Reply to the joint ESMA – EBA Consultation on Principles for Benchmarks-Setting Processes

EuroFinuse published a response to the joint ESMA – EBA Consultation on Principles for Benchmarks-Setting Processes in the EU. The consultation deals amongst other issues with the following questions: Definition of the...[more]

EuroFinUse protests the anti-consumer amendments proposals from the EP rapporteur on Insurance distribution

The ECON Committee of the EP recently released its report on the EC proposal “IMD 2” (Insurance Mediation Directive 2). One of the aims of this proposal was to raise insurance policy holders’ protection to the level set for MiFID...[more]

EuroFinUse proposes new measures to ensure MiFID II capital market structures do not discriminate individual investors further

MiFID I has fragmented capital markets in Europe into different “market venues”. These new venue categories – and, among them, the “MTFs” – are mostly unknown and inaccessible; at least directly, by individual investors. And,...[more]

Consultation de l'AMF concernant la prévention du contrôle rampant et l’encouragement de l’actionnariat moyen et long terme

This is unfortunately not the first time that EuroFinUse directs the attention of the French public authorities to the serious defects of regulatory governance and financial supervision in France.As a representative of small...[more]

EuroFinuse Statement on the Reform of EU Banking Structures

 With regards to the EPFSF lunch discussion from 29 January 2013 on “The Liikanen Report: do we need a reform of the EU banking structure?" to which EuroFinuse participated please find here the statement of Managing Director...[more]

Response to the Proposal for a Regulation on Key Information Documents for Investment Products (PRIPs Regulation)

EuroFinuse advocates for an enlarged scope of the PRIPs Regulation to guarantee effective long-term and pension savers protection. The long awaited Regulation on Key Information Documents for investment products will...[more]

Response to the European Commission Questionnaire on Third-Pillar Retirement Products

EuroFinuse is extremely concerned by the urgently needed development of second and third pillar pension products in the European Union, in view of the current restraints for welfare policies due to Member States´ budgetary...[more]

Response to the European Commission Consultation on the Regulation of Indices

Based on evidence, EuroFinuse demands that: - Indices used as key benchmarks for widely used retail products, and intended to measure the price or performance of an opaque and/or illiquid market (such as the interbank...[more]

Response to the EC Consultation on the recommendations of the Liikanen Group on reforming the structure of the EU banking sector

EuroFinuse agrees with the general recommendation of the Expert Group on the necessity of legal separation between risky financial activities from deposit-taking activities within a banking group. We agree as well that this...[more]