Enhancing Financial Health and Wealth in the EU: A Comprehensive Approach to Boosting Retail Investor Participation in Capital Markets

Research Report - BETTER FINANCE's report, "Enhancing Financial Health and Wealth in the EU," explores strategies to boost retail investor participation in the European Union’s capital markets, which remains limited ...
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Unmasking Digital Deception: A Data-Driven Approach to Mapping and Combating Online Investment Fraud in Europe

BETTER FINANCE supports the findings of a key report titled Unmasking Digital Deception: A Data-Driven Approach to Mapping and Combating Online Investment Fraud in Europe. This report highlights the alarming ...
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Vilnius 2024 | International Investors’ Conference: Shaping the Future of Finance

Date: 30 May 2024 | Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Join us at the exceptional International Investors' Conference in Vilnius on 30 May 2024, hosted by BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of ...
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Neobrokers’ Inception Paper

Neobrokers' Inception Paper | Summary This paper delves into the business models of neobrokers and their implications for retail investors, highlighting the transformative role these digital platforms play in the ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback on the Open Finance Framework

BETTER FINANCE provided an initial feedback to the EC’s plans to create a system for accessing financial data (FIDA) to boost digital financial services by promoting competition. We suggest carefully ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the IOSCO Crypto-Assets Consultation

The exposure of retail investors to crypto-assets has increased globally, leading to greater retail investor losses due to financial crime, fraud, money laundering, and under-regulated activities in the crypto-asset market ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the joint ESAs survey on Innovations

Through their joint pilot survey, the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (the ESAs) aimed to assess and monitor market ...
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Digital euro: EU Commission’s proposal a first step in the right direction, but more is needed for a safer alternative to bank deposits

The European Commission today published its long-awaited proposal on the digital euro, marking a significant milestone in the digitalisation of public money. The document sets the stage for a democratic ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, FinTech

Robo-advice 2022 Report | Breaking Barriers of Traditional Advice

BETTER FINANCE continued its research series into Robo-advice with this seventh annual edition (2022), mapping a sample of platforms that provide online Robo-advisory investing services, by analysing their (automated) advice ...
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