Guidelines for cross-selling practices

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MiFID II mandated European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in cooperation with the European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), to develop Guidelines for the assessment and the supervision of cross-selling practices. In order to take into account the cross-sectoral implications of this mandate, the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published the draft Guidelines under the auspices of the Joint Committee, and did so by widening the scope such that they consistently cover cross-selling practices in all three sectors. 

Following the joint consultation, several concerns were raised as to the ESAs’ ability to address cross-selling in a way that is compatible with related provisions in other Level 1 legislation, such as the Mortgage Credit Directive and the Payment Accounts Directive. Therefore, the Joint Committee decided not to issue final joint Guidelines, and for ESMA instead to issue its ESMA-only Guidelines covering only the investment sector. In addition, the three ESAs sent a letter to the European Commission asking the co-legislator to address the differences in the existing legislation and to ensure that the ESAs can regulate cross-selling practices in a consistent way across the three sectors, for the benefit of consumers, financial institutions, and supervisory authorities.

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Consultation on draft Guidelines for cross-selling practices

  • Status: Closed
  • Deadline: 22 MARCH 2015
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Consultation paper

(366.33 KB - PDF) Last update 13 February 2015

BSG response to Consultation Paper (JC-CP-2014-05) - 20 March 2015

(308.36 KB - PDF) Last update 12 May 2015

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