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The EU Commission has announced to work on an audit reform in the aftermath of the Wirecard scandal. ” Wirecard has clearly illustrated what can happen if the three lines of defense – Internal Control System, good corporate governance incl. a strong Supervisory Board and the external audit fail to perform. This is a major issue

The annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) is the cornerstone for sound corporate governance. It is through the shareholders’ vote at the AGM that board members’ actions get legitimacy and validity. However, it is not only voting that takes place at an AGM. The shareholders’ meeting is the only place where directors must report to

Düsseldorf, 01 July 2020 – DSW, the leading shareholder association in Germany, repeatedly criticised Wirecard in the last years for its lack of transparency and weak Corporate Goverance structures. „The ad-hoc disclosure of 18 of June 2020, in which the company stated that there was no proof for the escrow accounts about 1.9 billion €

On December 8 and 9, BETTER FINANCE for All will hold its General Assembly followed by an International Conference jointly organized with our German member association DSW (Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V). DSW & BETTER FINANCE for All have the pleasure of inviting you to The International Investors’ Conference on ‘Shareholder Rights in Europe 2020’ that will take place on

DSW is Germany’s oldest and largest association for private investors. Founded in 1947, DSW has a longstanding tradition in representing the interests of individual investors and in providing investment education. It has more than 30,000 members and represents them at more than 650 general meetings in Germany and abroad. DSW is a full member of

19 October 2017 – BETTER FINANCE elected Jella Benner-Heinacher, the Deputy Chief Executive of Germany’s oldest and largest association for private investors DSW, as its new President. “I am honoured by the trust put in me. Working at the European level is certainly one of the most important, but also the most challenging, tasks in

DSW, Germany’s oldest and largest association of private investors and member of BETTER FINANCE, partnered up with the Netherlands-based foundation STICHTING VOLKSWAGEN INVESTORS CLAIM in order to represent aggrieved VW investors in the DieselGate case. The Foundation seeks to settle with Volkswagen out of court, with a potential agreement in favour of VW investors to

Yesterday’s General Assembly of Volkswagen AG delivered the expected results, despite heated discussion. This also applied to the resolution introduced by DSW for an independent special audit. DSW president Ulrich Hocker stated that, although they expected that the resolution would not obtain a majority vote, DSW remains convinced that an independent special audit should be

19 October 2017 – BETTER FINANCE elected Jella Benner-Heinacher, the Deputy Chief Executive of Germany’s oldest and largest association for private investors DSW, as its new President. “I am honoured by the trust put in me. Working at the European level is certainly one of the most important, but also the most challenging, tasks in

Following a year of efforts by DSW, BETTER FINANCE member and Germany’s largest investor association, Deutsche Bank has agreed to undergo a special investigation by an external auditing firm. The audit will serve to determine whether the current risk control systems of the bank are sufficient and able to determine legal risks that could lead

On the 23rd of November, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) will be hosting its 20th Anniversary in Paris. Alongside a number of esteemed speakers, our managing director Aleksandra Maczynska will participate in the panel on society’s expectations of regulators today. More information will follow soon.

At the beginning of the week, BETTER FINANCE and its Member Organisations gathered in Bucharest, Romania, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users and elect its new board and president. BETTER FINANCE is very pleased to announce that it’s new Board elected Axel Kleinlein, from the German

Steven Maijoor was invited to the Financial News 20th Anniversary Awards for Excellence, 1996 – 2016 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In his speech, Steven Maijoor stated ESMA’s key priorities for the next years; •    completing the Single Rulebook;•    moving to a ‘supervisory convergence’ or more prosaically, the ‘implementation stage’;•    looking at

Every year, BETTER FINANCE compiles the returns of private long-term and pension savings, so we can have an overview of how these products perform, compare them, and know their performances in real terms. The report on the Real Returns of Long-Term and Pension Savings covers 17 countries in the EU and both occupational and voluntary

The Icelandic Savers Organization (ISA), the founding member of BETTER FINANCE, organised a series of lectures during 2018-2019 to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the crisis of 2008. All the lectures had the common headline “Never Again” and looked into the reasons and consequences of the crisis. The lectures focused on subjects such as the

On Friday 26 October the joint meeting of the World Federation of Investors (WFI) and World Federation of Young Investors (WFYI) at the Paris Stock EURONEXT marked the conclusion of the annual meeting of the WFI. This year the annual meeting coincided with the 50th anniversary of the French Federation of Individual Investors and Investor

Following the 2008 financial crisis, a financial reform package aimed at preventing a recurrent crisis, addressing the so-called“too big to fail” issue and promoting financial stability, was enacted. This week the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act celebrates its fifth anniversary since US President Barack Obama signed it. Although some successes are recognised, the slow process of reform has also been at

Today marks what is a cheerless anniversary in the minds of many in the financial industry. On 15 September 2008 – exactly six years ago – the financial services firm Lehman Brothers fell prey to the mortgage crisis. Even today, Lehman Brother’s crash echoes in the halls of financial institutions as they struggle to win