What are the main challenges for the new legislative term? What remains to be done? How can we tackle any possible problems or unintended consequence arising from measure taken so far? These were some of the questions put to the five speakers representing different backgrounds and interests during the first panel session at the 2014 EU Financial
BETTER FINANCE is pleased to invite you to the launch of the 2014 Edition of its report on Pension Savings during a press conference to be held at the Brussels Press Club on September 29 at 17h. Preliminary Programme 17:00 Introduction by Jean Berthon, President of BETTER FINANCE for all 17:10
Following the first PISA financial literacy test taken by 29.000 students from 13 OECD member states and five partner countries, the results could not be more staggering. Among OECD countries, only less than a third of the 15-year-old test takers could correctly answer questions put in the second-most difficult category. There is significant room for improvement and it is not too late for policymakers to assume responsibility for
According to a leaked draft of the European Union’s first proposal to the US on trade in services and investment, financial services will not be included in the negotiations at the next round of talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). In an attached note to Member States, the European Commission proposes that, until the US engages on regulatory cooperation, the
Representing 5,500 Fortis shareholders, Deminor – a leading European company focusing on shareholder engagement and investor protection – has been given the green light to carry on its lawsuit against Ageas, BNP Paribas Fortis and Merrill Lynch. A judgment by the Belgian Commercial Court recognized the admissibility of the Deminor litigation. Deminor accuses the three
On March 24 Guillaume Prache, Managing Director at BETTER FINANCE, spoke at the EFAMA Conference on “The Future of Financial and Investor Education in Europe” on the role of the European institutions and the finance industry in promoting financial education. With the aim of developing new common objectives and policy priorities, the conference provided a substantial debate
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BETTER FINANCE is delighted to have been shortlisted for this year’s European Public Affairs Awards for the category “NGO of the Year”! In 2013, BETTER FINANCE successfully influenced policy through targeted advocacy, raised awareness among stakeholders and increased user-side visibility and presence. The voting will open on Monday 20 January. Please support our cause
Taking a big step towards completing the EU banking union, EU finance ministers agreed late Wednesday (December 18) to create a €55 billion bailout fund to wind up Eurozone banks in the next 10 years. After overcoming Germany’s strong legal objections and concerns regarding the establishment of a resolution fund paid by the banks, the
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