The Slovenian Supreme Court bolstered the position of the VZMD, one of BETTER FINANCE’s members

The Slovenian Supreme Court bolstered the position of the VZMD, one of BETTER FINANCE’s members

In December 2013 the subordinated bondholders in five Slovenian banks (NLB, NKBM, Abanka, Probanka and Factor Banka) were bailed-in to ...
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Deutsche Bank to Undergo Special Audit Following Pressure by Investor Association DSW

Following a year of efforts by DSW, BETTER FINANCE member and Germany’s largest investor association, Deutsche Bank has agreed to ...
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Investors reap the rewards of RDR

Investors reap the rewards of RDR

Investors are paying over a fifth less in annual fund fees as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), ...
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OTC FX trading becomes ‘exchange-like’

OTC FX trading becomes ‘exchange-like’

Exchanges and the over-the-counter (OTC) market might have moved a little closer in recent years, but it is far from ...
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Short-termism leads to lower returns, says S&P. Institutional investors should follow the example of individual investors who tend to have long-term investment horizons.

Research by BETTER FINANCE, published in 2015 in BETTER FINANCE’s briefing paper on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative, debunked ...
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Asset managers fight back against “unacceptable” executive pay

Asset managers fight back against “unacceptable” executive pay

Boardroom executive pay has been slammed as “rewarding failure” and “unacceptable” following fresh attacks from top City investors on remuneration ...
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Handsome Rewards for Volkswagen Executive Board that Oversaw Dieselgate

Volkswagen is coming under increasing criticism following recent news that the company plans to pay members of its management board ...
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Pressure mounts on IFRS foundation, international standards

Members of the European Parliament are set to vote on a highly critical review of the performance of the International ...
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Goldman Sachs Wants Your Money - Good News?

Goldman Sachs Wants Your Money – Good News?

Goldman Sachs wants people’s saving and checking account business just like local community banks. The main reason is that former ...
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The priorities of the French Financial Markets Authority in 2016

Compared to 2015, the economy seems to have recovered in 2016. However more problems exist at the heart of the ...
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