Protecting Financial Consumers In Europe

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004534393
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Financial Consumers in Europe written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-02-17 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protecting Financial Consumers in Europe provides an authoritative account of what is state-of-the-art in the field of contracts relating to selected financial services, and the resolution of disputes arising out of such contracts by ADR bodies in Europe, both at national and EU level.

Author : Piotr Tereszkiewicz
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Introduction written by Piotr Tereszkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This chapter forms the Introduction to “Protecting Financial Consumers in Europe. Comparative Perspectives and Policy Choices,” edited by Piotr Tereszkiewicz and Mariusz J. Golecki. The book was published by Brill in February 2023. It provides a thorough and up-to-date account of what is state-of-the-art in the field of contracts relating to selected financial services such as insurance, loans and payments services. The book also explores the resolution of disputes arising out of such contracts by ADR bodies in Europe, at national and EU level. In parallel with offering a comparative survey of the most recent legal developments in Europe, the book sheds light on the significance of financial ombudsman bodies for the efficient resolving of consumer disputes. Further, the book illustrates solutions and policies aimed at ensuring a high level of consumer financial education.

Author : Southern Methodist University. Institute of International Banking and Finance
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041197176
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consumer Protection in Financial Services written by Southern Methodist University. Institute of International Banking and Finance and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 1999-05-06 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of how financial services should be regulated in the interests of consumers has never been more topical. The structure of the financial services industry is changing rapidly and the need for the law to keep pace with these changes has never been greater. This book examines the role of the law in the protection of the consumer, in particular the ways in which the law is, and could be, used to protect consumers when purchasing financial services. A prominent panel of contributors first examines the role of the European Union and the ombudsmen schemes operating in the United Kingdom in improving consumer protection. Eight expert papers present a detailed analysis of aspects of the various legal mechanisms protecting consumers in the banking, financial services, investments and insurance industries. The final part of the book is concerned with the important and controversial area of consumer credit. This unique work is a welcome contribution to a rapidly developing area of law, which has so far received little attention from commentators. It will be of great interest to those at the cutting edge of banking, financial services and consumer law, whether practicing lawyers or in-house counsel, and all those involved in advising consumers.

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Download or read book Slovakia - Technical Note on Consumer Protection in Financial Services written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Weltbank
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book Slovakia written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As financial markets develop and deepen, one of the key issues for the fair, open and efficient operation of the markets is the protection of consumers rights in financial services. Be they bank depositors or borrowers or investors in insurance policies, securities or investment or pension funds, financial consumers need the ability to accurately understand the terms and conditions of their contracts and take action if the terms of contracts have been violated. The Note is the second report in a pilot program to analyze consumer protection in financialservices.The objectives of the Note are three-fold, to: (1) present a set of draft good practices for assessing consumer protection in financial services; (2) conduct a review of the existing rules and practices in Slovakia compared to the draft practices; and (3) provide recommendations on ways to improve consumer protection in financial services in Slovakia. The Technical Note wasprepared at the request of the Slovak Ministry of Finance, with the valuable support of the National Bank of Slovakia and other government agencies, ministries, and non-government organizations. In the past the World Bank has also prepared governance reviews of the Slovak financial sector for banking and private pension funds. Few guidelines are available for consumer protection in financial services. Consumer protection in financial services remains a new and developing area for which no consensus has developed on the broad parameters against which a specific country might be analyzed. This Note relied on the EU Directives related to consumer protection and the reports of European financialregulatory and supervisory agencies. Other sources were also used. In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other state, federal and self-regulatory agencies have developed laws, rules and guidelines to protect financial consumers. In addition, the 2003 OECD Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and DeceptiveCommercial Practices across Borders and the 1999 United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection served as useful reference points for general consumer protection not related to the financial sector. The recommendations in the Note go beyond the provisions of the EU Directives currently in force. As described in the EU Consumer Protection strategy announced in March 2007 and the April 2007 Green Paper on Retail Financial Services, European financial consumers wouldbenefit ...

Author : Federico Ferretti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319089064
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EU Competition Law, the Consumer Interest and Data Protection written by Federico Ferretti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legitimacy or illegitimacy of information exchanges between competitors remains a topical debate with regard to EU competition law and policy. This book reexamines the issue in the retail financial services sector, focusing on the peculiar problems that it poses for EU market integration, consumer policy and protection and the intersection with fundamental rights. It analyzes and reflects on the relevant case law and guidelines offered by the corresponding European authorities, providing a critique of the current approach and advancing the proposition that information markets themselves need attention, in addition to the markets that they serve. The book also advances new perspectives on cases in which consumers’ personal information is involved in the exchange, recognizing the inevitable interaction between EU competition law, the interests and protection of consumers and personal data protection. It suggests that the status quo under competition law is unsatisfactorily short sighted and that the EU should take a holistic approach (including information markets) to the analysis of competition law, reflecting consumer protection and fundamental rights aspects in the assessment.

Author : Tsai-Jyh Chen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811084416
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An International Comparison of Financial Consumer Protection written by Tsai-Jyh Chen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores consumer protection in the major financial markets in the world and provides an international comparison among the countries of different cultural background and economic development. Each chapter describes the major issues of financial consumption in the selected country and the efforts to counter the problems of financial consumption. The innovation and renovation in the financial institutions and the public policies for consumer protection are also analyzed for their potential impacts on the future development of financial markets.

Author : Susan L. Rutledge
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy written by Susan L. Rutledge and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent turmoil in financial markets worldwide has emphasized the need for adequate consumer protection and financial literacy for long-term stability of the financial sector. This Working Paper aims to summarize key lessons from reviews of consumer protection and financial literacy in nine middle-income countries of Europe and Central Asia (Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, the Russian Federation and Slovakia). All the country assessments used a systematic common approach, based on a set of Good Practices for Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy developed by the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Region. The objective of the Working Paper is to contribute to the international dialog on strengthening financial consumer protection and financial literacy in emerging markets.A financial consumer protection regime should meet three objectives. First, consumers should receive accurate, simple, comparable information of a financial service or product, before and after buying it. Second, consumers should have access to expedient, inexpensive and efficient mechanisms for dispute resolution with financial institutions. Third, consumers should be able to receive financial education when and how they want it. A common challenge among the nine countries is the need of an adequate institutional structure for financial consumer protection. However independent of the specific institutional structures, financial consumers should have one single agency where to submit complaints and inquiries. Financial institutions should be required to apply fair, non-coercive and reasonable practices when selling and advertising financial products and services to consumers. Personal data should also be carefully protected.

Author : Mateja Durovic
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319453122
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Internationalization of Consumer Law written by Mateja Durovic and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the institutions that are producing consumer law at the international level, the substantive issues enshrined in these laws, and the enforcement mechanisms meant to ensure effective protection. The majority of existing research is devoted to the comparative perspective, between countries or between the US and the EU. This book investigates the forceful activities of international and regional organizations, and shifts the focus of research to the internationalization of consumer law, which is largely neglected in particular in the Western-centered political and legal debate. Much of what constitutes consumer law today is focused on banking and finance, and more broadly the financialization and digitalization of the global economy, and society has created a shift in international consumer law production. This book investigates the role that international organizations have on the creation and enforcement of consumer law, and will be of interest to consumer lawyers, practitioners, and officials in organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, and World Bank.

Author : Susan L. Rutledge
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy written by Susan L. Rutledge and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: