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BETTER FINANCE supports Commissioner Vestager in her decision to allow targeted compensation by the Italian government for individual investors and savers who were defrauded through the sale of risky financial investments. Such compensation should be limited to the victims and should not automatically cover all investors.

Largely ignored, Slovenian investors suffer the consequences of the harshest bank rescue to date… The actual implementation of bail-in rules in the case of the Slovenian banks is hitting non-insider retail investors really hard, and does not give them a fair shot at recovering their damages three years after their savings in those banks’ subordinated

The Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE presented the case of the bail-in of the six top Slovenian banks to the Banking Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority (EBA) at a meeting in London on 8 December 2016. The actual implementation of bail-in rules in the case of the Slovenian banks is hitting non-insider retail

The Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE presented the case of the bail-in of the six top Slovenian banks to the Banking Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority (EBA) at a meeting in London on 8 December 2016. The actual implementation of bail-in rules in the case of the Slovenian banks is hitting non-insider retail

In December 2013 the subordinated bondholders in five Slovenian banks (NLB, NKBM, Abanka, Probanka and Factor Banka) were bailed-in to refinance these struggling institutions. Subordinated bonds in a sixth bank (Banka Celje) were wiped out in December 2014. In each case the bail-in consisted of a complete wipe-out of all subordinated bonds, including those sold

A report by Bruegel on transparency in the European Banking Union, based on a survey carried out in 2013, has recently been revisited by its authors, analysing the most recent evolution in terms of banking supervisory transparency. The updated report concludes that financial supervisory data transparency at the EU level has gradually improved but does

At the end of 2013, at the occasion of the publication of its yearly report on the real return of pension savings, BETTER FINANCE warned of the risk of a disastrous eradication of European savings across the board. Nearly two and a half years later and the warning goes unheeded, with the European Central Bank

After weeks of obscure discussions between the Cypriot government and the Troika, it was revealed that the Cyprus bail-out package will imply, among other measures, losses on deposits over 100,000 euros that could amount to up to 60% of the money depositors had in the Bank of Cyprus. EuroFinUse strongly opposes the bank crisis approach

EuroFinUse praises the Eurogroup statement from late Monday in favor of fully guaranteeing deposits below EUR 100,000. Moreover, we believe bank depositors should not pay for the excesses of the banking industry and or governments. Therefore, depositors should be protected from bearing the bulk of the Cypriot rescue package. Full Press Release

A breakthrough agreement between lawmakers from the European Parliament and EU member states on a resolution mechanism for failed banks was reached on the evening of December 11. The EU settled on the Single Resolution Mechanism according to which private investors in banks and the banking sector as a whole will be required to bear

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, welcomed the European Commission’s launch of a Retail Investor Strategy in September 2020, as a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a capital markets Union that works for people. Nevertheless, the legislative proposal, despite incorporating certain positive advancements, falls short of fulfilling several

ASK Take a closer look at the product information sheet to determine how "green" the investment product really is and whether it corresponds to your own ideas of a sustainable investment. It is always advisable to ask your financial advisor for a sustainability rating, but keep in mind that there are currently no uniform standards

How to participate and enhance your experience in the sustainability market?

Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital transformation due to the need to conduct more business remotely through digital channels. Accelerating digital change has been observed throughout wholesale business banking and related activities such as cash management, trade finance, and working capital solutions. Consumers have responded by showing more confidence in the new technology, e.g.,

For the ninth year in a row, BETTER FINANCE embarked on the herculean task of gathering all the data on long-term and pension savings in 17 EU Member States and published its annual report on the real net returns of long-term and retirement savings. Unfortunately, the “Real Return of Long-Term and Pension Savings” Report remains

BETTER FINANCE publishes the fifth annual edition of its research into Robo Advisors following mystery-shopping covering 13 Europe-based platforms and 4 non-European ones. The Robo Advice sector continues to grow and is well-placed to provide a range of benefits for individual investors, such as considerably lower fees, better accessibility and availability, and more “independent” advice,

More and more credible experts are exploring the possibility of wiping out public debts to get out of the over-indebtedness caused by crises, which blocks and disrupts the recovery of economies and the functioning of markets. This is the case of the book “Effacer les dettes publiques” recently published by Hubert Rodarie, a respected leader in

The Covid-crisis has become profitable for some in the financial sector. Among those who profit, are the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), that seem to have stood up quite well in the face of the economic recession in recent months, and are now emerging stronger compared to traditional index funds. Charles Symons, Director of iShares in

PEPP only called into question by finance industry due to high costs for intermediaries 22 September 2020 – The latest draft of the Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP) delegated (level 2) regulation was up for discussion last Friday during a broad and well-attended conference on the issue of PEPP and Financial Repression organised by consumer organisations

On Friday 11 October BETTER FINANCE hosted a great interactive Financial Education session at BETTER FINANCE Headquarters in Brussels with final-year Finance and Insurance students of the Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (@HOWEST) looking into FinancialLiteracy, FinTech & RoboAdvice!  

For some years now, crowdfunding has provided a new form of financing for SMEs, start-ups and not-for-profit projects. The European Parliament, in its resolution on the 9th of July 2015 on building a Capital Market Union underlined the importance of crowdfunding “CMU should create an appropriate regulatory environment that enhances cross-border access to information on

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