EU retail investment regulation extended to cover insurance

The European Union is finally nailing down rules governing retail investment products, but an intervention from the European Securities and Markets Authority could dilute the potency of the region’s national legislators. Richard Jory reports

European Parliament
European Parliament

Two crucial last-minute changes to Europe's draft rules governing small investors - known as the Packaged Retail Investment Products Regulation (Prips) - have ensnared insurance products but discarded the possibility of including pension-related investments in the new regulatory landscape. Now, after more than five years of negotiations, the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation (Priips) has finally been approved by the European Parliament.

The European Council

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