Response to ESMA’s call for evidence on the integration of sustainability preferences in the suitability assessment and product governance arrangements
Retail investors are increasingly concerned about the impact of their investment decisions on society and the environment. In recent years, European Union (EU) institutions have amended the legislation regarding the ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the IOSCO Crypto-Assets Consultation
The exposure of retail investors to crypto-assets has increased globally, leading to greater retail investor losses due to financial crime, fraud, money laundering, and under-regulated activities in the crypto-asset market ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the Joint ESAs Consultation on the review of SFDR Delegated Regulation
BETTER FINANCE supports the newly suggested mandatory social indicators under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which aim to measure principal adverse impacts (PAI). It is crucial for these indicators ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the joint ESAs survey on Innovations
Through their joint pilot survey, the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (the ESAs) aimed to assess and monitor market ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to European Commission consultation on the EU climate target for 2040
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to set clear policy measures regarding climate targets beyond 2030, which ultimately can support the objective of 2050 climate neutrality goal and its ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Delegated Act
BETTER FINANCE, as an independent financial expertise center serving European financial services users, represents millions of individual investors in Europe who stand to benefit from the draft non-financial reporting Standards ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to EIOPA consultation on technical advice on IORP II review
EIOPA consulted on the review of IORP II Directive, which governs occupational pension schemes in the EU. BETTER FINANCE's response to the consultation focuses on protecting the interests of pension ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the European Commission on the EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the amendments to the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (Art 8) in providing consistent methodologies and economic performance indicators that ensure financial and non-financial undertakings disclose the relevant ...
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BETTER FINANCE Answer to the EC open feedback on the review of the Listing Act
BETTER FINANCE response to the European Commission's request for feedback on the review of the Listing Act - making public capital markets more attractive for EU companies and facilitating access ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the ESMA Consultation on Guidelines for the use of ESG or sustainability-related terms in funds’ names
ESMA’s Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names propose the use of quantitative thresholds whereby “if an investment fund has any ESG-, or impact-related words ...
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