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44 Amendments of Othmar KARAS related to 2023/0167(COD)

Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The pricing process referred to in point (e) shall include a comparison with the relevant benchmark, where available, on costs and performance published by ESMA in accordance with paragraph 9.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When a financial instrument deviates from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 9, the investment firm shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated, the financial instrument shall not be approved by the investment firm.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
When a financial instrument, together with costs of services incurred by the client in order to purchase that instrument, deviates from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 9, the investment firm which offers or recommends a financial instrument shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated, the financial instrument shall not be offered or recommended by the investment firm.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
After having consulted EIOPA and the competent authorities, ESMA shall, where appropriate, develop and make publicly available common benchmarks for financial instruments that present similar levels of performance, risk, strategy, objectives, or other characteristics, to help investment firms to perform the comparative assessment of the cost and performance of financial instruments, falling under the definition of packaged retail investment products, both at the manufacturing and distribution stages. ESMA shall only develop these benchmarks for widespread and standardised financial instruments across the Union, considering the costs of the development of these benchmarks as well as the value for the retail investor in the comparison of financial instruments.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The benchmarks shall display a range of costs and performance, in order to facilitate identification of financial instruments whose costs and performance depart significantly from the average.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 11
11. The Commission is empowered to supplement this Directive by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to specify the following: (a) the methodology used by ESMA to develop benchmarks referred to in paragraph 9; (b) the criteria to determine whether costs and charges are justified and proportionate.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
ESMA, after having consulted EIOPA and the competent authorities and taking into consideration the methodology referred to in paragraph 11, point (a), shall develop draft regulatory technical standards specifying the following:
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 16–a – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
ESMA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by [18 months] after adoption of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 11the date of entry into force of this Directive].
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a – point b
(b) to recommendidentify the most cost- efficient financial instruments among financial instruments identified as suitable to the client pursuant to Article 25(2) and offering similar features;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a – point b a (new)
(ba) to recommend, taking into consideration its performance, level of risk, costs and charges, the most efficient financial instrument among financial instruments identified as suitable to the client pursuant to Article 25(2) and offering similar features;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a – point c
(c) to recommend, among the range of financial instruments identified as suitable to the client pursuant to Article 25(2), a product or products without additional features that are not necessary to the achievement of the client’s investment objectives and that give rise to extra costs.;deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 24a – title
Inducements Rules on providing portfolio management, reception and transmission of orders or execution of orders
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 24a – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that investment firms, when providing reception and transmission of orders or execution of orders to or on behalf of retail clients, do notonly pay or receive any fees or commissions, or provide or are provided with any non-monetary benefits in connection with the provision of such services, to or from any third-party responsible for the creation, development, issuance or design of any financial instrument on which the firm provides such execution or reception and transmission services, or any person acting on behalf of that third-party up to the amount to which that third party would charge the customer directly, if applicable.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 88 a
Member States shall promote measures that support the education of retail clients and prospective retail clients in relation to responsible investment when accessing investment services or ancillary services. Member States shall duly consider, in this regard, to introduce compulsory teaching content in their national school curricula.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2014/65/EU
Article 88 a – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, in close collaboration with the ECB, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on appropriate measures to improve the financial literacy and financial education to the benefit of prospective retail investors by 31 June 2025, including: (a) an analysis of best practices regarding financial literacy and financial education in school curricula in the Member States, the Union and abroad; (b) recommendations on school criteria, on the basis of the analysis referred to in point (a); By 31 December 2025 the Commission shall, where appropriate, issue a recommendation to the Council on a harmonised curricula on financial literacy and financial education to the benefit of prospective retail investors on the basis of this report and shall inform the European Parliament thereof.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 16 a
Member States shall promote measures that support the education of customers in relation to the responsible purchase of insurance products when accessing insurance services or ancillary services. Member States shall duly consider, in this regard, to introduce compulsory teaching content in their national school curricula.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, in close collaboration with the ECB, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on appropriate measures to improve the financial literacy and financial education to the benefit of prospective retail investors by 31 June 2025, including: (a) an analysis of best practices regarding financial literacy and financial education in school curricula in the Member States, the Union and abroad; (b) recommendations on school criteria, on the basis of the analysis referred to in point (a); By 31 December 2025 the Commission shall, where appropriate, issue a recommendation to the Council on a harmonised curricula on financial literacy and financial education to the benefit of prospective retail investors on the basis of this report and shall inform the European Parliament thereof.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The pricing process referred to in point (f) shall contain a comparison with the relevant benchmark, where available, on costs and performance published by EIOPA in accordance with paragraph 8.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. When an insurance-based investment product which deviates from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 8, the manufacturer shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated, the insurance- based investment product shall not be approved by the manufacturer. Where no relevant benchmark exists for an insurance-based investment product, a manufacturer shall approve the product only if it has established through product testing and assessments that the costs and charges are justified and proportionate and that the product meets the target market’s objectives and needs.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. When an insurance-based investment product deviates from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 8, the insurance intermediary or insurance undertaking distributing insurance-based investment products shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated, the insurance intermediary or insurance undertaking shall not advise on or propose the insurance-based investment product to retail customers. Where no relevant benchmark exists for an insurance-based investment product, distributors shall only advise on or propose the product, if they have established through product testing and assessments that the costs and charges are justified and proportionate and that the product meets the target market’s objectives and needs.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
EIOPA, after having consulted ESMA and the competent authorities, shall, where appropriate, develop and make publicly available common benchmarks for insurance-based investment products that present similar levels of performance, risk, strategy, objectives, or other characteristics to help insurance undertakings and insurance intermediaries manufacturing or distributing insurance-based investment products to perform the comparative assessment of the cost and performance of insurance-based investment products. EIOPA shall only develop these benchmarks for widespread and standardised insurance-based investment products across the Union, considering the costs of the development of these benchmarks as well as the value for the retail investor in the comparison of insurance-based investment products.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The benchmarks shall display a range of costs and performance, in order to facilitate the identification of insurance- based investment products whose costs and performance depart significantly from the average.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission shall be empowered to supplement this Directive by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to further specify the principles set out in this Article, including, with regard to insurance-based investment products, (a) the methodology to be used by EIOPA to develop the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 8; (b) the criteria to determine whether costs and charges are justified and proportionate; Those delegated acts shall take into account in a proportionate way the activities performed, the nature of the insurance products sold and the nature of the distributor.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
EIOPA, after having consulted ESMA and the competent authorities and after industry testing, and taking into consideration the methodology referred to in paragraph 9, point (a), shall develop draft regulatory technical standards to determine the following:
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 25 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
EIOPA shall submit those draft regulatory technical standards to the Commission by [9 months after the adoption of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 2date of entry into force of this Directive].
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
InducemenRules on manufacturing or distributing insurance-based investment products
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that insurance intermediaries or insurance undertakings that manufacture insurance-based investment products or distribute such products in accordance with Article 30(2) and (3) do notonly pay or receive any fees or commissions, or provide or are provided with any non-monetary benefits with regard to the provision or distribution of an insurance based investment product, to or by any party except the customer or a person on behalf of the customer. up to the amount to which that third party would charge the customer directly, if applicable.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 a – paragraph 4
4. Member States may impose stricter requirements on insurance intermediaries and insurance undertakings in respect of the matters covered by this Article. In particular, Member States may additionally prohibit or further restrict the offer or acceptance of fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits from third parties in relation to the provision of insurance advice. Stricter requirements may include requiring any such fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits to be returned to the customers or offset against fees paid by the customer. The stricter requirements of a Member State referred to in this paragraph shall be complied with by all insurance intermediaries or insurance undertakings, including those operating under the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment, when concluding insurance contracts with customers having their habitual residence or establishment in that Member State.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 a – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to supplement this Directive by adopting delegated acts in accordance with Article 38 to further specify: (a) insurance undertakings are to comply with the principles set out in this Article; (b) compliance of insurance intermediaries and insurance undertakings paying or receiving inducements with the obligation to act honestly, fairly and professionally in accordance with the best interests of the customer.how insurance intermediaries and the criteria for assessing
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 995 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 b – paragraph 1 –point b
(b) to recommendidentify the most cost- efficient insurance-based investment product and, where applicable, underlying investment assets among the insurance- based investment products identified as suitable for the customer pursuant to Article 30(1) and offering similar features;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 b – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to recommend, taking into consideration its performance, level of risk, costs and charges, the most efficient insurance-based investment product among the range of insurance-based investment products identified as suitable for the customer pursuant to Article 30(1), and offering similar features;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 b – paragraph 1 –point c
(c) to recommend, among the range of insurance-based investment products identified as suitable for the customer pursuant to Article 30(1), one or several insurance-based investment products and, where applicable, underlying investment assets, a product or products, without additional features that are not necessary to the achievement of the customer’s objectives and that give rise to extra costs;deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1006 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 b – paragraph 1 –point d
(d) to recommend an insurance-based investment products which insurance cover is consistent with the customer’s insurance demands and needs.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1050 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point d
Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 30 – paragraph 5 b – point b
(b) not accept and retain fees, commissions or any monetary or non- monetary benefits paid or provided by any third party or a person acting on behalf of a third party in relation to the provision of the service to customers.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 e – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require management companies to assess at least annually the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1b, point (b). The assessment shall take into account the criteria set out in the pricing process and include a comparison with the relevant benchmark on costs and performance published by ESMA in accordance with paragraph 1f.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1080 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 e – subparagraph 2
When a UCITS or its share classes, when they have different cost structures, deviate from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 1f, the management company shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated or if the UCITS or its share classes do not comply with other criteria set out by the management company in the pricing process that UCITS or its share classes shall not be marketed to retail investors by the management company.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 f – subparagraph 1
After consulting EIOPA and competent authorities, ESMA shall, where appropriate, develop and make publicly available benchmarks to enable the comparative assessment of costs and performance of UCITS, or their share classes where they have different cost structures, to be used for the assessment set out in paragraph 1e. ESMA shall only develop these benchmarks for widespread and standardised UCITS, or their share classes where they have different cost structures, considering the costs of the development of these benchmarks as well as the value for the retail investor in the comparison of UCITS, or their share classes where they have different cost structures.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 f – subparagraph 3
These benchmarks shall display a range of costs and performance, especially cases where costs and performance depart significantly from the average. These benchmarks shall be updated on a regular basis.;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point iii
Directive 2009/65/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) provide for criteria to determine whether costs are justified and proportionate in accordance with paragraph 1b, point (b), and for taking corrective measures mentioned in paragraph 1e and specify the methodology used by ESMA to develop its benchmarks.;deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2011/61/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1 e – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require AIFMs to assess at least annually the conditions mentioned in paragraph 1b, point (b). The assessment shall take into account the criteria set out in the pricing process and, for AIFs marketed to retail investors, include a comparison with the relevant benchmark on costs and performance published by ESMA in accordance with paragraph 1f.
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2011/61/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1 e – subparagraph 2
When an AIF or its share classes, when they have different cost structures, deviate from the relevant benchmark referred to in paragraph 1f, the AIFM shall perform additional testing and further assessments and establish whether costs and charges are nevertheless justified and proportionate. If justification and proportionality of costs and charges cannot be demonstrated, or if the AIF or its share classes do not comply with other criteria set out by the AIFM in the pricing process, that AIF or its share class shall not be marketed to retail investors by the AIFM.deleted
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1129 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
After having consulted EIOPA and competent authorities, ESMA shall, where appropriate, develop and make publicly available benchmarks to enable the comparative assessment of costs and performance of AIFs, or their share classes where they have different cost structures, to be used for the assessment set out in paragraph 1e. ESMA shall only develop these benchmarks for widespread and standardised AIFs, or their share classes where they have different cost structures, considering the costs of the development of these benchmarks as well as the value for the retail investor in the comparison of AIFs, or their share classes where they have different cost structures, .
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2011/61/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1 f – subparagraph 3
These benchmarks shall display a range of costs and performance, especially cases where costs and performance depart significantly from the average. The benchmarks shall be updated on a regular basis.;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/61/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) provide for criteria to determine whether costs are justified and proportionate in accordance with paragraph 1b, point (b) and for taking corrective measures mentioned in paragraph 1e and specify the methodology used by ESMA to develop its benchmarks.;
2023/11/09
Committee: ECON