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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

Mr. Vilhjalmur Bjarnason, Secretary General of Samtök fjárfesta, the Icelandic Shareholder Association and a member of EuroFinUse, has been elected as member of the Icelandic Parliament on 27 April 2013.  More information on Samtök fjárfesta here.

The Icelandic Savers Organization (ISA), the founding member of BETTER FINANCE, organised a series of lectures during 2018-2019 to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the crisis of 2008. All the lectures had the common headline “Never Again” and looked into the reasons and consequences of the crisis. The lectures focused on subjects such as the

Samtök Sparifjáreigenda – the Icelandic Savers Association – serves to protect the interests of investors towards the government, politicians, issuers of shares and other securities, the media and others that could affect the interests of investors. In addition, the association aims to promote interest and knowledge of investment strategies and general savings. Samtök Sparifjáreigenda is

Following BETTER FINANCE Conference in Reykjavik, organised in cooperation with its Icelandic member the Icelandic Savers Association, all presentations are available here: Bolli Hédinsson, Chairman of The Icelandic Savers Organisation, on « Economies before, during and after the crisis ».  Páll Harðarson, President of NASDAQ OMX Iceland, on « Rebuilding the Icelandic equity market: progress, opportunities and challenges ». Laurent

On December 3rd, the Bulgarian Financial Forum, a member organisation of BETTER FINANCE, held an event to discuss “Alternative solutions to the banking crisis”. The conference gathered not only a large number of legal and financial professionals but also a broader public interested in the topic. High-level speakers presented alternatives views to the mainstream narrative

Following the success of the BETTER FINANCE Conference last week at the European Parliament, BETTER FINANCE is already organising its next conference in cooperation with the Icelandic Shareholders Association Samtök Fjárfesta. The conference "Back to Basics – Economies Before, During and After the Crisis" will be held on the 27th of June 2014 in Reykjavik. Please

Reykjavik, 27 June 2014 – Gabriel Bernardino, the Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), gave an impassioned and encouraging speech on « EIOPA’s priorities for consumer protection » at the BETTER FINANCE conference in Reykjavik, organised in cooperation with its Icelandic member, the Icelandic Savers Association. « The reality is, » Mr Bernardino

Gabriel Bernardino, the Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), gave an impassioned and encouraging speech on « EIOPA’s priorities for consumer protection » at the BETTER FINANCE conference in Reykjavik, organised in cooperation with its Icelandic member, the Icelandic Savers Association. Read the press release here.

For its March Newsletter, DG FISMA (the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union) interviewed Alin Iacob, the new chairman of the Financial Services User Group (FSUG), and Board Member of BETTER FINANCE. Alin Iacob is also the chairman of the Association of Romanian Financial Users (AURSF). In the interview,

Member States have until 31 May to actively support transparent, efficient, and accessible equity markets for retail investors and submit their written comments to the French Presidency working on the Compromise Proposal for the review of MIFIR regulation. In order to avoid a poor compromise, national policymakers should put consumer interests first and remember the

On the 21st of January 2022, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced that its General Assembly had selected BETTER FINANCE as one of its new members. This represents a further improvement of EFRAG’s governance and its opening to individual investors, consumers, and other stakeholders from civil society. Since 2017, and up to last

A month before the International investor conference and the meeting of the European Federation of Investors and the Financial Services Users (BETTER FINANCE) and the World Federation of Investors (WFI) in Slovenia, the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) published an interview with the VZMD President, mag. Kristjan Verbič. In it, mag. Verbič touches on the main topics of

The EU Commission has announced to work on an audit reform in the aftermath of the Wirecard scandal. ” Wirecard has clearly illustrated what can happen if the three lines of defense – Internal Control System, good corporate governance incl. a strong Supervisory Board and the external audit fail to perform. This is a major issue

Read the full article [in French] in ARCAF’s website Over the years, BETTER FINANCE has warned authorities and stakeholders of the risks at stakes for Pension plan savers (Pension Savings – The Real Return). Today, the French ‘Union Mutualiste Retraite’ (UMR) just sparked a new pension scandal by cutting the pensions paid to ‘Corem’ retirees.

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce that Jella Benner-Heinacher, the Deputy Chief Director of the Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz (DSW) and BETTER FINANCE Vice-President, was appointed to the Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) as an observer with speaking rights to be the only representative of EU citizens as “retail” investors. EFRAG

16 February 2021 – José F. Estévez, Managing Partner of CREMADES & CALVO-SOTELO ABOGADOS, has been appointed as a member of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Corporate Finance Standing Committee Consultative Working Group (CWG). ESMA is an independent authority of the European Union (EU) that contributes to safeguarding the stability of the EU

Back in November 2017 we formed an Alliance to voice our disappointment with the European Commission’s proposal for the review of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), and to make proposals to remedy the situation. The Alliance reiterated its main concerns in a joint statement in July 2018, following the report on the review by the

There is bad news for Belgian investors as Belgium and France have reformed a new tax treaty which, according to two sources close to the negotiators, would stop the Cour de cassation, one of the four courts of last resort in France, from allowing it to reduce the double imposition of dividends. The current convention

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

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