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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Feedback on EC Roadmap on Fitness Check of supervisory reporting requirements

The EC’s goal to assess whether the supervisory reporting requirements are “fit for purpose” appears to be a good initiative. However, BETTER FINANCE would like to stress that reducing the ...
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EU citizens as end-investors become observers at the board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group

EFRAG, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, was established in 2001 with the aim of advising the European Commission (EC) on the suitability of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) ...
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DEMOCRATIC OVERSIGHT FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FOUND LACKING BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the text of an own-initiative report evaluating the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and highlighting some ...
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Public consultation on non-binding guidelines on methodology for reporting non-financial information

The purpose of this public consultation is to collect information and views from stakeholders on guidance on reporting of non-financial information by companies across all sectors. At this time, it ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to EC Consultation on the Impact of IFRS in the EU

BETTER FINANCE published its response to the European Commission consultation on the impact of IFRS in the EU ...
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A new European regime for Venture Capital

Please read here EuroInvestors response to the European Commission public consultation on " ...
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