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
On Tuesday, 20 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Estonia ruled that the current government’s hotly contested pensions “reform” is not unconstitutional. The reform is set to dismantle the foundation of the second (occupational) pillar of the Estonian pension system. It is worth noting that many of the Judges who ruled in its favour, did
Corporate social responsibility and pro-environmentalism has gained importance among consumers too often providing incentives for producers to brand unsustainable products as green or environmentally friendly. Research on product labelling suggests that “green” has become an important retail strategy and more and more products on the market are labelled as environmentally friendly. Therefore, green labels may
The green bond market has been growing rapidly in the recent years. But several issues are affecting this market and eroding investor confidence in this financial instrument. Ensuring transparency on the underlying assets is fundamental for this market to reach scale and its objectives. Specific and credible guidelines on how to identify and classify green
BETTER FINANCE warmly welcomes the European Commission initiative to improve the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance. We consider that it has become imperative to reinforce the link between long-term value creation and sustainability. Notably, sustainable investments that contributes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives require long-term orientation. Nonetheless, sustainability is
We are writing to you on behalf of BETTER FINANCE – The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, AEGEE–Europe (the European Students’ Forum) and EUROCHAMBRES – the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry – regarding several difficulties that European students face applying for the Erasmus+ Traineeship Grant. The signatories strongly support
Today the European Parliament (EP) voted on the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee’s own-initiative report on the further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU).[1] The report calls for specific measures to help finance businesses, promote long-term and cross-border investment, strengthen market architecture and support retail investors. With more than 15 resolutions proposed or
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the ECON’s legislative own-initiative report on Digital Finance assessing the regulatory and supervisory challenges on the digital financial market in order to guarantee a resilient digital financial system. BETTER FINANCE believes that the EC should attempt to better coordinate the parallel consultations (Mifid II, Digital Finance Strategy, Sustainable finance Strategy) – as
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