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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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Reservations regarding the proposed Market in Financial Instruments Act (ZTFI-1)

We are alarmed that for the second time in less than two years the Republic of Slovenia moves to curtail the options available to minority shareholders to mitigate the burden ...
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/ Public Letters, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE’s feedback on a Simplified prospectus for companies and investors in Europe.

BETTER FINANCE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the European Commission’s roadmap on a “Simplified prospectus for companies and investors in Europe”. As representative of individual investors and savers, we ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE s feedback- IR on minimum requirements in the transmission of information for the exercise of shareholders rights

BETTER FINANCE congratulates the Expert Group on Technical Aspects of Corporate Governance Processes for their work. The Implementing Regulation (IR) takes important steps towards facilitating cross-border voting and ensures a ...
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/ Consultations, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

Shareholders rights directive implementing acts last chance to ensure rights of individual shareholders taken into account

Over the last few years, the European Union (EU) has been trying to facilitate the exercise of shareholders’ rights by updating the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II). The revised Directive ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

‘NEW DEAL FOR CONSUMERS’ – AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH FOR MANY FINANCIAL SERVICES USERS BUT NOT FOR EU CITIZENS AS INDIVIDUAL SHAREHOLDERS

Many financial services providers already operate across borders in different Member States. Like for other sectors, the case for EU-wide collective redress for financial services is clear and in the ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE response to the Consultation Paper on draft RTS under the new Prospectus Regulation

As a representative of individual investors and savers, we believe that the main concern is to provide investors with clear and concise information in order to give them a true ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

WILLINGNESS OF EU MEMBER STATES CRUCIAL FOR ENDING DOUBLE TAXATION OF INVESTMENT INCOME WITHIN THE EU

Guillaume Prache, Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE, was invited to address the European Commission’s (EC) ‘Public Hearing on a simpler Withholding Tax procedure for Europe’. The EC just released a ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

Individual Shareholder Representative Selected by EC to Advise on Implementation SRD

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce that Christiane Hölz will represent BETTER FINANCE and DSW, BETTER FINANCE’s German member organisation, at the Commission Expert Group on Technical Aspects of Corporate ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

Banca MPS and Individual Shareholders: Damage Mock And Guilty Conscience

BETTER FINANCE supports Azione MPS's position in BANCA MONTE DEI PASCHI DI SIENA rescue plan ...
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/ Press Releases, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress

Banco Popular – AEMEC announcement

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF BANCO POPULAR: protect your investment in Banco Popular ...
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/ Public Letters, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance

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