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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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EuroFinUse Response to the Green Paper on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy

EuroFinUse welcomed this Consultation on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy and we praised the European Commission for focusing on this fundamental economic objective. The promotion of long term investments ...
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EuroFinUse Position Paper on Crowdfunding

EuroFinUse welcomes the workshop organized by the European Commission on this very important emerging trend in financial services. EuroFinUse also thanks the Commission to invite a retail user representative to ...
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EuroFinUse Position on the Lack of consolidated trade data and best execution for European private investors: six years and counting

Six years after MiFID Directive fragmented the European equity markets, private investors still cannot get consolidated pre- and post-trade data. EuroFinUse is very concerned that the EU has and is ...
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/ Position Papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds)

EuroFinUse Position Paper on the International Financial Reporting Standards

EuroFinUse considers the establishment of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) a milestone in the promotion of harmonised accounting standards not only in Europe but also, ideally, for the United ...
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Parliament Vote on the Audit Reform: A Small Step in the Right Direction

The EU Parliament JURI Committee has voted on 26 April on the new proposals aimed at reforming the audit profession looking to increase audit quality and investor renew confidence in ...
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/ Press Releases

EuroFinUse Position Paper on the EC Action Plan on Company Law and Corporate Governance

We believe that the initiated consultation with a wide range of stakeholders by the Commission with regards to this Action Plan is a major step in this process. In our ...
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/ Consultations

Cyprus bailout reinforces financial repression

EuroFinUse strongly opposes the bank crisis approach of holding depositors responsible for bank failures. We therefore welcome the clarification of Mr. Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup, stating that -contrary to ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds)

EuroFinUse International Conference on the Audit Reform

On 26 March, EuroFinUse, the only organisation dedicated to defend the rights of European financial services users, organised a high-level conference on the audit reform, hosted by British MEP Sajjad ...
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EuroFinUse Brussels Declaration 2013

A single and stronger organization for European financial services users is born! At the EuroFinUse General Assembly, on 25 March 2013, Jean Berthon was elected as President to head the ...
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EuroFinUse’s Position on the asset managers bonus cap

Read EuroFinUse's position on the investment fund rules UCITS bonuses for fund managers to be capped among wider investor protection in new draft EU rules ...
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/ Position Papers

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