Withholding taxes on dividends in the European Union: An uphill battle for individual shareholders
A recent survey conducted by BETTER FINANCE and DSW among 3,000 investors across the EU found that withholding tax (WHT) refund procedures are cumbersome and costly, making it difficult or ...
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BETTER FINANCE joins forces in collective redress for individual Airbus investors
BETTER FINANCE, The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, joins forces with Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC), assisting Airbus shareholders recover losses resulting from Airbus’ involvement in bribery ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to EIOPA Public consultation on supervisory statement on differential pricing mechanisms in non-life insurances
Explanations A differential pricing mechanism in insurance contracts describes a practice by which an insurance company adapts the cost or price of the product/service on considerations other than the expected ...
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BETTER FINANCE answer to European Commission Consultation on resolving consumer disputes out-of-court
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What is Alternative/Online Dispute Resolution (ADR/ODR)? Non-judicial procedures through which consumers (for our constituency, “retail” financial services users) can solve disputes with professionals and obtain redress for their ...
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BETTER FINANCE appoints Jella Benner-Heinacher as its new President
From 15 June to 17 June, BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, and its Member Organisations gathered in Athens for their General Assembly and International ...
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The Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion and Financial Inclusion Europe join BETTER FINANCE
BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce the affiliation of two new associate member organisations. The Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion (Pörssisäätiö), based in Helsinki, and Financial Inclusion Europe (FiInE), based ...
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PROF. DR RÜDIGER VEIL REAPPOINTED AS CHAIR OF THE BETTER FINANCE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
On 29 September the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Council convened to discuss next year’s research programme and elect a chairperson. The extensive research work carried out by the BETTER FINANCE Team ...
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Empower the new generations of EU citizens as pension savers to engage corporations into a Sustainable Corporate Governance
BETTER FINANCE strongly supports the goals of the new initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance launched by the European Commission in order to reconcile economic growth, social progress, corporate governance and ...
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