Action plan for retail investors - a 10-point action plan

2007-11-15 | Reports Consumer Markets

Consumer protection problems on the financial market often derive from the consumer’s significant disadvantage vis-à-vis the firm in terms of information. The government’s assignment is to find different ways to level out these types of inequalities. This entails ensuring that financial firms produce relevant information that is presented to the consumer so it can be easily understood. It also entails improving the consumers’ possibilities for finding, understanding and applying relevant information. Educational and informational activities are important parts of this assignment.

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