Transparency Task Force is holding an online event, to draw attention to the collective redress action by Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC) for individual Airbus investors who have incurred damages, and to discuss the “Power of Class Actions to get Justice”. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4th, between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Solvency II review: improving rules for insurers to build a sustainable future.
Il y a 4 principaux types d’investissements : espèces, obligations, immobilier et actions. Dans cette vidéo, BETTER FINANCE & INVESTAS dévoilent tout ce qu’il y à savoir sur les investissements en actions. La vidéo, ainsi que l’explication ci-dessous vise à vous fournir les outils de base pour analyser les différents aspects des sociétés dans lesquelles
24 September 2020 – The European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) published a third action plan to build a Capital Markets Union (CMU) – this time for “people and businesses” – which sets 16 policy and regulatory objectives in order to “finally complete the Capital Markets
Düsseldorf, 01 July 2020 – DSW, the leading shareholder association in Germany, repeatedly criticised Wirecard in the last years for its lack of transparency and weak Corporate Goverance structures. „The ad-hoc disclosure of 18 of June 2020, in which the company stated that there was no proof for the escrow accounts about 1.9 billion €
The EU Commission should consider the following initiatives for EU financial service users: Establishing independent savings products data bases which imply standardized Key Information on actual costs, performances and risks (“garbage in garbage out”). Development of independent web comparative tools that would feed upon such reliable data bases , and would allow and facilitate the
BETTER FINANCE and BEUC published a Joint Public Letter concerning the collective redress file in light of the recently published Final Report of the High-Level Forum on the Future of the Capital Markets Union, reaffirming the necessity of creating a pan-EU collective redress mechanism that does not exclude European citizens as financial consumers and individual
Depuis quelques jours, le gouvernement parle ouvertement de nationaliser éventuellement des entreprises afin d’assurer leur pérennité. La F2iC juge cette démarche particulièrement malvenue et ce pour deux raisons: En quoi une nationalisation va-t-ellepermettre la survie d’une entreprise? L’argent utilisé par l’Etat pour racheter les actions ne sera pas injecté dans les opérations. De plus, l’Etat
Pourquoi investir en actions? Il y a 4 principaux types d’investissements : espèces, obligations, immobilier et actions. Dans cette vidéo, BETTER FINANCE & INVESTAS dévoilent tout ce qu’il y à savoir sur les investissements en actions. La vidéo, ainsi que l'explication ci-dessous vise à vous fournir les outils de base pour analyser les différents aspects
Brussels, 21 January 2019 – Back in 2013, BETTER FINANCE clearly expressed its support for a European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) and its main stated objective “[of ensuring] that financial institutions make a fair and substantial contribution to covering the costs of the recent crisis… and to ring-fence the real economy, SMEs, households, etc.”. At
⬇️ 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 members UK Shareholders’ Association and ShareSoc (UK Individual Shareholders Society) published a letter expressing disappointment in the news that the UK government is abandoning some of its reforms to accounting standards: It is difficult to overstate the disappointment of investors, and other users of corporate information, at the news that the UK government
BETTER FINANCE was quoted in a recent Reuters article on the ongoing discussion surrounding the European Union’s plans to enhance consumer protections in the financial services sector through its retail investment package. Notably, the EU aims to introduce ‘value for money’ safeguards as well as a ban on “inducements” for non-advised sales of investment products,
The Czech Presidency of the Council tightened plans for an EU-wide ban on a controversial stock-trading practice despite opposition from the German government. Last Monday, governments were able to see the draft ban on “payment for order flow”. The text states that investment firms “shall not receive fees, commissions or non-monetary benefits from third parties
Impact investors (in the end followed by Blackrock and others) just managed to force two new directors into EXXON Board (biggest oil company in the World) who will push to accelerate the energy transition. Why is this extremely important: major oil companies’ free cash flows (net of investments) will likely reach $ 200 billion this year
The Covid-19 crisis showed how digitalization can play a useful role for consumers and businesses. However, digitalization and new emerging technological trends do not come without risks, scams, and fraud. This rapid digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic requires shaping the 2030 digital targets by putting people and the public interest back at the centre