European shareholders call time on “postcode lottery” AGMs
New BETTER FINANCE survey reveals fragmented rules, persistent barriers, and risks of weakening individual shareholder voice across Europe A new Europe-wide survey by BETTER FINANCE members and coordinated by its ...
Evidence from AGMs : Fixing Europe’s Fragmented Shareholder Framework (2025-2026)
Shareholder Rights in Practice: Europe’s AGM Framework Remains Fragmented BETTER FINANCE and IVA surveyed retail investor representatives across 15 European jurisdictions (13 EU Member States, together with the UK and ...
BETTER FINANCE Backs Cross-Sector Call for EU Code of Conduct to Tackle Online Fraud and Scams
BETTER FINANCE has joined a broad coalition of stakeholders calling on the European Commission to establish a dedicated Digital Services Act (DSA) Code of Conduct on online fraud and scams, ...
BETTER FINANCE and Partners Urge DG HOME to Act on Online Fraud and Scams
A multi-stakeholder DSA Code of Conduct on online fraud and scams is urgently needed Dear Executive Vice-President Virkkunen, Dear Commissioner Brunner, We write as a broad coalition of organisations concerned ...
BETTER FINANCE Warns Against “Retailisation” of Risky Private Markets as EU Pushes Citizens Towards Illiquid Investments
European retail investors are being encouraged to allocate a greater proportion of their savings to long-term investments, particularly in private markets and European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs). But new research ...
BETTER FINANCE Responds to ESMA Call for Evidence on the Market Structure of European Equity Markets
BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA’s Call for Evidence on the market structure of European equity markets. While the questions are technical in nature, the key issue for retail investors should not ...
A New Route to Private Markets? Evaluating ELTIFs for Retail Access
This paper evaluates whether European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) are the most appropriate vehicle for expanding retail investor access to private markets under the EU’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) ...
Reykjavík Conference Highlights Need for Fairer Taxation to Protect Savers and Strengthen Retail Investment in Europe
On Thursday 18 June, policymakers, economists, investor representatives and market experts gathered at Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavík for BETTER FINANCE's international conference Protecting Purchasing Power: Taxation, Inflation and Investments ...
BETTER FINANCE’s Open Letter on ESRS Sent to Commissioner Albuquerque
Dear Commissioner Albuquerque, I am writing to you in my capacity as Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users. We are the EU-level ...
BETTER FINANCE Responds to the European Commission’s Citizens Omnibus Initiative on Reducing Administrative Burdens
BETTER FINANCE supports the Citizens' Omnibus initiative as an opportunity to ensure that EU financial services rules and markets work more effectively for individual investors, savers and pension beneficiaries. While ...
