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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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Green investment products should not be developed at the expense of EU Citizens as long-term and pension savers and should first of all ensure long-term and sustainable value creation

Brussels, 20 November 2019 - BETTER FINANCE Publishes its survey on “green” investment products in cooperation with Financial Analysts Besides addressing crucial environmental and social issues, the concept of sustainable ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE & CFA Institute Report on SUSTAINABLE VALUE FOR MONEY

Besides addressing crucial environmental and social issues, the concept of sustainable finance should translate into investment products that are exemplary in complying with EU investor protection, governance and conduct of ...
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/ Research papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Life Insurance & Pensions, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE NOW CONTRIBUTES A TOTAL OF 28 USER-SIDE EXPERTS TO THE EU AUTHORITIES’ EXPERT AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce that Edoardo Carlucci, Research and Policy Officer at BETTER FINANCE - the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users - was appointed as ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

Feedback on the draft technical advice on minimum requirements for the EU climatetransition benchmarks and the EU Parisaligned benchmarks and benchmarks’ ESG disclosures

On 18 June 2019, the Technical Expert Group (TEG) published its report on Climate Benchmarks and Benchmarks’ ESG Disclosures. The report recommends a list of minimum standards for the methodologies of EU Climate ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE response to the survey on collection of evidence on undue short-term pressure from the financial sector on corporations

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a questionnaire which aims to gather evidence on potential short-term pressures on corporations stemming from the financial sector. On December 2019, the findings ...
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/ Consultations, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

The Volkswagen DieselGate Scandal

Time for a negotiated settlement for European investors:
  • VW has been dragging its feet over European claims
  • The company has paid out € 30 billion in the US
  • This ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress

Presentation of the Key Priorities 2019-2024 & Response from EU Political Parties

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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

EU Elections: Are politicians willing to help citizens to improve the long-term value of their savings?

With the European elections around the corner, BETTER FINANCE took stock of the developments over the last five years in matters of financial policy at the European level. Although some ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE’s response on “Targeted consultation on the draft guidelines on the standardised presentation of the remuneration report “

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission's report on standardised presentation of the remuneration and stresses the importance of these guidelines to provide a clear and understandable remuneration. We believe that ...
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/ Consultations, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

2019 European Elections: EU Citizens as Investors and Financial Services Users want A NEW DEAL

BETTER FINANCE asks EU Politicians about their Key Priorities for the Next Five Years Press Release – Next May nearly 450 million Europeans across the EU will be called to ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Financial Reporting & Audit, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress, Sustainabe Finance