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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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BETTER FINANCE calls for structural reform to deliver a truly investor-centric retail journey

Following the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) initiative to map the “retail investor journey”, BETTER FINANCE welcomes this timely step towards putting citizens at the heart of capital markets ...
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/ Press Releases, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Capital Markets Union (CMU), Digital Finance, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Product governance & disclosures, Retail Investment Strategy, Savings and Investment Union

BETTER FINANCE Response to ESMA Consultation on the Retail Investor Journey

BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA’s initiative to map the “retail investor journey” as a step toward an investor-centric approach. Our response highlights that low retail participation is less about investor “reluctance” ...
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/ Consultations, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Capital Markets Union (CMU), Digital Finance, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Retail Investment Strategy, Savings and Investment Union

Consultation Response to the Commission’s Call for Evidence on Supplementary Pensions

BETTER FINANCE, warmly welcomes the European Commission’s stated intention to review the EU framework on supplementary pensions. Year after year, our research on the real return of long-term and pension ...
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/ Consultations, Life Insurance & Pensions, PEPP

Consultation Response to EIOPA’s Consultation on the Opinion of AI Governance and Risk Management

BETTER FINANCE welcomes EIOPA’s draft Opinion on AI governance and risk management in insurance undertakings. As the European-level representative of life insurance policyholders, BETTER FINANCE fully supports EIOPA's risk-based approach ...
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/ Consultations, Life Insurance & Pensions, Product governance & disclosures

The Muddled Pan-European Pension Revolution: Why PEPP’s Potential Is Still Out of Reach

Brussels | Press Release The long-awaited Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) was designed to transform retirement savings in Europe, but industry opposition and sluggish progress are stalling its game-changing promise ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, PEPP

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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/ Research papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Capital Markets Union (CMU), Financial Education, FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Retail Investment Strategy

Response to EIOPA’s Consultation on the Draft Opinion on the Supervision of Liquidity Risk Management of IORPs

BETTER FINANCE has reviewed the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Consultation Paper on the Draft Opinion on the Supervision of Liquidity Risk Management of IORPs (Institutions for Occupational ...
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/ Consultations, Life Insurance & Pensions

Will You Afford to Retire? | The Real Return of Long-term and Pension Savings | 2024 Edition | Country-by-Country

Was 2023 the year when European retail investors finally obtained the “fairer deal” that outgoing European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness had wished for them (McGuinness, 2023)? As far as long-term and ...
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/ Research papers, Life Insurance & Pensions, Pensions Report - The Real Return

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Key Aspects of Commissioner-Designate Albuquerque’s Vision but Urges Stronger Focus on Retail Investor Protections

Brussles, 8 November 2024 - Press Release BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, welcomes the appointment of Ms Albuquerque as Commissioner-Designate for Financial Services following ...
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/ Press Releases, Banking, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Financial Education, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Product governance & disclosures, Retail Investment Strategy, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE Unveils Troubling Trends in European Pensions with New Report

Brussels, 6 November 2024 - Press Release BETTER FINANCE has yesterday published the 12th edition of its annual pensions report, uncovering significant issues that threaten the future financial security of ...
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/ Press Releases, Life Insurance & Pensions, Pensions Report - The Real Return

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