Zi: 19 februarie 2019

Final EU Compromise on European Personal Pensions: good news for EU Pension Savers, but beware the imbedded “Capital Guarantee” Scam

With a global pension gap forecasted to mushroom to $400 trillion by 2050 and income replacement rates decreasing, EU citizens are increasingly asked to rely on personal pension products to complement the insufficient government-sponsored mandatory and occupational pension plans. Unfortunately, independent research by BETTER FINANCE into the real net returns

ESAs Advice on PRIIPs is Well-Intentioned, but Misses on Key Issues

12 February 2019 – BETTER FINANCE welcomes the final report of the European Supervisory Authorities’ Joint Committee (ESAs JC) to the European Commission (EC) on targeted amendments to the PRIIPs Level 2 legislation.1 These proposals fall in line with some of BETTER FINANCE’s positions, but unfortunately do not solve the

European Parliament takes Consumer and Investor Protection Seriously in Financial Supervision Reform

10 January 2019 –BETTER FINANCE welcomes the latest amendments adopted by the ECON Committee to the reform of the European System of Financial Supervision (including the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA), the European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA) and the European Systemic Risk

A New Deal for Romanian Financial Services Users: BETTER FINANCE 10th Year Anniversary Event

International Conference On the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of April, BETTER FINANCE and AURSF will host a joint International Conference in Bucharest to discuss ‘A New Deal for Romanian and European Financial Services Users’ and celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and