BETTER FINANCE position proposed amendments to the PROPOSED REGULATION ON PEPP

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the proposed amendments from the EP rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs as a step in the right direction towards a simple and safe PEPP that could regain the ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback on a Regulation proposal facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds

BETTER FINANCE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the EC proposal for a Regulation on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds. As the representative of individual investors, BETTER FINANCE ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback on a Directive proposal facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds

BETTER FINANCE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Commission’s proposal amending the AIFM and UCITS directives with regard to cross-border distribution of investment funds ...
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BETTER FINANCE Feedback on a Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers for business

BETTER FINANCE already raised the issue that only a limited number of larger SMEs are likely to benefit from a Capital Markets Union. As such, introducing an EU framework enabling ...
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BETTER FINANCE Feedback on a Directive amending MiFID II regarding Crowdfunding services

BETTER FINANCE agrees that in order to avoid legal uncertainty and the multiplication of legal requirements for crowdfunding platforms, MiFID II should not apply to crowdfunding providers who have been ...
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/ Position Papers, FinTech

Request to the European Supervisory Authorities to report on the cost and past performance of the main categories of retail investment, insurance and pension products

Guillaume Prache, Managing director of BETTER FINANCE, was asked by EIOPA to contribute to the discussion on the request for the European Supervisory Authorities to report on the cost and ...
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Impact Assessment – Institutional Investors and asset managers duties regarding sustainability

In order to effectively contribute to the strengthening of the Capital Markets Union, BETTER FINANCE believes that sustainable investment products require binding standards ensuring the trust of EU citizens in ...
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BETTER FINANCE and Finance Watch comment on the final report of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds

The European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds issued its final report on improving European corporate bond markets. "Liquid, transparent and accessible corporate bonds markets in Europe would benefit both ...
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Position on the Delegated Act on conduct of business rules for the distribution of insurance-based investment products

Retail” financial services are still ranked as the worst consumer markets in the entire European Union according to the European Commission’s Consumer Scoreboard. Therefore, our organization would like to express ...
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Position on the Delegated Act on product oversight and governance requirements for insurance undertakings and insurance distributors

Our organization fully defends that this draft Delegated Act would be the cornerstone to establish the main obligations for insurance manufacturers and insurance distributors regarding the product approval process, the ...
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