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BETTER FINANCE welcomes and supports EIOPA’s ongoing work on a supervisory toolkit to assess the value for money offered by unit linked and hybrid insurance products. Since its creation, BETTER FINANCE has been fighting for regulatory and supervisory action to improve the returns of long-term and pension saving products. As BETTER FINANCE research shows, high

The document serves as BETTER FINANCE response to selected questions of ESMA’s discussion paper on the implications of digitalisation for investor protection under MiFID II. The document “Discussion Paper on MiFID II investor protection topics linked to digitalisation” provided by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) focuses on various aspects of digitalisation in the

BETTER FINANCE endorses the FSUG’s call for improved ‘Value for Money’ in retail investments. The focus is on enhancing the effectiveness of packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) to contribute significantly to investors’ financial well-being. The FSUG emphasises the responsibility of product manufacturers to design products that boost investors’ financial wealth and urges supervisors

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Barbara Alemanni, a specialist in behavioural finance and one of the four academic members of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group, to the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council.   ⬇️ Read or download the full press release below. ⬇️

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,

The Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) started applying in March 2021 and requires financial market participants and financial advisers to disclose at entity and product levels how they integrate sustainability risks and principal adverse impacts in their processes at both entity and product levels. It also introduces additional product disclosures for sustainable financial products making

BETTER FINANCE’s full Response to the Targeted Consultation on SRDs – Shareholder Rights Directives (SRD1 and SRD2) for the European Commission by the CSES — [15 December 2023]. BETTER FINANCE advocates for the enforcement of investors’ and shareholders’ rights, underscoring the pivotal role of engagement as a cornerstone within robust green transition plans and corporate

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

Brussels, 14 December 2023 – On December 11th, the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council convened to discuss next year’s research program and to elect a new chairperson. The Council recommended that BETTER FINANCE continues to build on the extensive research conducted by the team and expressed support for the 2024 research program, including further research 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 European Union’s watchdog has ruled the European Commission failed to adequately consider conflicts of interest when it appointed BlackRock Investment Management, the world’s second largest investor in fossil fuels, to advise on environmental regulations for the banking sector.” […] “In the report published this week, O’Reilly concluded the Commission needed to better police conflict

France’s top financial regulator has urged Europe to move faster on setting common standards for environmental, social and governance investing to prevent widespread “greenwashing”. According to Robert Ophèle, chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the explosion in interest in ESG and the absence of EU-wide rules governing what constitutes a sustainable fund left Europe

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the UK’s accounting watchdog, is to be scrapped in favour of a stronger regulator with more power on investigating company directors (currently the FCR can only investigate them if they are also registered with an accounting body) and ability to issue harsher penalties including higher fines, and even prison terms.

The European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds issued its final report on improving European corporate bond markets. “Liquid, transparent and accessible corporate bonds markets in Europe would benefit both real economy entreprises and individual investors as a performing alternative to fee-laden packaged retail bond products such as retail bond funds. BETTER FINANCE regrets that

The Regulation 2017/826 of  17 May 2017 establishing a Union programme to support specific activities enhancing the involvement of consumers and other financial services end-users in Union policy-making in the area of financial services for the period of 2017-2020 was published on Friday 19 May.  This regulation will support the activities carried out by Finance Watch

On the 14th of February representatives of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached an agreement on a program to promote the involvement of consumers in policymaking in financial services.  As a reminder, on the 25th of January 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs approved a report

On the 25th of January, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs approved a report on a proposed regulation by the European Commission to guarantee greater financial stability for Finance Watch and BETTER FINANCE.  This vote follows a proposal from the Commission put forth in June 2016 calling for a regulation supporting the

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed last year in its annual business plan that it would conduct a review of banking culture in the UK in 2016. The goal is to determine whether the programs to change the culture in retail and wholesale banks were "driving the right behaviour". Most politicians believe that the banking

Yesterday EuroFinUse, WWF and VoteWatch Europe were the last remaining candidates standing at the coveted European Public Affairs Awards, eagerly awaiting the announcement of the winner of the “NGO of The Year” category. The EPA awards single out organisations for excellence in their respective sector, while aiming to encourage best practice in the European public affairs

The Regulation for a Key Information Document (KID) for Investment Products faces serious threats from within the European Parliament itself.  In order to present a united front on behalf of the hundreds of millions of European consumers and individual investors and draw attention to this travesty, EuroFinUse joined forces with Finance Watch and BEUC (the

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