Joint Letter: Don’t let conflicts of interest sink the Retail Investment Strategy
On 19 October 2023, BETTER FINANCE together with BEUC, Finance Watch and WWF, published a public letter addressed to Ms. Yon-Courtin and to the European Parliament's shadow rapporteurs, expressing disappointment ...
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BETTER FINANCE position on the Retail Investment Strategy
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the proposal for the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) put forward by the European Commission (EC) on 24 May 2023. We fully share the goals that the EC ...
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BETTER FINANCE Urges a Genuine Reform of the Dysfunctional European Retail Investment Market in Support of EC’s Strategy
BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, has published a position paper on the European Commission's Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) proposals. The organisation fully supports the ...
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IVA & BETTER FINANCE International Investors’ Conference in Vienna
Brussels, 13 October 2023 — BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, in collaboration with IVA - the Austrian Shareholder Association, is pleased to announce that the ...
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BETTER FINANCE Feedback to the European Commission’s Withholding taxes – FASTER Proposal
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s WHT FASTER Proposal that has to potential to bring procedural progress in addressing longstanding obstacles to tax recovery for investors dealing with their cross-border ...
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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 position on the transparency of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities
The draft Regulation on ESG ratings proposed by the European Commission in June 2023 aims to establish a framework and tackle structural issues by combating possible conflicts of interests, imposing ...
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Diluted European Sustainability Reporting Standards Raise Greenwashing Concerns
The European Commission has issued the Delegated Act on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to enhance transparency in sustainability reporting by companies ...
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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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Major EU bank Informs Investors of Missing Russian Shares
BETTER FINANCE expresses concern over Deutsche Bank's disclosure of missing Russian shares. The bank recently revealed a shortfall in the shares underlying depositary receipts (DRs), further increasing the challenges for ...
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