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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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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

​​SFDR Review Proposal: BETTER FINANCE Warns That Brussels Risks Repeating Old Mistakes —and Creating New Ones​

As the European Commission publishes its proposal to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), BETTER FINANCE welcomes steps towards improving the framework but urges policymakers to ensure that reforms truly strengthen ...
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/ Press Releases, Product governance & disclosures, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE Warns Against Counterproductive Outcomes from the SFDR Review​

As the European Commission prepares to publish its review proposal of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, calls for ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes the European Parliament’s Decision on the Omnibus File

This week’s decision by the European Parliament not to forward the Omnibus I Package to trilogue negotiations marks both a moment of opportunity and of caution for the future of ...
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/ Press Releases, Product governance & disclosures, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE & FESE Joint Statement: Urgent Call to Make EU Capital Markets Deeper and More Attractive

A renewed vision for Europe’s capital markets Mario Draghi’s Report highlighted that Europe’s capital markets should finance growth and innovation, yet they remain fragmented and underperforming. A year later, European ...
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/ Public Letters, Capital Markets Union (CMU), Savings and Investment Union

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