail holders of debt financial instruments, in the context of the BRRD and MiFID II, ESMA and EBA released a joint statement on the 30th of May. The joint statement is clear in its conclusion: “institutions and authorities must consider retail holders

AURSF a atras inca din 2015 atentia asupra efectelor nocive pe care le va avea cresterea ROBOR

Asociatia Utilizatorilor Romani de Servicii Financiare (AURSF) a atras inca din 2015 atentia asupra efectelor nocive pe care le va avea cresterea ROBOR, afirma Alin Iacob, presedintele Asociatiei. Domnia sa ne-a precizat: ❝ In negocierile purtate cu bancile care au creditat in CHF, am cerut mereu acces pentru consumatori la