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EC and ESMA disagree on financial products transparency review due to Brexit
The uncertainty surrounding Brexit has had an unintended knock-on effect on the assessment of the transparency of financial products, causing a disagreement between the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Whereas ESMA is required to provide an assessment of the compliance of certain financial products with
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PRIIPS seriously inconsistent with MiFID 2
Asset News has caught up with Guillaume Prache, the managing director of European retail investor federation Better Finance, to discuss data, regulation and long-term among others. […] What do you think should be the top key priorities of the European commission regarding retail investors? Simpler, more transparent and more comparable
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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
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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
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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
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BETTER FINANCE Supports Youth For Climate March!
Situated at the heart of Brussels, BETTER FINANCE keeps a keen eye on the ongoing demonstrations and commend the youths marching here today for a greener more sustainable future for us all.