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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13007
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Finance

Transparency is necessary but not sufficient to help retail investors, says European Commission

Transparency is a necessary but insufficient means of helping retail investors make their choices, the European Commission’s Financial Services DG (DG FISMA) concluded (see EUROPE B12949A31) in a study on disclosure, inducements and suitability rules for retail investors, published on Tuesday 2 August.

Indeed, transparency addresses some of the needs of investors and some of the behavioural biases affecting the decisions of potential investors, as these documents aim to make their...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU has received US response to new nuclear deal
TRADE: EU introduces anti-dumping duty on certain Turkish steels and extends duty on Chinese silicon
SECTORAL POLICIES
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission to continue monitoring scope of Greek government’s Predator software scandal
ENERGY: EU gas reserves filled to just over 78%
ENERGY: NGO Regulatory Assistance Project calls on EU to further synchronise gas transition with transition of electricity sector
SPACE: Copernicus’s Sentinel-1C satellite programme will be completed by mid-December
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs speak out against UK sewage dumping in seas
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission consultation on new EU forest monitoring framework
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: transparency is necessary but not sufficient to help retail investors, says European Commission
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SOCIAL: impact of Covid-19 on employment—European Commission proposes €460 million in further aid for Bulgaria under SURE instrument
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions are concerned about an Ukrainian bill jeopardising rights of workers in SMEs
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission authorises a new geographical indication from Spain
STATE AID: French aid of €120 million to compensate primary producers in poultry sector, given green light
MYANMAR: five years after military attack on Rohingya, EU and six other countries call for end to violence
ETHIOPIA: Mr Borrell calls for calm
FINANCE: ESMA publishes guidance on block tagging
IRAQ: EU concerned about obstruction of work of state institutions
HEALTH : ECDC stresses importance of measures to prevent respiratory viral diseases in children
VIETNAM: EU calls on Vietnamese authorities to release arbitrarily detained human rights defenders