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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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A Capital Markets Union without a single market for EU-wide shareholder engagement

BETTER FINANCE's press release on the Commission’s proposal for the review of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) is available here ...
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European shareholders considering legal proceedings against Volkswagen

Representing VW shareholders, DSW, a member organization of BETTER FINANCE, is examining the possibility of legal proceedings on the grounds that VW violated its duty to immediately disclose all information ...
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European Parliament once again ignores individual shareholders rights

The new EU Shareholders Rights’ Directive is to be voted tomorrow 8 July. As it stands the proposal grossly ignores all the modest amendments called for by European individual shareholder ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

An early blow to the CMU initiative?

BETTER FINANCE's press release on the plenary vote of the new EU Shareholders Rights’ Directive, as amended by the Parliament’s JURI committee, on June 10 is available here ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the EC consultation on the review of Prospectus Directive

BETTER FINANCE published its response to the European Commission Consultation on the review of the Prospectus Directive ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

New EU legislation on shareholders rights: Many European shareholders will still not be able to vote whilst others will still have to pay to vote

The European Commission’s review of the shareholders rights directive is a good step forward, but, if not amended and improved upon by the European Parliament, will fail to fix the ...
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BETTER FINANCE Position on the Review of the Shareholder Rights Directive

BETTER FINANCE published its position on the review of the Shareholders Rights Directive ...
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/ Position Papers, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

New European Commission: important issues such as shareholder rights, corporate governance and employee share ownership at risk of relegation

BETTER FINANCE for all stands fully behind the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES) - one of its member organizations - in its response to the European Commission’s proposed ...
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