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On the 21st of January 2022, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced that its General Assembly had selected BETTER FINANCE as one of its new members. This represents a further improvement of EFRAG’s governance and its opening to individual investors, consumers, and other stakeholders from civil society. Since 2017, and up to last

EFRAG, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, was established in 2001 with the aim of advising the European Commission (EC) on the suitability of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). EFRAG’s mission is to ensure that European views on the matter are taken into account in

In 2013 InterContinentalExchange bought NYSE Euronext from the New York Stock Exchange and now announced that it will sell as much as 60% of its stake in the exchange operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon exchanges. The transaction is expected to raise as much as 1.16 billion euros. A hard core of institutional shareholders, including ABN Amro

This Wednesday, Cecilia Malmstrom, the European Commissioner for trade, unveiled a proposal for a new system for resolving disputes between investors and states under TTIP and other EU trade and investment negotiations: the Investment Court System. This new system is expected to replace the existing Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism that is currently hampering the EU-US talks

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce its support for the Keep Me Posted campaign. European citizens as users of financial services should have the right of choice of how they want to receive their information (paper or digital version) at no extra costs.  Read the full Press Release here 

EFRAG, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, was established in 2001 with the aim of advising the European Commission (EC) on the suitability of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). EFRAG’s mission is to ensure that European views on the matter are taken into account in

Exchanges and the over-the-counter (OTC) market might have moved a little closer in recent years, but it is far from inevitable that demand for greater trading clarity will push a sizeable chunk of the market away from OTC. On one hand, FXSpotStream CEO Alan Schwarz said: "the FX market continues to do a good job

Aimed at certifying the most virtuous funds, the SRI label, which has just been reformed by the government, now excludes companies with new oil projects. Guillaume Prache denounces an ideological reform that risks favoring foreign oil and gas companies. The reform of France’s SRI (socially responsible investment) label, as announced by the French Ministry of

For a decade, BETTER FINANCE has flagged the persistently low real returns in EU long-term and pension savings. As government and occupational pensions dwindle, Public Authorities urge earlier and increased savings for retirement. Yet, this advice often disregards a fundamental issue: inadequate, sometimes negative, long-term real returns after inflation.  BETTER FINANCE reports disprove the claim

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s WHT FASTER Proposal that has to potential to bring procedural progress in addressing longstanding obstacles to tax recovery for investors dealing with their cross-border investment income. We applaud an EU-wide framework to streamline withholding tax (WHT) refund modalities under common reporting, and support its digitalisation addressing the current hurdle

On Friday 26 October the joint meeting of the World Federation of Investors (WFI) and World Federation of Young Investors (WFYI) at the Paris Stock EURONEXT marked the conclusion of the annual meeting of the WFI. This year the annual meeting coincided with the 50th anniversary of the French Federation of Individual Investors and Investor

Every year BETTER FINANCE organises events on issues that matter to individual investors and engages in research on key financial topics to better influence EU policymaking. Become a project partner and have your voice heard! BETTER FINANCE has partnered with civil society organisations and other professional organisations such as the Federation of European Securities Exchanges

DSW, Germany’s oldest and largest association of private investors and member of BETTER FINANCE, partnered up with the Netherlands-based foundation STICHTING VOLKSWAGEN INVESTORS CLAIM in order to represent aggrieved VW investors in the DieselGate case. The Foundation seeks to settle with Volkswagen out of court, with a potential agreement in favour of VW investors to

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce a new collaboration with SASV (Schweizerischer Anlegerschutzverein), the Swiss Investor Protection Association, further expanding its pan-European network. SASV is dedicated to promoting transparency within the Swiss capital market and advancing investor rights. This partnership with BETTER FINANCE aims to bolster the representation of Swiss individual investors and shareholders on

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

The European Climate Adaptation Platform Climate-ADAPT is a partnership between the European Commission and the European Environment Agency. The portal provides relevant information and resources to European regional and local authorities to prepare and plan for climate resilience. Since 2017, more than 360 organisations from 31 European countries have collaborated in 179 EUKI-funded projects.

Factors influencing the number of new listings/IPOs in Sweden Paper presented to the Policy Committee of ecoDa, January 2022                                                                                                                   According to the EU Commission’s report “Primary and secondary equity markets in the EU” Sweden has had a unique development of the number of new listings/IPOs between 2010 and 2018 compared to all other member

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

The SDGs are an extremely high-level set of objectives put forward by the United Nations. There are 17 key goals focused on five areas: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership, and they include zero hunger, quality education, clean water and sanitation, and affordable and clean energy. Behind each goal is several measurable targets tied to

GREAT RETURNS FOR GREAT VALUES What is sustainable investing? Any investment that seeks to incorporate sustainability elements alongside financial returns. The basic tenet of sustainability refers to ESG factors (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and has been used as a base for sustainable services, products and other investment activity. In the case of financial products, for

The Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) started applying in March 2021 and requires financial market participants and financial advisers to disclose at entity and product levels how they integrate sustainability risks and principal adverse impacts in their processes at both entity and product levels. It also introduces additional product disclosures for sustainable financial products making

BETTER FINANCE’s full Response to the Targeted Consultation on SRDs – Shareholder Rights Directives (SRD1 and SRD2) for the European Commission by the CSES — [15 December 2023]. BETTER FINANCE advocates for the enforcement of investors’ and shareholders’ rights, underscoring the pivotal role of engagement as a cornerstone within robust green transition plans and corporate

The EU’s legislation in the fields of climate, energy and economic activities linked to greenhouse gas emissions needs to also take into consideration latest technological advancements and the way climate action can be incentivised for all.

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

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to set clear policy measures regarding climate targets beyond 2030, which ultimately can support the objective of 2050 climate neutrality goal and its realisation. BETTER FINANCE’s core expertise mainly involves defending the interests of European citizens as financial services users, and we are therefore cognisant of the benefits

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

How to make sure you can fully participate and enhance your experience as a sustainable retail investor in the market? 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

For 10 years now BETTER FINANCE points to the often-poor real net returns of long-term and pension savings (see the 2022 Edition of the Real Return) across a large number of EU jurisdictions. It is getting worse, and while a couple of years of poor performances can be made up for, the same can’t be

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

The BBC uncovered a secret recording involving the Bank of England in the Libor rigging scandal. The recording uncovered by the BBC consists of a discussion between two bankers at Barclays, one of them saying that the government and the Bank of England were pressuring them to lower the rate they offered for the Libor. The

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