The powers of Financial Ombudsman Viktor Klimov have been extended

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided on December 15 2023 to extend the powers of Viktor Vladimirovich Klimov in the position of financial ombudsman for the rights of consumers of financial services in the areas of insurance, credit cooperation, credit organizations, pawnshops, non-governmental pension funds.

According to the Federal Law dated 04.06.2018 № 123-FZ “On the Commissioner for the rights of consumers of financial services”, the financial commissioner is appointed by the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia on the proposal of the chief financial commissioner for a period of five years. Viktor Klimov was first appointed to the post of financial commissioner on January 9 2019 

January 9, 2019 

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