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Vanguard – one of the world’s largest investment companies – is planning to introduce a digital-only Robo-advisor called Digital Advisor. The all-in price for the automated planning and investment service will make it cheaper than most all-digital robos and is likely to transform the already very competitive market. According to David Goldstone, head of research

According to Funds Europe, Vanguard, the investment management firm, publicly categorised smart beta as active management in a newly published paper on the method of investing. Despite being one of the largest providers of passive investment strategies, Vanguard recognises that significant lossesincurred by large cap and growth stocks during the 2000 to 2002 bear market led investors to seek a move

Vanguard, the fund management house famed for low-cost index tracker funds, is now piling pressure on European active houses by launching four relatively cheap active funds. Two funds investing in global equities will charge 60 basis points (bps) and an emerging market equities fund will cost 80 bps. Although Vanguard is known for its passive

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering either banning or capping exit fees charged by investment platforms. Christopher Woolard, executive director of strategy and competition at the FCA noted that even though the platform market is working well, it needs to be less expensive and time-consuming. According to him, restricting exit fees would make it

European lawmakers have taken aim at the influence of the largest index fund managers. Last week the European Parliament cited OECD research and warned that higher levels of common ownership result in “hidden social cost and reduced product competition”. Sven Giegold, a Green MEP, called for action from the European Commission, saying that “the effects

Jack Bogle founded the Vanguard Group in 1975 as a non-profit mutual fund company exclusively owned by its clients with as overall goal to serve the interests of individual investors. Vanguard evolved to become the second largest fund manager in the world today. He wrote many books, including one in which he denounced the excessive

The BETTER FINANCE team As an association of national member organisations, BETTER FINANCE is supported by a small professional Brussels-based team and our friends on Facebook and LinkedIn. New members and supporters are always welcome to get involved. Our team consists of finance professionals, lobbyists and communication specialists who carry out the core activities of BETTER FINANCE. Managing Director, Aleksandra Mączyńska

Canadian asset manager insist they only want the best for investors …and in their view, the latest reform of Canada’s investment industry introducing a ban on commissions paid to advisors and intermediaries by asset managers for selling their funds, will hurt investors.   Like in Europe (MiFID II) or in the UK (Retail Distribution Review),

Canadian asset manager insist they only want the best for investors …and in their view, the latest reform of Canada’s investment industry introducing a ban on commissions paid to advisors and intermediaries by asset managers for selling their funds, will hurt investors.   Like in Europe (MiFID II) or in the UK (Retail Distribution Review),

Passive asset management houses have enjoyed rapid growth over the past years. As a reminder, passive management describes the management of assets with the aim of tracking an index and achieving returns that reflect the return on the benchmark index. Over the last years, investors have increasingly chosen to invest in those cheaper index funds

Brussels has approved plans for the Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP). Eugen Teodorovici, Minister for Finance of Romania told Funds Europe that “Under the new rules, PEPPs will have the same standard features wherever they are sold”. PEPP savers will not only be able to choose from a broad range of providers but will also

Taking heed of the increasing importance of ESG factors within the global financial system, as well as the desire by individual investors to have access to socially responsible investment alternatives, Tree Top Asset Management launched their “fund that cares” on 24 April in cooperation with the King Baudouin Foundation. Introducing a new approach to responsible

10 years following the crippling global effects of the financial crisis, long-standing Icelandic BETTER FINANCE member ISA (the Icelandic Savers Association) recently launched a series of lectures and open meetings on the development of global financial markets. The series will look into the aftermath of the crisis, as well as what has been achieved since

On the 23rd of March, as part of the FinTech conference, the European Commission has launched its Action Plan for Retail Services. This Action Plan sets out ways to provide European consumers with greater choice and better access to financial services across the EU.  In this Action Plan, the Commission highlights the importance of technology

On the 21st of March, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Operations of the European Supervisory Authorities. Commissioner Dombrovskis declared that the Brexit has made the need to reform these authorities more urgent.  Fears of forum shopping… The main concern is that following Brexit firms which are intending to leave London will

The European Authority in charge of Insurance and Pensions – EIOPA – just issued discussion paper on conflicts of interest in direct and intermediated sales of insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) at the request of the European Commission. This consultation focuses on: the steps that insurance intermediaries or insurance undertakings might reasonably be expected to take to identify,

On 15 April 2014, the European Parliament adopted legislation that will replace the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The new legislation comprises a revised directive (MiFID II) aimed at making markets more resilient by overhauling over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading and curbing high-frequency trading, as well as a new regulation (MiFIR) setting out requirements for

On 14 September 2011, BETTER FINANCE (then “EuroInvestors”) and BEUC (the European Consumer Organization) filed complaints with the European Ombudsman against the nominations of the members of the Stakeholder Groups set up by the European Banking Authority (EBA) and by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). In December 2013 the European Ombudsman, after careful analysis of

  The launch of the BETTER FINANCE Manifesto was accompanied by the BETTER FINANCE Questionnaire – a few concrete questions sent to all candidates and major political parties and groups in the EU.   The results of the questionnaire will be published before the upcoming parliamentary elections.

  The launch of the BETTER FINANCE Manifesto was accompanied by the BETTER FINANCE Questionnaire – a few concrete questions sent to all candidates and major political parties and groups in the EU.   The results of the questionnaire will be published before the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) responsible for adopting PRIIPs regulatory technical standards (RTS) into legislation have failed to reach an agreement on the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the directive, casting doubt over whether they can meet their February 2017 deadline. In a letter to the European Commission sent on 22 December signed by

Barely a month has passed this year without a high-profile attack on the asset management industry over controversial issues such as high fees, poor investment performance, hidden charges and short-termism. The concern in the asset management industry is that the next attack will come from a source the market cannot afford to ignore: regulators. Indeed

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