Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Beroepsvereniging van Zelfstandige financiële Bemiddelaars (BZB)
EU Transparency Register
03624315145-61 First registered on 28 Jan 2011
Goals / Remit
The goal of our organisation is defending the interests of the self-employed financial intermediaries (tied agents banking and investment services and insurance intermediaries).
Main EU files targeted
We lobby mostly concerning:
- intermediation in banking and investment services
- MiFID II (selling rules - precontractual information)
- IDD (selling rules - information obligation - professional requirements - registration)
- PRIIPsAddress
Head Office
Einestraat, 21
Oudenaarde 9700
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
There is only one person directly involved with lobbying the EU institutions. Since BZB mostly lobbies at national level, EU-lobbying is only a minor activity.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Carine Vansteenbrugge (Directeur)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Albert Verlinden (Voorzitter)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
BZB is member of the European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries (FECIF).
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
Other financial info
Our costs for European activities are not that high since we are a professional association with a main focus on national lobbying.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared