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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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BETTER FINANCE Supports AEMEC’s Call for Corporate Transparency Following Iberian Blackout

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, has announced its support for the Spanish Association for Minority Shareholders of Listed Companies (AEMEC) in its efforts to ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

Inditex and Banco Santander Honoured with Euroshareholders Award 2025 in Madrid

BETTER FINANCE and AEMEC are pleased to announce the winners of the Euroshareholders Award 2025, held on 12 June 2025 in Madrid. This year’s honourees are Inditex and Banco ...
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/ Press Releases, BETTER FINANCE, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Two New French Member Organisations and Elects New President and Board

BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, is pleased to announce the official approval of two new French member organisations – ANCRE and AGIPI – following ...
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/ Press Releases, BETTER FINANCE

A Review of SRD II Failures and Policy Fixes Proposals

When shareholder engagement is not treated as an enforceable ownership right, citizens are effectively denied a channel to shape the social and economic impact of listed companies, thus undermining shareholder ...
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/ Research papers, Capital Markets Union (CMU), Retail Investment Strategy, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE Asks EU Member States to be More Ambitious with Their European Savings Label Initiative

Brussels, 5 June 2025 - BETTER FINANCE, the voice of European savers and individual investors, expresses hopes but also concerns regarding the European Savings Label initiative to be launched today ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets Union (CMU), PEPP, Product governance & disclosures, Retail Investment Strategy

Consultation Response on EU rules on sustainable finance disclosure

BETTER FINANCE responds to the European Commission Consultation on the Revision of EU rules on sustainable finance disclosure BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s plan to revise the SFDR to ...
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/ Consultations, Savings and Investment Union, Sustainabe Finance

Consultation Response on Draft ITS on Alleviated Insider Lists

​​BETTER FINANCE Responds to Consultation Paper on the Draft Implementing Technical Standards on the Extension of the Use of the Alleviated Format of Insider Lists​  ​​​The European Commission argues that ...
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/ Consultations, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress

BETTER FINANCE Annual Report 2024

Our 2024 Annual Report presents a comprehensive overview of BETTER FINANCE’s efforts to empower individual investors and financial services users across Europe. As the leading European Federation advocating for financial ...
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Response to ESMA Consultation on the Guidelines on Prospectus Supplements

BETTER FINANCE Responds to ESMA Public Consultation on the Guidelines on Supplements Which Introduce New Securities to a Base Prospectus BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA's initiative to clarify when a supplement ...
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/ Consultations, Securities Markets & Trading

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

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