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November 2025
ERW25 | Turning Savings into Long-Term Growth: The Role of Capital Markets
Date: 27 November 2025 | Time: 16:00 - 17:30 | Location: Renaissance Brussels Hotel BETTER FINANCE is once again proud to take part in European Retirement Week, co-hosting this year’s event with FESE. The 2025 conference will focus on the forthcoming legislative proposals to advance the Savings and Investments Union (SIU). The discussion will bring together perspectives from both financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and retail investor communities, exploring how to better channel household savings into capital markets to strengthen…
Find out more »December 2025
Mind the Pension Gap: Delivering Adequate, Inclusive and Portable Pensions in the Current EU Cycle
Date: 2 December 2025 | Time: 12:30 - 15:00 | Location: European Parliament Europe’s pension systems are facing mounting pressure from demographic changes, shifting labour markets, and growing demands for fairness and sustainability. Millions of citizens risk entering retirement without adequate or secure income. At the same time, pension gaps persist between countries, genders, and employment types. In an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the pension gap in Europe, BETTER FINANCE, in collaboration with the CFA Institute and…
Find out more »From Fraud to Accountability: Tackling Financial Crime Across Europe
Date: 9 December 2025 | Time: 15:00 - 17:30 | Location: State of Hessen Rep to the EU (Rue Montoyer 21, Brussels) Europe's capital markets participation is challenged by the flood of scams, misconduct, and systemic risks that retail investors and savers face online. In turn, trust in Europe's capital markets continues to erode. And, with new digital innovations sparked by AI, financial crimes have accelerated, with fraudsters becoming increasingly sophisticated. To tackle such crimes, regulatory and enforcement responses must keep…
Find out more »March 2026
Investor Education & Trust: Reconnecting European Citizens with Finance and Capital Markets
Across Europe, millions of citizens remain hesitant to save and invest. Their scepticism is mostly rooted in low financial literacy, limited confidence in financial institutions, and persistent concerns about fairness, transparency, and misselling. Today, as digital finance, neobrokers, finfluencers, AI-driven financial content, and a wider variety of investment products become the norm, investing has become more accessible and user-friendly than ever before, yet it remains complex. While these innovations offer new opportunities, they can also leave some citizens unsure about…
Find out more »May 2026
Integrating Europe’s Capital Markets: Delivering for Retail Investors
Despite recent progress, EU financial markets remain fragmented, relatively small and less competitive. This represents a missed opportunity to realise economies of scale and improve efficiency. To address these shortcomings, the European Union is advancing the Savings and Investment Union by implementing the new Market Integration Package. However, as the EU intensifies its efforts, the central question is whether the new market integration package will deliver tangible benefits for Europe's retail investors and savers. For a thorough examination of this issue, BETTER FINANCE is hosting…
Find out more »June 2026
Protecting Purchasing Power: Taxation, Inflation and Investments in European Capital Markets
Inflation and taxation are increasingly eroding the real value of household savings and long-term investment across Europe. Even when financial markets perform well, many retail investors struggle to preserve purchasing power, as tax systems often levy nominal returns without adequately accounting for inflation, cross-border investment barriers or the long-term nature of savings. As a result, taxation has become a key determinant of investor outcomes, retirement adequacy and confidence in Europe’s capital markets. Recent research highlights the scale of the challenge.…
Find out more »September 2026
Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation: The Status Quo, Regulatory Gaps and the Road to MiCA 2.0
Date: 15 September 2026 | Time: 11:00 - 12:30 CEST | Location: Online The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation positioned the European Union as the first major jurisdiction to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-assets. However, implementation has also exposed legal uncertainties, practical inconsistencies and potential gaps in investor protection. At the same time, rapid technological and market developments are already testing whether the current framework remains sufficiently clear, proportionate and effective. Under these circumstances, the European Commission’s targeted consultation…
Find out more »October 2026
From Participation to Prosperity: Employee Ownership as a Driver of Financial Literacy and Capital Market Development in Europe
How can employee share ownership help Europeans build long-term wealth, improve financial literacy and become more active participants in capital markets? That is the question that BETTER FINANCE and its Austrian member organisation IVA – Austrian Shareholders’ Association will explore at their upcoming conference: From Participation to Prosperity: Employee Ownership as a Driver of Financial Literacy and Capital Market Development in Europe Date: 13 October 2026 | Time: 14:00 - 18:00 | Location: Vienna, Austria Discussions will explore how employee…
Find out more »A New Era for the Capital Market in Portugal
EU financial markets remain fragmented, holding back retail investors from accessing better products and returns. Portugal's capital market faces the same challenge, at a moment when the Savings and Investments Union is reshaping the EU-level debate on integration and access. To explore what this means in practice, BETTER FINANCE, alongside Maxyield, the BETTER FINANCE member organisation in Portugal, is organising: A New Era for the Capital Market in Portugal Date: 14 October 2026 | Time: 15:30 - 20:15 (CEST) |…
Find out more »November 2026
Beyond Crypto: Digitalising Assets, Tokenisation and New Pathways to Retail Investment
Can new digital models lower costs, widen access and overcome Europe's persistent barriers to investment? Digitalisation is reshaping the way retail investors access financial markets. Looking beyond crypto-assets, new distribution models, such as digital investment platforms and crowdfunding, are emerging alongside underlying technologies such as distributed ledger technology (DLT) and tokenisation. Together, these developments are opening new pathways to access and digitalise assets that have traditionally been difficult or costly for retail investors to invest in, including gold, private markets…
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