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Our Research & Policy Aim

As a public interest organisation, BETTER FINANCE is committed to advancing the interests of individual investors and users of financial services throughout the European Union.

Our Goal

Our goal is to promote transparency, long-term value, and consumer protection in financial markets, ensuring that retail investors have a strong voice in policy discussions.

Our Approach

Working collaboratively with our member organisations, BETTER FINANCE undertakes rigorous analysis and research, engages in stakeholder consultations, and solicits expert contributions, resulting in well-informed, data-driven policy recommendations.

This approach ensures that EU financial regulations align with the interests of European citizens.

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European Individual Investors Struggle to Access Climate Solutions in the Global South, New BETTER FINANCE Study Finds

BETTER FINANCE today published its pioneering assessment of whether individual investors in Europe can meaningfully invest in publicly listed climate-solution companies based in low- and middle-income (LMI) countries. The study highlights a striking gap ...
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/ Press Releases, Sustainabe Finance

Assessing the Investment Landscape for Global South Climate Solution Equities

BETTER FINANCE has conducted a study to assess the investment landscape for Global South climate solution equities. This study shows that European retail investors are effectively locked out of investing ...
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/ Research papers, Sustainabe Finance

​​Strong Markets, Weak Pensions: The Real State of European Pensions​

BETTER FINANCE publishes the 2025 edition of “Will You Afford to Retire?” revealing persistent structural challenges in long-term and pension savings across Europe. Despite a second strong year, European pension ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, Pensions Report - The Real Return

Will you afford to retire? | The Real Return of Long-term and Pension Savings | 2025 Edition

It is sometimes frustrating to report, every year, on something as unfailingly disappointing as the real return of European supplementary pensions. It is a feeling akin to that of ...
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/ Research papers, Life Insurance & Pensions, Pensions Report - The Real Return

When Companies Leave the Market | Strengthening Investor Protection in Europe’s Delisting Landscape

Listing and delisting are the entry and exit doors of public equity markets, yet only the former has meaningfully shaped EU policymaking. Recent reforms — most notably the 2024 Listing Act — focused on ...
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/ Research papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Capital Markets Union (CMU), Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

​​BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Simplified EU Sustainability Standards​, with a Note of Caution

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the submission of EFRAG’s revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to the European Commission as part of the EU’s drive to simplify sustainability reporting. The amended standards ...
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/ Press Releases, Product governance & disclosures, Sustainabe Finance

​​Mind the Pension Gap: EU Stakeholders Call for More Adequate and Inclusive Supplementary Pensions​

BETTER FINANCE and the CFA Institute yesterday concluded the conference “Mind the Pension Gap: Delivering Adequate, Inclusive & Portable Pensions in the Current EU Cycle”, kindly hosted by MEP Stéphanie ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, PEPP

Transition Investing | Key Challenges and Opportunities | 2025 Report

Transition investing, or investing in emission-reducing activities, has not become obsolete in 2025. Global investment amounted to about $2.1 trillion in 2024, led by renewables, electric vehicles, and grids. China ...
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/ Research papers, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes ESMA Report Showing ‘Free’ Advice Drains Nearly Half of Investor Fees, Eroding EU Retirement Savings

BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA’s recent publication of its groundbreaking report on “Total Costs of Investing in UCITS and AIFs”. The report sheds critical light on the true extent of the ...
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/ Press Releases, Product governance & disclosures, Retail Investment Strategy, Supervision & Redress

​​BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Reforms to the Pan-European Personal Pension Product, but Cautions “the Devil is in the Detail”​

The European Commission’s proposed reforms to the Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) could make retirement savings simpler, more transparent, and potentially more cost-efficient for millions of Europeans — but BETTER FINANCE warns that “the ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, PEPP, Product governance & disclosures

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