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On the 13th of June, BETTER FINANCE, BEUC and the Observatoire de l’Epargne Européenne will hold a seminar on Financial Guidance at the Royal Librairy Meeting Center in Brussels.  Financial Guidance can be defined as a process of determining an individual’s financial goals and purposes in life and life’s priorities, and after considering his resources,

 Around 400 financial industry representatives and stakeholders from all over Europe attended the Eurofi seminar in Athens at the end of March 2014 to exchange views on the main regulatory developments at the EU and global levels impacting the financial industry. The debates focused on the proposals currently on the table aiming to improve the resilience of

Aksjonaerforeningen i Norge – the Norwegian Shareholders Association – represents and assists private shareholders in the Norwegian securities market. Members of the Association answer questions, provide support and safeguard the interests of retail investors to companies, brokers, fund managers and the public. Aksjonaerforeningen hosts a variety of events, seminars, conferences and lectures, and publishes the journal

Aktiespararna, founded in 1966, is an NGO with some 60.000 individual and paying members. SARF focuses on consumer protection by lobbying for legislation that promotes and defends private investments in shares and related products. Companies in the market are monitored and SARF members professionally represented at close to 500 GAM’s each year. The private long-term investment

Effective date: January 10, 2024 Update privacy preferences BETTER FINANCE ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://betterfinance.eu website (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to

The European Banking Authority published its first report on financial education on Thursday 1 March, providing National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) across the EU with an opportunity to share and compare experiences in terms of financial education. With the increasingly complex nature of financial services and investment tools, there is no question that educational initiatives for

On Wednesday 29 March at 12:30 pm, Sir Tim Barrow will present THE letter to the European Council informing the EU that the UK decided to “withdraw from the Union” (article 50 (1) TEU). Rumour has it though that the European Council is ready to react within 48 hours following the reception of the letter.

XI International Convention of Independent Financial Advisers (CIFA) Forum on 24th to 26th April 2013  in Monaco. The Forum aims at tackling the overarching question if the world banking system can be reformed. A variety of panels, seminars and workshops are foreseen over the two days event, and EuroFinUse will represent the point of view

EuroFinUse will participate in a seminar organised by the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission on 3 May 2013, discussing issues related to the banking system. The discussion will be focused on the impact of the levy plan in Cyprus on the banking union project, what are the risks of pushing depositors and investors

[A provisional version of the publication was available in January 2024. The document has been updated to the final March 2024 version] The report by CFA Institute and BETTER FINANCE critically reviews the EU’s listing rules, targeting reforms to improve public market accessibility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It aims to foster debate amidst

EU authorities should prioritise the long overdue full PRIIPs Regulation review, and the UCITS funds’ exemption should be extended until this review is completed, as intended by EU Law. The organisations representing individual, non-professional investors and financial analysts advise the European Commission, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the EU co-legislators against further delaying the

Brussels, 23 April 2020 – The necessary health, quarantine and social distancing measures taken to fight the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, are taking their toll on economies around the world. This strategy – crucial to the fight – coupled with monetary and budgetary expansions of unseen magnitudes, will have lasting and damaging economic consequences due to

Besides addressing crucial environmental and social issues, the concept of sustainable finance should translate into investment products that are exemplary in complying with EU investor protection, governance and conduct of business rules. An investment can be as ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ as you like, individual investors as long-term and pension savers will not entrust their lifetime

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CFA institute has found, that investors were seeking fewer IPO investment opportunities and “could miss out on the returns provided by rapidly growing new businesses whilst they are kept in private hands”. The increasing ability of entrepreneurs to access private capital has encouraged a shift from public market capital-raising, and “much of the value [has

Following an open letter sent out to policy makers and stakeholders by BETTER FINANCE and Efama, the CFA Institute joined forces with both organisations to denounce the lack of disclosure to EU citizens as individual investors of the past performance of investment products in the required key information documents for Packaged retail and insurance-based investment products

Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 | Time: 14h00 – 18h00 | Place: University Foundation, 11 Rue d’Egmont, 1000 Brussels PROGRAMME 13h30 – 14h00 | Registration & Coffee 14h00 – 14h10 | Welcome | Aleksandra Mączyńska, Acting Managing Director, BETTER FINANCE 14h10 – 14h30 | Keynote Speech | José Manuel Campa, Chair, European Banking Authority (EBA)

BETTER FINANCE members UK Shareholders’ Association and ShareSoc (UK Individual Shareholders Society) published a letter expressing disappointment in the news that the UK government is abandoning some of its reforms to accounting standards: It is difficult to overstate the disappointment of investors, and other users of corporate information, at the news that the UK government

For years, European investors have paid higher fees and have found it more difficult to access low-cost, passively managed products than US investors. Traditional sales and distribution channels are partly responsible for the huge disparity in retail take-up between Europe and the US, where half of the ETF market is retail, compared to only 10%

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, welcomed the European Commission’s launch of a Retail Investor Strategy in September 2020, as a once in a lifetime opportunity to create a capital markets Union that works for people. Nevertheless, the legislative proposal, despite incorporating certain positive advancements, falls short of fulfilling several

ASK Take a closer look at the product information sheet to determine how "green" the investment product really is and whether it corresponds to your own ideas of a sustainable investment. It is always advisable to ask your financial advisor for a sustainability rating, but keep in mind that there are currently no uniform standards

How to participate and enhance your experience in the sustainability market?

Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital transformation due to the need to conduct more business remotely through digital channels. Accelerating digital change has been observed throughout wholesale business banking and related activities such as cash management, trade finance, and working capital solutions. Consumers have responded by showing more confidence in the new technology, e.g.,

For the ninth year in a row, BETTER FINANCE embarked on the herculean task of gathering all the data on long-term and pension savings in 17 EU Member States and published its annual report on the real net returns of long-term and retirement savings. Unfortunately, the “Real Return of Long-Term and Pension Savings” Report remains

BETTER FINANCE publishes the fifth annual edition of its research into Robo Advisors following mystery-shopping covering 13 Europe-based platforms and 4 non-European ones. The Robo Advice sector continues to grow and is well-placed to provide a range of benefits for individual investors, such as considerably lower fees, better accessibility and availability, and more “independent” advice,

More and more credible experts are exploring the possibility of wiping out public debts to get out of the over-indebtedness caused by crises, which blocks and disrupts the recovery of economies and the functioning of markets. This is the case of the book “Effacer les dettes publiques” recently published by Hubert Rodarie, a respected leader in

The Covid-crisis has become profitable for some in the financial sector. Among those who profit, are the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), that seem to have stood up quite well in the face of the economic recession in recent months, and are now emerging stronger compared to traditional index funds. Charles Symons, Director of iShares in

PEPP only called into question by finance industry due to high costs for intermediaries 22 September 2020 – The latest draft of the Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP) delegated (level 2) regulation was up for discussion last Friday during a broad and well-attended conference on the issue of PEPP and Financial Repression organised by consumer organisations

On Friday 11 October BETTER FINANCE hosted a great interactive Financial Education session at BETTER FINANCE Headquarters in Brussels with final-year Finance and Insurance students of the Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen (@HOWEST) looking into FinancialLiteracy, FinTech & RoboAdvice!  

Transparency Task Force is holding an online event, to draw attention to the collective redress action by Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC) for individual Airbus investors who have incurred damages, and to discuss the “Power of Class Actions to get Justice”. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4th, between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM

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