European Parliament Rejects RIS, Undermining the Savings and Investments Union. Can the EU Save It?
European Parliament rejects long-awaited improvements for individual investors, handing the financial industry a victory over stronger accountability for investment costs and value for money. BETTER FINANCE calls on the European ...
Tokenisation Could Open Up EU Capital Markets – But Will Investors Reap the Benefits?
BETTER FINANCE and CFA Institute explore how tokenisation could make investing cheaper and more accessible, while stressing the need for lower costs, clear ownership rights and strong investor protection. Could ...
BETTER FINANCE Response to ESMA’s Consultation on Updated Disclosure Guidelines Under the Prospectus Regulation
BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA's efforts to update and simplify the Guidelines on prospectus disclosure requirements following the adoption of the Listing Act. More generally, we note with concerns that the ...
First Water It Down, Then Vote It Down? Enough is Enough.
BETTER FINANCE urges MEPs to defend European savers and adopt the Retail Investment Strategy on 12 November. After years of negotiations and concessions to industry demands, even a weakened Retail ...
Green Investments: Simplify the Paperwork, Keep the Proof
People investing their savings deserve to know what lies behind a green claim. As the EU moves to simplify sustainability reporting, BETTER FINANCE calls for clearer information that makes investment ...
EU Pension Reform Could Put Workers’ Retirement Savings at Risk, Warns BETTER FINANCE
Changes proposed by European Parliament Rapporteur, MEP Damian Boeselager, could expose pension savings to greater investment risks while weakening transparency and savers’ rights. The warning comes in BETTER FINANCE's response ...
Green Promises are Not Enough: Investors Deserve Proof, Says BETTER FINANCE
Is your money really helping to fight climate change, or is it just another green promise? New guidance from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reinforces a simple message ...
Buying Crypto? You May Not Know What You’re Getting – or Who’s Responsible When Things Go Wrong
BETTER FINANCE calls on the EU to close dangerous gaps in crypto investor protection Buying crypto-assets has never been easier. But do investors really know what they are buying, what ...
BETTER FINANCE Responds to Public Consultation on the Review of Regulation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), while offering preliminary views on the broader regulatory challenges arising from digitalisation, tokenisation ...
BETTER FINANCE Responds to Targeted Consultation on the Review of Regulation on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). We regard MiCAR as a sound foundation ...
