ESMA STUDY FINDS THAT CHARGES ERADICATE RETURNS - IT'S EVEN WORSE

30 October 2017 – BETTER FINANCE thanks ESMA for its study on the impact of fees and inflation on fund performance.

The ESMA study is yet another confirmation of the independent research published every year by BETTER FINANCE on the real return of long-term and pension savings.

BETTER FINANCE is also happy that ESMA is endorsing key elements of the BETTER FINANCE return computation methodology: returns after inflation (EU citizens are subject to the "monetary illusion" and long-term nominal returns aren’t too meaningful and even misleading), and after entry to exit fees as well as ongoing ones.

Read here the full Press Release.