Volkswagen: last chance for investors
The US-American authorities Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) have investigated cars from Volkswagen AG and found that, among others, certain US emission standards have been...[more]
Charges and fund performance: what relation?
According to research carried out by Morningstar aimed at comparing the performance of active funds with that of index trackers and passive funds over 10 years, managers have consistently failed to beat their benchmarks. In fact,...[more]
UK Studies Show That Women Save More for Pension
In comparison to men, women save more for their future through pension savings. Last year, 84% of women saved towards a workplace pension pot. This is a fairly large increase in comparison to 2007, where just 63% of women who did...[more]
New Rules: Increased Transparency Accompanies Sustainability Information for UK Savers Under Updated Measures
As we’ve emphasized in the past, BETTER FINANCE believes that the concept of sustainable finance should translate into products that are exemplary in complying with EU investor protection rules (especially in terms of...[more]
New Volkswagen Trial in Germany Stands to Repay Investors
In 2016, BETTER FINANCE joined the The Stichting Volkswagen Investors' Claim in order to help investors obtain redress for “Dieselgate” scandal (information can be found here) Now, time has come for high-ranking Volkswagen...[more]
Sustainability Still Not a Priority for Investors
Turns out it pays to be consciously-minded! In a survey of 650 institutions from around the world, ‘Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2018’ found that institutional investors who focus more on sustainability appear to be...[more]
Don’t forget about the Capital Markets Union
In September 2015 the European Commission adopted an Action Plan setting out a list of over 30 actions and related measures to establish a Capital Market Union (CMU) by 2019. Despite the progress that has been made to date,...[more]
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