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As previously covered by BETTER FINANCE, shareholder activism is experiencing a new spring. As opposed to the aggressive nature of their forefathers, today`s activists put faith in cooperation and dialogue rather than conflict and public battles. While activist investors have traditionally been larger Wall Street heavyweights, it seems that this new emerging era of activism

The EC announced their nomination of Mr Boštjan Jazbec as a member to the Single Resolution Board (SRB) in a press release on Wednesday 14th of February. Though Mr Jazbec has proven experience with monetary policy issues, for instance as the Governor of the Bank of Slovenia, critics cite his involvement in the Slovenian “institutional

As discussed in January, the new legislative package tackling Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II/ MiFIR and the delegated acts) changed the landscape with view on the Capital Markets Union. While few CMU participants are fully in line with the new regulatory prerequisites, others struggle to comply and manage the additional costs ‘running to the

The negotiations on the future treaty between the EU and UK met with a proposal from the City of London, Europe’s financial sector capital, to ‘allow cross-border trade in financial services’. The negotiation team lead by Michel Barnier on the EU-side refused this proposal, which adds further turmoil to the City as many corporations have

The newly applicable provisions of MiFID II on reporting duties also concern financial transactions of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Considering that the majority of initial ETF trading (primary dealing or creation) takes place directly between market makers (such as credit institutions – buyers) and authorised participants (distributors), the upstream market for ETFs is made through over-the-counter

On the day it becomes directly applicable, the long-awaited revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) gives birth to a new and healthier environment for financial services and instruments across the Single Market. Although only 11 out of 28 Member States have implemented the Directive so far, the past two years have been a

The lack of collective redress in Europe remains an issue for the European finance industry, especially from the perspective of investors and shareholders (see BETTER FINANCE paper here). Given that procedural law falls under the exclusive competence of Member States (still), there is no harmonising legislation fostering cross-border class-action lawsuits in Europe. As became apparent

Characterised by low interest rates for credit and low yields for debt instruments, the past year as well as 2016 were not very fruitful for institutional investors (especially insurers and credit institutions), reason for which professionals who offer financial products have been searching for financial assets with higher returns (see article here). A recent study

16 juillet 2021 – La population européenne vieillit… Ajoutez à ce constat le fait que les comptes d’épargne des citoyens européens perdent rapidement de leur pouvoir d’achat (avec des taux d’intérêt bancaires inférieurs à l’inflation), et il devient évident que les épargnants doivent chercher des solutions différentes. Vu sous cet angle, l’avenir de la population

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

The Danish Shareholders Association is striving to promote shareholding among private investors and to become an active policy-maker and lobbyist regarding stock market questions. DAF is a full member of BETTER FINANCE.

Epargne retraite France : La gouvernance du COREM (ex CREF) pourrait enfin s’améliorer … 21 ans après sa création et la destruction de plus de moitié de la valeur réelle des droits de ses adhérents 4 février 2003 | Une demande répétée des épargnants depuis plus de 20 ans enfin satisfaite ? Le COREM vient d’annoncer qu’à

Dans le cadre du partenariat avec la F2iC, OPCVM360 met à votre disposition son service de recherche d’information sur les fonds et les ETF (trackers) disponibles en Europe.

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

Original article in L’Echo Over the years BETTER FINANCE (Pension Savings – The Real Return) has warned authorities and stakeholders of the damage caused by excessive fees to the returns on long-term and pension savings in Europe. Last July, BETTER FINANCE was joined by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) that warned investors

The heads of European and Member State organisations representing individual shareholders across Europe sent an Open Letter to the European Commission opposing lobbying attempts by powerful financial intermediaries to postpone the implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive II. BETTER FINANCE, Asociata Utilizatorilor Romani de Servicii Financiare (AURSF), Associacao dos Investidores e Analistas Técnicos do Mercado de

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

World Investor Week (WIW) is a week-long, global campaign promoted by IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and highlight the various initiatives of securities regulators in these two critical areas. From 2-8 October 2017, IOSCO securities regulators and other IOSCO members on six continents will provide a range of

For a third year in a row, a study by BETTER FINANCE and DSW still points to considerable barriers to shareholder engagement as the Shareholder Rights Directive II fails to deliver for European cross-border shareholders, seriously hampering long-term investor engagement and sustainable corporate governance. Following the entry into force of the Shareholder Rights Directive II

There are differences between intermediated or “packaged” investments (life insurance, funds, savings plans, etc.) and direct investments in capital markets (ETFs, bonds, shares). Several independent studies indicate that the higher the annual fees, the lower the average medium and long-term returns of investment products. Annual fees for intermediated products are much higher than those for direct savings in securities.   The impact of these fees in France has been especially significant for certain insurance

Brussels, 4 June 2020 – On 29 April 2020 the heads of European and Member State organisations representing individual shareholders across Europe sent an Open Letter to the European Commission (EC) opposing lobbying attempts led by powerful financial intermediaries to postpone the implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II). Their call has now

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

ShareSoc welcomes the research paper recently published by the British Department for Business, Innovation & Skills entitled "Exploring the Intermediated Shareholding Model." The research paper shows that private investors often do not know what their rights are when their shares are lodged  in nominee accounts or  other alternative ways of holding shares. Unfortunately shareholders often

On February 26, the European Parliament called for full disclosure of fees and costs of insurance products by voting the amendments to a draft update of EU rules on the information and advice offered by the insurance sector. MEPs agreed on the amendments to the insurance mediation directive to strengthen the rights of consumers when

A documentary about the fund industry called “How to Win the Loser’s Game” was produced and released last year. The author, Robin Powell, repeatedly quotes the findings of our report and shares how this document transformed his life: "I’ve never been called a Communist before, and certainly not a Jihadist. But in the last few

Earlier this week, President Obama announced a new initiative to end conflicts of interests and minimize hidden fees in connection with retirement savings. This is the White House response to the US retirement crisis with too few people saving for retirement and too many saving not enough. Currently, US citizens have hard time navigating through

La Carta de la Bolsa, a Spanish financial blog written by the journalist Moises Romero, draws attention to "Pension Savings: The Real Return", BETTER FINANCE’s report on the gloomy status of private pensions in Europe.  Our analysis is also mentioned in an article in the Spanish and Portuguese versions of FundsPeople. As illustrated in the report, both articles clearly show that

"Barriers to Shareholder Engagement – A report on cross-border voting" was mentioned in a Spanish article in El Pais. The article focus on shareholders’ participation in companies in Spain and the barriers investors have to face which continue to make cross-border voting a challenge: "Costs, logistics or different requirements and national standards make it particularly difficult for individual shareholders