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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,

BETTER FINANCE’s full Response to the Targeted Consultation on SRDs – Shareholder Rights Directives (SRD1 and SRD2) for the European Commission by the CSES — [15 December 2023]. BETTER FINANCE advocates for the enforcement of investors’ and shareholders’ rights, underscoring the pivotal role of engagement as a cornerstone within robust green transition plans and corporate

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

[Archived: The Survey is now Closed] It’s all about retail shareholder democracy in Europe! Did you try to vote (or did you successfully vote) at Shareholders Meetings of EU Companies in 2022? If not, there is still time, AGMs of companies are still ongoing. • Let us know your experience: Survey Open, until 10 September

BETTER FINANCE Member, VZMD (The Pan-Slovenian Shareholders’ Association), disputes the decision of MERCATOR General meeting allowing for an (unnecessary) recapitalisation by swapping a part of the debt which is due to the bankrupt AGROKOR (transferred to the FORTENOVA GROUP) and is thus paving the way to squeeze out the remaining 1284 minority shareholders. Last week,

The annual general meeting (AGM) is the cornerstone of shareholder democracy and an essential part of sound corporate governance. Not only are AGMs the place where shareholders get to vote on key decisions, it is also the only time board members and management are held to account, having to answer directly to their shareholders and

The annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) is the cornerstone for sound corporate governance. It is through the shareholders’ vote at the AGM that board members’ actions get legitimacy and validity. However, it is not only voting that takes place at an AGM. The shareholders’ meeting is the only place where directors must report to

On 21 November 2018, Guillaume Prache, Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE was asked by the ECON Committee of the European Parliament to make a statement on a proposed amendment to the PRIIPs Regulation. The European Commission and the Permanent Representation of Germany were also asked to make a statement on the same issue

On December 8 and 9, BETTER FINANCE for All will hold its General Assembly followed by an International Conference jointly organized with our German member association DSW (Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V). DSW & BETTER FINANCE for All have the pleasure of inviting you to The International Investors’ Conference on ‘Shareholder Rights in Europe 2020’ that will take place on

EU leaders met in Brussels yesterday and continued their discussion today on the British reform proposals, the migration crisis but also on their economic views and Bank Breakups. Brussels is worried about the prospect of an actual Brexit but relaxed about the outcome of the summit. British Bankers were at pains to dispel the Franco-German

On Friday, 5th July 2013, EuroFinUse met with Philippe Maystadt, who was appointed by Commissioner Michel Barnier as the Special Adviser to enhance EU’s role in promoting high quality accounting standards. EuroFinUse provided Mr Maystadt with the views of retail investors on accounting standards, the principles they should contain and the need to count with

The European Central Bank will make the accounts of its policy deliberations available to the public, starting with its upcoming meeting on January 22. However, the minutes will not reveal the vote counting or details on how individual board members voted. This will ensure that policy makers do not come under undue political pressure from

The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing opened applications for its 2022-2023 fellowship program: Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing J. Robert Beyster Fellowship, Louis O. Kelso Fellowship & Other Fellowships The Rutgers Institute for the Study of

Brussels, 22 May 2020 – With the current crisis calling for a tightening of the link between employees and their companies, especially in the case of SMEs, BETTER FINANCE’s member organisation  EFES, the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership, launched a concrete proposal on how to co-opt Employee Share Ownership (ESO) to help fund companies

BETTER FINANCE supports the appeal from EFES, the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership, to all European governments & institutions to urgently consider the benefits of Employee Share Ownership (ESO) in countering the inevitable fallout from the fiscal measures employed to combat the Covid-19 crisis. BETTER FINANCE signed the EFES appeal below: Employee Share Ownership

The EU CMU project aims to rebalance the funding for the EU economy from banks to capital markets. The key requisite for this to happen is to foster retail investments into capital markets. Following a proposal from BETTER FINANCE, the EC added a new CMU action in 2017 to “develop best practices in employee share

The European Federation of Employee Share Ownership acts as the umbrella organisation of employee shareholders and all companies, persons, trade unions, experts, researchers, institutions looking to promote employee ownership and participation in Europe. EFES in turn has many member organisations from civil society including trade unions and other employee organisations. EFES is an associate member

BETTER FINANCE stands fully behind the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) – one of its member organizations – in its response to the European Commission’s proposed restructuring. The European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES), the voice of employee share ownership in Europe, urged the European Commission to retain European employee share ownership

Ten German associations have recently issued a joint call for action to promote employee share ownership in Germany, drawing attention the "urgent need to bring it out of its niche". The call was co-signed by DSW – Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V., German member organisation of BETTER FINANCE and the largest association representing private investors in

EFES, the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership and BETTER FINANCE’s member organization, published yesterday a table listing all recent policy decisions regarding employee share ownership in European countries. Its results called for the remarks of Marc Mathieu, Secretary General of the EFES: "The democratization of employee ownership is emerging as a key element of recovery and

BETTER FINANCE for all stands fully behind the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) – one of its member organizations – in its response to the European Commission’s proposed restructuring. Under proposals currently being discussed within the European Commission, employee share ownership across Europe would fall under the responsibility of DG Justice, Consumers and

Factors influencing the number of new listings/IPOs in Sweden Paper presented to the Policy Committee of ecoDa, January 2022                                                                                                                   According to the EU Commission’s report “Primary and secondary equity markets in the EU” Sweden has had a unique development of the number of new listings/IPOs between 2010 and 2018 compared to all other member