EU investigates unregulated financial advisers in Spain

Nicola Brittain
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The European Commission (EC) is to consider creating an ombudsman to help expats in southern Spain reclaim against unregistered financial firms that may be exploiting them.

The move comes after a local pressure group, representing over 1,000 victims, sent a dossier of information to Brussels, reports the Telegraph. The Costa del Sol Action Group demanded action against the advisers who, it claims, have lost their members over €120m (£102m). "It is good news as something has to be done about this bunch of rogues," said group founder David Klein. "The current Spanish regulatory system is totally inadequate and ineffective." Following receipt of the dossier, the EC confirmed it was to begin "a preliminary investigation of the problem". It has asked fo...

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