Consultation Response on the EU Follow-on Prospectus and the EU Growth Issuance Prospectus
Targeted consultation on the reduced content and the standardised format and sequence of the EU follow-on prospectus and the EU growth issuance prospectus BETTER FINANCE welcomes the introduction of the ...
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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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Response on ESMA’s Consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards on Liquidity Management Tools under the AIFMD and UCITS Directive
In its comprehensive responses to ESMA’s consultations on both the draft Guidelines and the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on Liquidity Management Tools (LMTs), BETTER FINANCE strongly advocates for a regulatory ...
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European Financial Supervisors Listen to Investors and Propose Simplified Categories for Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
Press Release - 25 June 2024 European financial supervisors have taken a proactive stance in their Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), addressing concerns raised ...
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BETTER FINANCE Urges Industry Innovation: Prache and McGuinness Find EU Financial Industry Proposals Disappointing and Call to Prioritise Consumer Outcomes at EU Retail Investment Roundtable
Guillaume Prache, Founder and Senior Advisor at BETTER FINANCE, brought his expertise to the forefront today as he addressed representatives of the financial industry at a roundtable on retail investment ...
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Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 | Sustainable Savings & Investments Union: Reconciling Individuals, Enterprises & Planet
⬇️ Read or download BETTER FINANCE's Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 below. ⬇️ Let’s harness the Savings and Investments Union’s (SIU) potential to benefit our citizens as financial consumers, ...
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Transition investing: key challenges and opportunities
Transition investing refers to capital needed to improve economic activities, that are not environmentally friendly at present. Such capital supports the development of innovation and infrastructure, enabling current activities to ...
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BETTER FINANCE position on the Retail Investment Strategy
BETTER FINANCE welcomes the proposal for the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) put forward by the European Commission (EC) on 24 May 2023. We fully share the goals that the EC ...
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Diluted European Sustainability Reporting Standards Raise Greenwashing Concerns
The European Commission has issued the Delegated Act on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to enhance transparency in sustainability reporting by companies ...
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The Proposed Retail Investment Strategy Shows Potential for Investor Protection Progress, but Fails to Meet its Own Key Targets
BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, welcomed the European Commission’s launch of a Retail Investor Strategy in September 2020, as a once in a lifetime ...
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