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The Maltese Association of Small Shareholders is an independent organisation which represents the interests of private shareholders in Malta and is a full member of BETTER FINANCE.

One of the big questions asked in the finance industry is what will happen with investment research once MiFID II becomes applicable. This is because the revised Directive on capital markets and financial services imposes stringent conduct of business rules and obligations. Inter alia, the new rules of MiFID II require professionals providing investment or

It has been brought to our attention by the Pan-Slovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD), which is one of our most engaged and dedicated members, that the Republic of Slovenia intends to enact severe restrictions in the upcoming months through the amendments of the markets in Financial Instruments Act (ZTFI-G) that will seriously jeopardize the ability of

At last year’s Annual General Assembly of Iberdrola, Adicae – one of BETTER FINANCE’s Spanish member organisations – denounced the behaviour of the company’s Board of Directors with regard to its small shareholders. During the meeting Adicae protested against the fact that Iberdrola used the attendance bonus as bait for shareholders to vote in favour

Protest movements to promote a radical reform of EU financial legislation in favour of Europe’s small citizen savers have taken off in Europe with a gathering in the European Parliament, at the BETTER FINANCE Conference, where high-level members of the financial circles argued that it is high time to bring in appropriate reforms. At the

The EU Parliament JURI Committee has voted on 26 April on the new proposals aimed at reforming the audit profession looking to increase audit quality and investor renew confidence in financial reporting. EuroFinUse believes that the approved text will only partially resolve the problems this Audit Reform was aiming to tackle. Press Release  

Today the European Parliament Economic and Monetary (ECON) Committee voted on the European Commission’s proposal for criminal sanctions to tackle the abuse and manipulation of financial markets. From now on Member States will no longer be allowed to turn a blind eye to such behavior, especially the manipulation of benchmarks, and should treat it as

New City Initiative (NCI) and Open Europe reported that European financial regulations including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) are hampering growth in the asset management sector. Therefore they urge the European Commission to work on creating a single market for asset management and to

A new study from London’s Cass Business School found that smaller hedge funds perform better during times of crisis. The analysis of the performance of 7261  hedge funds from 1994 to 2014 shows that a hedge fund with with £200m of assets would on average outperform a £5bn hedge fund by 125 basis points a year. The research,

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

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

Video RecordingPhotosConference ProgrammeSpeakers BookletWill you afford to retire? | A presentation by BETTER FINANCE & PEKABEKeynote SpeechesPanel Discussions - Background information and reading materialPress Release

BETTER FINANCE expresses concern over Deutsche Bank’s disclosure of missing Russian shares. The bank recently revealed a shortfall in the shares underlying depositary receipts (DRs), further increasing the challenges for European investors seeking to recover their investments in Russian listed companies, especially individual non-professional ones. DRs are used in international stock trading as a means

On Wednesday 14 December, the United Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed Regulation Best Execution, seeking to establish a best execution regulatory framework mandating that securities brokers and dealers execute deals at the best price available. BETTER FINANCE, which itself has been highlighting the need for more transparent and fair European stock markets, applauds the

The European Union’s auditors are doubling down their fight with the European Central Bank, citing three occasions on which it denied access to crucial documents. The ECA asked the European Parliament and the EU member states to take its side on this conflict ensuring that any documents that they deem necessary could be obtained. According

Sven Giegold, German MEP and member of the ECON Committee of the European Parliament will keep fighting to introduce a reform of regulation pertaining to performance fees as part of the Action Plan of the Capital Market Union.  In July 2016, his proposal to introduce such a reform of performance fees in the Consumer Finance

The European Central Bank and the central banks of the Eurozone launched a common European platform for the settlement of securities transactions called Target2-Securities (T2S). Due to integration of central securities depositories into a common European platform, the Central Securities Clearing Corporation (KDD) in Slovenia is terminating all accounts that do not have a designated

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