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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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The Report of the High-Level Forum on the European Capital Markets Union (CMU): European Savers one step closer to getting Sustainable Value for their Money

PRESS RELEASE The Report of the High-Level Forum on the European Capital Markets Union (CMU): European Savers one step closer to getting Sustainable Value for their Money Brussels, 10 June ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

FRENCH SUPERVISOR AMF ANNOUNCES NEW APPROACH TO IDENTIFY FALSELY ACTIVE FUNDS: WILL IT PUT IT TO EFFECTIVE USE?

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the recent publication by the French capital markets supervisor AMF of its "alternative" method to identify potential closet index funds. As pointed out in several studies by ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Reporting & Audit

Presentation of the Key Priorities 2019-2024 & Response from EU Political Parties

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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

EU Elections: Are politicians willing to help citizens to improve the long-term value of their savings?

With the European elections around the corner, BETTER FINANCE took stock of the developments over the last five years in matters of financial policy at the European level. Although some ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

2019 European Elections: EU Citizens as Investors and Financial Services Users want A NEW DEAL

BETTER FINANCE asks EU Politicians about their Key Priorities for the Next Five Years Press Release – Next May nearly 450 million Europeans across the EU will be called to ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance
BETTER FINANCE Assessment of the Reports on Costs and Past Performance of EU Retail Financial Products

BETTER FINANCE Assessment of the Reports on Costs and Past Performance of EU Retail Financial Products

A BETTER FINANCE Research analysis of the reports prepared by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) on the costs and past performances of financial investment and savings products distributed to retail ...
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/ Financial Reporting & Audit, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Supervision & Redress

BETTER FINANCE Comments on the Current Legislative Framework on Public Reporting by Companies

BETTER FINANCE commented on the current legislative framework on public reporting of companies. As a representative of individual investors and financial services users in Europe, BETTER FINANCE focused its feedback ...
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/ Position Papers, Financial Reporting & Audit

BETTER FINANCE Response to the Public Consultation on the Fitness Check on the EU Framework for Public Reporting by Companies

EU public reporting requirements for companies have been beneficial for EU citizens since more standardised and comparable reporting has increased scrutiny. The Accounting directives (financial and non-financial) and the Transparency ...
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/ Consultations, Financial Reporting & Audit, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE comments on the current legislative framework on Public Reporting by Companies

BETTER FINANCE commented on the current legislative framework on public reporting of companies. As a representative of individual investors and financial services users in Europe, BETTER FINANCE focused its feedback ...
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/ Position Papers, Financial Reporting & Audit

BETTER FINANCE’s answer to the European Commission Fitness Check on Public reporting by companies

As a general comment, BETTER FINANCE believes that the current legislative framework regarding the reporting on ESG should be reviewed to introduce more standardisation in the disclosure process. Under the ...
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/ Consultations, Financial Reporting & Audit

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