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The 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) is an independent, non-profit think tank working to align financial markets and regulations with the Paris Agreement goals. 2DII coordinates some of the world’s largest research projects on sustainable finance. 2DII is an associate member of BETTER FINANCE.

BETTER FINANCE, a leading advocate for investor rights and financial transparency, has released a position paper on transition investing, emphasizing its importance in achieving climate neutrality in the EU. The paper stresses the need for credible, transparent transition plans to avoid greenwashing, advocating for structured engagement over divestment in carbon-intensive industries to drive the shift

Transition investing refers to capital needed to improve economic activities, that are not environmentally friendly at present. Such capital supports the development of innovation and infrastructure, enabling current activities to eventually achieve climate neutrality. The European Commission’s release of the transition finance ‘Recommendation’[1] emphasised the importance of such investments for Europe’s pursuit of environmentally conscious

BETTER FINANCE is excited to announce the launch of its much-needed “Gateway to Responsible Investing”, responding to the lack of independent, transparent and clear information on how to invest in a climate-aligned and sustainable way! Besides providing educational information on matters such as ESG, impact investing and greenwashing, the gateway also provides tools for first-time

Any investment that seeks to incorporate sustainability elements alongside financial returns. You may hear sustainable investing referred to as ethical investing, impact investing, socially responsible investing, and values-based investing. While definitions of sustainability vary across jurisdictions and regulatory frameworks around the world, the basic tenet of sustainability refers to ESG factors (Environmental, Social, and Governance)

In general, those who seek sustainable investing gain a more holistic view of the companies they support, which can help mitigate risk and identify opportunities for growth and improvement. Before investing, you should carefully examine which of the above approaches and which product best suits you and your needs. For example, are ecological aspects of

Why should you care about sustainable investing ?

What is sustainable investing ?

In this video, BETTER FINANCE, INVESTAS and F2iC have put together the most important information on what you need to know about funds and how to invest in them.

Here you will find various materials which can help you identify key terminology in relation to investing. You can access those in English, Spanish, French, German, and Polish. Exclusion vs. Engagement: Shaping a Sustainable Future with Your Investments [English] Filter by category: all BelgiumFranceGermanyPolandSpain Search In this video, BETTER FINANCE, INVESTAS and F2iC have put

Opening Speech - Carmine Di Noia, Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Video Address - Othmar Karas, Vice President of the European ParliamentVideo Address - Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European ParliamentVideo Address - Eero Heinäluoma, Member of the European ParliamentOeKB SlidesVideo Address - Sergiy Tsivkach, CEO, UkraineInvestSlides -

Would you agree with the assessment that certain products that are offered to consumers do not offer Value for Money? If yes: a) how significant a problem would you consider this to be? b) for which products/market segments is this problem particularly relevant? To begin with, BETTER FINANCE firmly suggests providing clear definitions for key concepts,

Extreme divergences between platforms and investor profiles in terms of asset allocation and expected returns reveal significant deficiencies in the suitability of the algorithms’ investment recommendations. From virtual meetings and parties to shopping and dating online, people have en masse moved countless aspects of their lives into the virtual sphere due to restrictions imposed by

On Tuesday, 20 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Estonia ruled that the current government’s hotly contested pensions “reform” is not unconstitutional. The reform is set to dismantle the foundation of the second (occupational) pillar of the Estonian pension system. It is worth noting that many of the Judges who ruled in its favour, did

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world and emergency confinement measures have disrupted markets, bankers on both sides of the Atlantic have called for a relaxation of accounting standards introduced in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis, known as “expected credit loss provisioning”. These calls, like much bank lobbying attempting to influence capital regulation,

Brussels, 20 November 2019 – BETTER FINANCE Publishes its survey on “green” investment products in cooperation with Financial Analysts Besides addressing crucial environmental and social issues, the concept of sustainable finance should translate into investment products that are exemplary in complying with EU investor protection, governance and conduct of business rules. An investment can be

More than 100 climate-themed funds listed on global exchanges have approximately the same level of thermal coal exposure as the World MSCI Index of large cap equities, according to research from InfluenceMap. The findings highlight the need for greater attention and supervision of climate-themed and broader environment, social and governance (ESG) investment in terms of

Despite the attempts to channel equity trading to the “lit” markets, more than half of European stock is bought and sold through “dark pools”. BETTER FINANCE has long criticised its negative effects on transparency and pricing, promoting the need to restore confidence in financial markets. Attempts to regulate the financial markets and instruments have already

Read this notice carefully as it may affect your legal rights This lawsuit alleges that Pretium and Quartermain released documents containing misrepresentations about the Company’s business and operations at its Brucejack Mine. The lawsuit further alleges that when the Company issued statements correcting these misrepresentations on October 9, and 22, 2013, the price of Pretium’s

The average individual investor is overwhelmed by the sheer complexity of, and uncertainty associated with, the investment products available. Earlier this year, the European Commission released the findings of a study it commissioned on the European market for retail investment products. This should be seen in light of the continued work towards a Capital Markets

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

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

With fewer individual investors investing directly in equities and bonds and households being sold packaged products instead, the products EU citizens invest in are becoming increasingly complex. As a result people struggle to understand and to trust the financial products they are invested in. Whereas new technologies and FinTech are, in principle, cutting out the

With fewer individual investors investing directly in equities and bonds and households being sold packaged products instead, the products EU citizens invest in are becoming increasingly complex. As a result people struggle to understand and to trust the financial products they are invested in. Whereas new technologies and FinTech are, in principle, cutting out the

In November 2015, the European Commission (EC) proposed a regulation for a common system within the Single Market to guarantee savings in case of a bank defaults. This system, the European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS), is meant to complement the common banking supervision mechanism and the centralised bank resolution authority and constitutes the third pillar

EU citizens as savers are by nature mostly long-term driven since 67% of their total assets are deployed in long-term investments1 (versus only 37% for pension funds – despite their purely long-term horizon – and 11% for insurers) and their main saving goals are long-term: retirement, housing, children’s studies, transmission of wealth, etc. For these

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the Interim Report of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance of the European Union, which highlights the need to “incorporate long-term and sustainable value creation”. BETTER FINANCE underlines the need to establish common definitions and standards at least at the EU level. Long-term and pension savers must be recognised as major

European parliamentarians have been urged not to back any draft of the revised IORP Directive requiring full funding of pension fund liabilities; ahead of a crucial vote to decide the chamber’s final negotiating position. The call comes ahead of a vote by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), which is set to

EuroFinuse is looking for a full-time Office Manager to join our small international team in Brussels. The successful candidate will be in charge of the office management, administration and members’ relations, and will be required to cooperate closely with the other members of the team. Read the full job description here.

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the Interim Report of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance of the European Union, which highlights the need to “incorporate long-term and sustainable value creation”.  BETTER FINANCE underlines the need to establish common definitions and standards at least at the EU level. Long-term and pension savers must be recognised as major

As of July 1st, 2023, Guillaume Prache will step down as Managing Director and Aleksandra Mączyńska, currently Executive Director, will become Acting Managing Director. Matis Joab, currently Finance Officer, will become Executive Director. Aleksandra and Matis will form the Executive Team together with Arnaud Houdmont, who was named Director of Communication last March. In 2017,

Today the appointment of Charles-Henri d’Auvigny as a member of the Board of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) was announced. The Board is the highest governance body of the AMF, whose primary legal mission is the protection of savings. Charles-Henri d’Auvigny is President of the F2IC (Fédération des Investisseurs Individuels et des Clubs d’Investissement)

On 2 March 2023, BETTER FINANCE was one of the two organisations representing individual investors and financial users invited by the European Commission (together with 5 financial industry representatives) to address representatives of EU Member States at a “Government Expert Group on Retail Financial Services” meeting in Brussels on the Commission’s initiative of a “Retail

| Original article from the FT, by Huw van Steenis, co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s finance council. | The Russian invasion of Ukraine is yet another reason why “investors and policymakers will need to destigmatise khaki finance — encouraging the greening of “grey” industries, rather than just backing the development of the greenest-of-green technologies”.

For years, European investors have paid higher fees and have found it more difficult to access low-cost, passively managed products than US investors. Traditional sales and distribution channels are partly responsible for the huge disparity in retail take-up between Europe and the US, where half of the ETF market is retail, compared to only 10%

As stated by ESMA “the COVID-19 crisis offers the opportunity to test the hypothesis [often claimed by the industry] that active equity UCITS outperform their benchmarks during stressed market conditions”. In light of this period of market downturn followed by a quick recovery and then stabilisation, ESMA analysed a sample of actively managed equity UCITS funds,

Lately, many shareholders in public limited companies have turned to the PanSlovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD) and stated that they have received various letters and very strange offers from IGOR ŠTEMBERGER, the CEO and owner of ILIRIKA bornz-posredniška družba, d.d. (a brokerage company). In certain cases, the offered prices for shares were extremely low. In others, they offered shareholders shares of the company ILIRIKA MOJA

In June 2021, the German Association of Insured (BdV), together with the analyst Carsten Zielke and the European consumer organisation BETTER FINANCE, presented the results of their analysis of the current SFCR (Solvency and Financial Condition Report) of selected European life-insurers. Following up on this, BETTER FINANCE and BdV discussed their methodological approach, the interpretation

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

The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow to pension systems across Europe, heaping pressure on policymakers to introduce reforms to avoid a decades-long retirement crisis, according to an influential consumer group. Big increases in unemployment will shrink the tax revenues used to fund state pensions and reduce contributions to retirement saving schemes run by employers