Press releases

Consumers potentially came one step closer to fairer and better quality financial advice today, with a European Commission commitment to assess the ‘quality and objectivity’ of financial advice.

New guidelines issued to financial institutions will offer some welcome breathing space to consumers who have been hit financially by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A first step towards more impartial financial advice for consumers was reached today, with a new report recommending the European Commission to investigate how inducements paid to financial advisers negatively impact financial advice.

Card schemes and e-merchants are putting pressure on the European Commission and the European Banking Authority (EBA) to postpone the implementation of stronger security rules for online payments.