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BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Barbara Alemanni, a specialist in behavioural finance and one of the four academic members of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group, to the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council.   ⬇️ Read or download the full press release below. ⬇️

Brussels, 14 December 2023 – On December 11th, the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council convened to discuss next year’s research program and to elect a new chairperson. The Council recommended that BETTER FINANCE continues to build on the extensive research conducted by the team and expressed support for the 2024 research program, including further research on

On Wednesday 14 December, the United Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation Best Execution, seeking to establish a best execution regulatory framework mandating that securities brokers and dealers execute deals at the best price available. BETTER FINANCE, which itself has been highlighting the need for more transparent and fair European stock markets, applauds the

The International Integrated Reporting Council was formed in 2010 and is entirely principles-based. According to the joint statement, while the GRI, SASB, CDP and CDSB set the frameworks and standards for sustainability disclosure, the IIRC provides the integrated reporting framework to connect sustainability disclosure with financial disclosure. It essentially sees itself as the convenor of

17 November 2022 – The struggle against conflicts of interests and to deliver an adequate, high level of “retail” investor protection now hinges on the positions of representatives of the EU Member States (Council of the EU). BETTER FINANCE firmly advises the co-legislator not to hamper EU progress and to support the proposal to ban

On 29 September the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council convened to discuss next year’s research programme and elect a chairperson. The extensive research work carried out by the BETTER FINANCE Team over the last year was also praised by the Council. The Scientific Council consists of highly skilled and experienced independent academics who help BETTER FINANCE

BETTER FINANCE congratulates the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) on its historic collective redress victory in the name of individual fund investors in Europe. On Friday 28 February, the Supreme Court of Norway unanimously upheld the 2019 decision of the Oslo Court of Appeals obliging DNB ASA, Norway’s largest financial services group, to pay back the

Back in November 2017, we formed an Alliance to voice our disappointment with the European Commission’s proposal for the review of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), and to make proposals to remedy the situation. The Alliance reiterated its main issues in a joint statement in July 2018 following the report on the review by the

The BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council consists of highly skilled and experienced independent academics who help us deliver high quality research for financial services users, other stakeholders and policy-makers. The Scientific Council consists of the following members (alphabetic order): Prof. Niamh Moloney (Ireland) Prof. Dr. Jan Sebo (Slovakia) Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Veil (Germany) Mr. Nicolas Véron

 Yesterday EU ambassadors endorsed the Council’s position on a proposal to grant easier access to SMEs trying to list and issue securities on financial markets while safeguarding investor protection and market integrity. According to the Council’s Press Release, the proposed rules aim to reduce the administrative burden and provide SMEs with simpler access to capital

BETTER FINANCE finds that commission-based distribution models (kickbacks) cost individual investors up to 15% of their investments in sales commissions and generate conflicts of interest which severely hurt their performance. One of the main objectives of the European Commission’s “EU Strategy for Retail Investors” is to “ensure bias-free advice” for individual investors. It is meeting

“Whistle-blowing“ is one of the most important tools to fight singular or structural breaches of law in EU Member States.[1] According to the European Commission, whistle-blowing is a form of reporting or disclosing acts or omissions that ‘represent a threat or harm to the public interest (such as fraud, corruption, tax evasion, threats to public

Following LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) and EURIBOR (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) scandals, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on benchmarks on 18 September 2013 with the aim of improving the functioning and governance of benchmarks produced and used in the EU. Last Friday (13th February 2015), the Council gave its backing

Things come in threes…for the third time merger attempts between LSE and Deutsche Börse are heading towards failure. Following the announcement of the merger, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation on 28th of September 2016 to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, whether the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and LSE would reduce competition

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, has released its Pensions Report 2023, uncovering the dire challenges confronting long-term and pension savers across 17 EU Member States in the aftermath of a tumultuous 2022. In what is termed an “annus horribilis,” the report exposes the setbacks faced by savers, with disastrous

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, has published a position paper on the European Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) proposals. The organisation fully supports the EC’s RIS objectives: consistent rules, enhanced retail investor protection, unbiased advice, competitive financial markets, and transparent and comparable product information. The RIS constitutes a once-in-a-lifetime

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