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The fifth edition of World Investor Week, an initiative of IOSCO, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, will take place From Monday 4 October to Sunday 10 October. World Investor Week 2021 aims to promote financial education and increase investor protection and will shine a spotlight on a range of initiatives in this area by

In february 2015, in a 18 page document called “The Union of Capital Markets: An Investor Perspective”, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink`s message was clear: the EU should assess the possibility of creating a cross-border personal pension fund. With a potential 240 million European citizens reached, the EU Commission, starting efforts for such a pan-european pension

World Investor Week (WIW) is a week-long, global campaign promoted by IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and highlight the various initiatives of securities regulators in these two critical areas. From 2-8 October 2017, IOSCO securities regulators and other IOSCO members on six continents will provide a range of

In 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (the City’s Financial Watchdog) adopted a reform relating to  fees charged to investors for fund management and financial advice. It decided to ban the “bundling of charges” and to stop fund groups from paying commission to advisers. The idea behind this reform is that since fund managers are no

The 8th international congress of the European Federation of Building Societies (EFBS) – ‘Brave New World for Finance’ – took place on 19 October 2016 in Budapest. The conference was opened by Mr. Dániel Palotai, the Managing Director of the Hungarian National Bank, and Mr. Boris Vujčić, Governor of the Croatian National Bank. Six roundtable

A PwC survey of 176 Banking & Capital Markets (BCM) CEOs across 62 countries reveals the huge challenges facing banks globally. BCM CEOs see over-regulation (87%), geopolitical uncertainty (81%) and exchange rate volatility (76%) as really affecting their banks. The combination of higher capital charges, liquidity demands and compliance costs is forcing many to abandon

In february 2015, in a 18 page document called "The Union of Capital Markets: An Investor Perspective", Blackrock CEO Larry Fink`s message was clear: the EU should assess the possibility of creating a cross-border personal pension fund. With a potential 240 million European citizens reached, the EU Commission, starting efforts for such a pan-european pension

In the 1980s, some life-insurance companies, such as Abeille Vie – now part of Aviva France – issued life assurance products with an unusual feature: the ability to trade funds based on last week’s prices, a so called Fixed Price Abitrage Life Insurance. Under the terms of these insurance contracts, clients could effectively invest with hindsight since funds were available for a fixed price for a

Foreign exchange (FX) is the world’s largest, most liquid and active marketplace that surprisingly lacks for the attention its size merits.   As to its significance, one day of FX trading beats average daily trading in global stock markets by 28 to 1. According to the report “Navigating the waters of foreign exchange and international

Guillaume Prache, Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE, was quoted in the French financial magazine Challenges on Aviva’s "mistake" when in the 80s it issued life insurance products with an unusual feature – the ability to trade funds based on last week’s prices, a so called Fixed Price Abitrage Life Insurance.  Under the terms of these insurance contracts, clients could effectively invest with hindsight since funds were available for a fixed price for a

The document serves as BETTER FINANCE response to selected questions of ESMA’s discussion paper on the implications of digitalisation for investor protection under MiFID II. The document “Discussion Paper on MiFID II investor protection topics linked to digitalisation” provided by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) focuses on various aspects of digitalisation in the

After the 2023 AGM season and looking ahead to the 2024 season, BETTER FINANCE and its member organisations voice concerns about the erosion of shareholder rights. Inadequate rules for Virtual Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in some Member States highlight the need for broader engagement and representation frameworks for investors to truly benefit from digitalisation. The

Today, BETTER FINANCE, the leading advocate for European citizens as investors, savers, shareholders, and financial services users, unveils its manifesto ahead of the upcoming European Union elections in June 2024. Entitled “Sustainable Value for Money: Reconciling Individuals, Enterprises & The Planet,” the manifesto calls for a renewed emphasis on better outcomes for consumers, long-term investment,

⬇️ Read or download BETTER FINANCE’s National Key Priorities for 2024-2029 below. ⬇️ Let’s harness the Capital Markets Union’s (CMU) potential to benefit our citizens as financial consumers, retail investors and pension savers, as well as our planet, economy, and future generations. This will ensure Europe’s prosperity and security in a rapidly changing geopolitical environment.

⬇️ Read or download BETTER FINANCE’s Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 below. ⬇️ Let’s harness the Capital Markets Union’s (CMU) potential to benefit our citizens as financial consumers, retail investors and pension savers, as well as our planet, the economy, and for future generations. This will ensure Europe’s prosperity and security in a rapidly

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce a new collaboration with SASV (Schweizerischer Anlegerschutzverein), the Swiss Investor Protection Association, further expanding its pan-European network. SASV is dedicated to promoting transparency within the Swiss capital market and advancing investor rights. This partnership with BETTER FINANCE aims to bolster the representation of Swiss individual investors and shareholders on

The Lithuanian Investors Association and BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, are organising the annual BETTER FINANCE International Investors’ Conference, scheduled to take place in Vilnius on May 30, 2024. The conference, titled “Vilnius 2024 | Shaping the Future of Finance,” will delve into various topics encompassing European and Baltic

The “Swiss Association for the Protection of Investors” (Schweizerische Anlegerschutzverein) is committed to transparency on the Swiss capital market and the promotion and enforcement of investor rights in Switzerland. Its purpose is to protect the interests of investors with regard to financial investments and to support them in the enforcement of their corporate and economic

We are pleased to share that Jesse Collin, from BETTER FINANCE member organization Finnish Share Promotion Foundation, has been selected as a member of ESMA’s Consultative Working Group in the Risk Standing Committee – Investor Trends and Research Working Group. The working group will focus on consumers, ESG and innovation related topics. For a full

Brussels, 13 October 2023 — BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, in collaboration with IVA – the Austrian Shareholder Association, is pleased to announce that the International Investors Conference at the Vienna Stock Exchange and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) got off to a great start this morning. Keynote Carmine di Noia, Director

On 23 March, MEPs Isabel Benjumea and Stéphanie Yon-Courtin addressed the Global Money Week webinar on “Investor Education in times of High Inflation, Financial Repression & Market Volatility” jointly organised by BETTER FINANCE and EFAMA. Please find their respective full speeches below. Excerpts: Isabel Benjumea: “Investor education is a key tool for the completion of

European Retirement Week 2022 will take place from 28 November through to 3 December 2022. The group of stakeholders behind the initiative jointly promote the two main goals of European Retirement Week: raising awareness of the pension challenge, and serving as a platform for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss possible solutions to ensure that people

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