BETTER FINANCE Asks EU Member States to be More Ambitious with Their European Savings Label Initiative
Brussels, 5 June 2025 - BETTER FINANCE, the voice of European savers and individual investors, expresses hopes but also concerns regarding the European Savings Label initiative to be launched today ...
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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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Improving Retail Investment in the EU
Key points by civil society on the RIS trilogues from the individual investors' perspective. The Retail Investment Strategy was launched in May 2023, due to the realisation that consumers (i.e ...
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Joint response to the proposal of the Platform on Sustainable Finance on categorisation of products under the SFDR
The European Commission is expected to publish a proposal for the review of the SFDR in Q4 2025. This position paper provides an overview of BETTER FINANCE, BEUC, and Finance ...
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ESMA Reveals EU Individual Investors Still Losing Out: High Costs, Low Returns, and Ineffective Fund Management
Brussels | Press Release The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just released its annual report on the costs and performance of EU retail investment products. While the report ...
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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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