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9 October 2017 – BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, launched the fifth edition of its annual Pension Savings Report. Started in 2013, the annual research report undertakes an analysis of European pension investment funds and State pensions schemes, in order to provide the European citizen with the ‘real figures’

The recent ARTE documentary titled “The Future of our Pensions” explores how to make the EU pensions system more effective at providing adequate returns. This in-depth feature examines pension systems throughout the European Union and includes interviews with policymakers, scholars, stakeholders, and retirees to provide a comprehensive look at the current state of pensions in

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the objectives of the Listing Act review put forward by the European commission to make EU Capital Markets more attractive for companies, particularly for SMEs.[1] Investor associations have long emphasised that to revitalise the Capital Markets Union, the EU’s primary and secondary markets need a boost, that is, greater participation from EU

Pensions Report - Overview BETTER FINANCE is committed to ensuring pension adequacy and transparency in pension returns for EU citizens. We recognize the ongoing challenges faced by pensioners in attaining a sustainable retirement income, including the impact of ‘financial repression’ on the purchasing power of EU pensioners and the growing strain on the provision and

BETTER FINANCE President, Jella Benner-Heinacher, will address the European Parliament ECON committee (Economic and Monetary Affairs) on the European Commission Listing Act Package Proposal. Public Hearing – EU Listing Act: Is the EU Listings Regime fit for purpose? Follow the intervention (as of 2:30 pm CET) : online streaming here.

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce the affiliation of two new associate member organisations. The Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion (Pörssisäätiö), based in Helsinki, and Financial Inclusion Europe (FiInE), based in Brussels, are the latest organisations to join BETTER FINANCE’s ranks, bringing the total number of member organisations to 39, of which 29 are based

7 July 2021 – The European Commission (EC) has adopted a new ‘Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy‘ or Sustainable Finance Strategy. BETTER FINANCE commends the EC for this important step and fully supports its stated goals, especially the move towards ensuring more and better access for consumers to “transition finance”. It

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A loan (credit) is “non-performing” when it’s either over 90 days overdue or unlikely to be reimbursed by the client (business or consumer). In this case, credit institutions (e.g., banks) can resort to one of the three following recourses: either “work it out” with the customer, e.g., grant a moratorium (postponement), restructure the repayment, discount

“Es el sentido de conservación innato de la gente el que ha mantenido nuestro dinero a flote a pesar de las fantásticas artimañas que las financieras hacen – y las cuales cubren con tecnicismos y términos rebuscados. La gente está del lado de una moneda sólida. Están tan inalterablemente del lado de una moneda sólida,

BETTER FINANCE’s Romanian member organisation AURSF (the Association of Romanian Financial Services Users) has teamed up with the largest non-banking source of debt financing (consumer credit) in Romania to promote financial education, responsible lending and borrowing. The campaign was launched in June with the publication of a small guide to financial terms and concepts to

Starting with the new year, Greece assumed the EU Presidency for the next six months. In charge of the EU’s daily agenda, Greece will jointly decide policy directions and legislations with the European Parliament. Still in serious economic crisis and unemployment at its highest level, Greece takes charge of the European Union after its continued

Following the 2008 financial crisis, a financial reform package aimed at preventing a recurrent crisis, addressing the so-called“too big to fail” issue and promoting financial stability, was enacted. This week the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act celebrates its fifth anniversary since US President Barack Obama signed it. Although some successes are recognised, the slow process of reform has also been at

Various articles report on the trial of Tom Hayes, the UBS and Citi trader who allegedly rigged Libor rates. The former trader, nicknamed Rainman and Tommy Chocolate, said that everything he did was with complete transparency and that the CEO knew about his actions. The jury was advised that the 35-year old former Citi employee

Is robo-advice really such a revolutionary concept? Some see it as a way of providing reasonable-quality financial advice to mass-market investors unwilling to pay a human. Others see job cuts and a certain unwelcome shirking of responsibility. One could argue that a roboadviser is just a poor man’s human being – and, indeed, research from

BETTER FINANCE’s "Pension Savings: The Real Return" was mentioned in an article in L’Argus d’Assurance.com.  The findings of the report echoed in the French media following our press conference in Paris on October 30. The event, organized by FAIDER, the Fédération des Associations Indépendantes de Défense des Epargnants pour la Retraite and BETTER FINANCE’s French member organization,

El derecho de voto en una asamblea general es un derecho fundamental del accionista. Los accionistas privados deberà­an tener la oportunidad de ejercer su derecho al voto y asumir responsabilidades como propietarios de empresas que cotizan también mà¡s allà¡ de las fronteras. A pesar de la adopcià³n de la Directiva sobre Derechos de los Accionistas