BETTER FINANCE demands that “dark” capital market “venues” treat individual investors as fairly as the Regulated Markets

Following ESMA hearing on its MiFID II and MiFIR Consultation on February 19 in Paris, BETTER FINANCE expresses its concerns regarding the treatment individual investors face by "dark" capital market ...
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BETTER FINANCE Comments to the Discussion Paper on KIDs for PRIIPs of the Joint Committee of the ESAs

BETTER FINANCE published it comments to the Discussion Paper on KIDs for PRIIPs of the Joint Committee of the ESAs. Read our concerns here ...
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BETTER FINANCE’s Response to EIOPA Consultation Paper on Further Work on Solvency of IORPs

Please find here our comments to EIOPA Consultation Paper on Further Work on Solvency of IORPs ...
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“Relevant players” in the long term capital market excluded from the policy debate?

BETTER FINANCE notes with concern that the panel on “relevant players in the market for long term capital” at the upcoming Conference by the European Commission and the Italian Presidency ...
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French Pension Fund Victims sacrificed again

400 000 French pension savers who have been the victims of an irresponsible and misleading strategy are being sacrificed once again. The French mutual UMR announced measures to try and ...
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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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New EU legislation on shareholders rights: Many European shareholders will still not be able to vote whilst others will still have to pay to vote

The European Commission’s review of the shareholders rights directive is a good step forward, but, if not amended and improved upon by the European Parliament, will fail to fix the ...
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BETTER FINANCE Position on the Review of the Shareholder Rights Directive

BETTER FINANCE published its position on the review of the Shareholders Rights Directive ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to ESMA Consultation on delegated acts required by the UCITS V Directive

UCITS are one of the most important retail investment products for investors. In general, BETTER FINANCE is in favour of reducing risks that are not directly linked to the assets ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to ESMA Consultation Paper on the Draft technical standards on the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the draft technical standards on the Market Abuse Regulation. Widespread and large market abuses targeting mostly non-insider investors are indeed one of the main reasons for the ...
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