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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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Response to IOSCO Consultation Report on Neobrokers

In its consultation response to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), BETTER FINANCE agrees with IOSCO’s general definition of neo-brokers but suggests expanding it to better reflect key features ...
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/ Consultations, Digital Finance, FinTech

Consultation Response to EIOPA’s Consultation on the Opinion of AI Governance and Risk Management

BETTER FINANCE welcomes EIOPA’s draft Opinion on AI governance and risk management in insurance undertakings. As the European-level representative of life insurance policyholders, BETTER FINANCE fully supports EIOPA's risk-based approach ...
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/ Consultations, Life Insurance & Pensions, Product governance & disclosures

BETTER FINANCE Recommendations for Omnibus I (CSRD) Revisions

BETTER FINANCE has published its recommendations for improving the European Commission’s "Omnibus I" reforms on sustainability reporting. While supporting efforts to simplify rules for companies, BETTER FINANCE stresses that reforms ...
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/ Position Papers, Sustainabe Finance

Consultation Response on the EU Follow-on Prospectus and the EU Growth Issuance Prospectus

Targeted consultation on the reduced content and the standardised format and sequence of the EU follow-on prospectus and the EU growth issuance prospectus BETTER FINANCE welcomes the introduction of the ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Product governance & disclosures, Retail Investment Strategy

Consultation Response to Taxonomy Delegated Acts to Make Reporting Simpler and Cost-Effective

BETTER FINANCE is committed to protecting the interests of individual investors and ensuring the integrity of sustainable finance. As such, we express our concerns regarding the proposed amendments to the ...
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/ Consultations, Sustainabe Finance

Neobrokers – Trading Fractions Reinventing Retail Ownership and Challenging Regulation

A BETTER FINANCE Focused Paper on Fractional Investing The rapid expansion of neobrokers across the European Union has fundamentally reshaped the retail investment landscape by introducing mobile-first, low-cost platforms characterised ...
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/ Research papers, FinTech, Retail Investment Strategy, Securities Markets & Trading

BETTER FINANCE Open Letter to UniCredit Board of Directors

BETTER FINANCE expresses serious concerns over the abrupt and unilateral termination of the financial instruments custody agreement between Zagrebačka banka (UniCredit) and VZMD (Pan-Slovenian Stakeholders' Association). The termination has left ...
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/ Public Letters, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress

Principles for Transition Investing

A Guide for Effective Engagement and Voting Practices for Transition-Linked Equity Investment in Listed Companies The set of Principles developed by BETTER FINANCE and its Working Group Members, aims at ...
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/ Position Papers, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE Answer to ESMA Consultation Paper on Draft RTS for the Establishment of an EU Code of Conduct for Issuer-Sponsored Research (Listing Act-MiFID)

Following the Listing Act Package, BETTER FINANCE strongly supports ESMA’s initiative to introduce an EU Code of Conduct (CoC) for issuer-sponsored research, developed under Article 24(3c) of MiFID II. The draft RTS ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Securities Markets & Trading

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Progress on the Savings and Investments Union

BETTER FINANCE, the public interest organisation representing European citizens as savers and investors, welcomes the European Commission’s communication on the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), alongside the draft report by ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets Union (CMU), Savings and Investment Union

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