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The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on amendments to the Key Information Document for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs). Since January 1, 2018, the EU PRIIPs Regulation has required providers of PRIIPs to prepare and publish a stand-alone, standardized Key Information Document (KID) for their products. Even though

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

BETTER FINANCE and EFAMA have always been strong supporters of the “PRIIPs” Key Information Document (“KID”), seeing it as a powerful instrument for retail investors to enable sound investment choices by allowing easier comparisons within a wide range of investment products. In order for this to happen, the rules defining the detailed contents of the

Read BETTER FINANCE’s Press Release from 18 May 2016 here: "The EU Authorities’ draft implementation rules on Key Information for retail investment products must be thoroughly improved in order not to hurt savers’ and investors’ protection" ————– EFAMA PRESS RELEASE – Brussels, 18th April 2017 On 12 April, the PRIIPs KID’s (Key Information Document for

According to a survey carried out by EFAMA –the European Fund and Asset Management Association – of its corporate members, 100% of asset managers already showed support to its idea for a “European Personal Pension” – a proposed cross-border personal pension product.    The proposal complements EFAMA’s 2013 recommendation for a European brand of personal

On 23 March, MEPs Isabel Benjumea and Stéphanie Yon-Courtin addressed the Global Money Week webinar on “Investor Education in times of High Inflation, Financial Repression & Market Volatility” jointly organised by BETTER FINANCE and EFAMA. Please find their respective full speeches below. Excerpts: Isabel Benjumea: “Investor education is a key tool for the completion of

European Retirement Week 2022 will take place from 28 November through to 3 December 2022. The group of stakeholders behind the initiative jointly promote the two main goals of European Retirement Week: raising awareness of the pension challenge, and serving as a platform for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss possible solutions to ensure that people

Last week, the fund industry warned that “the EU is putting the interests of exchanges over investors”. A letter from EFAMA to the EU Authorities regarding the reform of EU rules on capital markets (“MIFIR Review” in EU jargon) opposes the compensation of securities exchanges for communicating their trade data to “dark” competitors and labels

Asset managers are urging Brussels to delay implementation of its landmark sustainable investing rules. The resistance from the investment industry shows the struggle and complexity between policymakers´ambitions to push for greener finances and the harsh reality of implementing a new financial system. The rules are expected to come into force in March 2021, a deadline

In June 2021, the German Association of Insured (BdV), together with the analyst Carsten Zielke and the European consumer organisation BETTER FINANCE, presented the results of their analysis of the current SFCR (Solvency and Financial Condition Report) of selected European life-insurers. Following up on this, BETTER FINANCE and BdV discussed their methodological approach, the interpretation

The annual general meeting (AGM) is the cornerstone of shareholder democracy and an essential part of sound corporate governance. Not only are AGMs the place where shareholders get to vote on key decisions, it is also the only time board members and management are held to account, having to answer directly to their shareholders and

The annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) is the cornerstone for sound corporate governance. It is through the shareholders’ vote at the AGM that board members’ actions get legitimacy and validity. However, it is not only voting that takes place at an AGM. The shareholders’ meeting is the only place where directors must report to

To collect input for the European Commission’s work on a legislative initiative that aims to strengthen the investment protection and facilitation framework in the EU as part of the capital markets union action plan, the directorate-general for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union (DG FISMA) commissioned a study to collect evidence on investor

The Real Return 2019 – Austria The Real Return 2019 – Belgium The Real Return 2019 – Bulgaria The Real Return 2019 – Croatia The Real Return 2019 – Denmark The Real Return 2019 – Estonia The Real Return 2019 – France The Real Return 2019 – Germany The Real Return 2019 – Italy The

24 September 2020 – BETTER FINANCE releases the eighth edition of its report on the Real Return of Long-Term and Pension Savings, which marks a new milestone for the series, since it is the first to cover 20 years of historical track record for retirement provision vehicles. At the same time, the report comes against

Panel 1 | Capital market development in CEE - potential and constraints BETTER FINANCE Materials CMU Assessment Report 2019-2022 Partner Materials Panel 2 | Empowering individual investors: improving outcomes and ensuring best execution BETTER FINANCE Materials Transparency and Best Execution for Retail Traders and Investors - Policy Position Retail Investment Strategy shows potential, but fails

DG FISMA will be organising a roundtable on January 25th, 2024 at 10:00, where Aleksandra Maczynska, Acting Managing Director at BETTER FINANCE will address the panel on ‘Opportunities from a shorter settlement cycle in the EU’.

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

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)

On November 28th BETTER FINANCE and FESE will be hosting a webinar on ‘Enhancing Retail Participation in Capital Markets Through Pension Products’. As part of European Retirement Week 2023, the webinar will assess the Retail Investment Strategy’s impact on pension investments in capital markets and explore the reasons behind Europeans’ limited investment in pension products.

Video RecordingPhotosConference ProgrammeSpeakers BookletWill you afford to retire? | A presentation by BETTER FINANCE & PEKABEKeynote SpeechesPanel Discussions - Background information and reading materialPress Release

On the 23rd of November, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) will be hosting its 20th Anniversary in Paris. Alongside a number of esteemed speakers, our managing director Aleksandra Maczynska will participate in the panel on society’s expectations of regulators today. More information will follow soon.

The conference, titled “Upholding Sustainable & Accessible Capital Markets for European Investors”, is jointly organised by the Interessenverband für Anlegern (IVA), the Austrian Shareholder Association, and BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users. With contributions from a number of distinguished speakers, the event will explore a range of topics concerning capital

Thanks to the stellar lineup of international and Slovenian speakers and panelists, you were numerous in attending the joint BETTER FINANCE and VZMD International Investors’ Conference in Bled, Slovenia on 13 September. Thank you for your enthusiastic participation! You were also joined by over 350 participants who followed the conference online, with live streaming on

LUXEMBOURG, 4 NOVEMBER 2019  – Document optimisation company More Carrot has completed what is believed to be the industry’s first study of UCITS prospectuses. The findings shed light on a range of issues, including who uses prospectuses, the main purposes of use, what types of information they look for and how easy it is to