BETTER FINANCE responds to ESMA’s Call for Evidence on Civil Liability Provisions Under the Prospectus Regulation
BETTER FINANCE welcomes ESMA’s Call for Evidence on civil liability provisions under the Prospectus Regulation (PR). This consultation presents a critical opportunity to harmonise liability rules across Member States, addressing ...
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Unmasking Digital Deception: Protecting EU Investors from Online Investment Fraud
Brussels, 7 October 2024 - Press Release BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, emphasises the urgent need for enhanced protection and redress mechanisms for investors ...
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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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Individual Investors’ National Key Priorities 2024 – 2029
⬇️ Read or download BETTER FINANCE's National Key Priorities for 2024-2029 below. ⬇️ Let’s harness the Capital Markets Union’s (CMU) potential to benefit our citizens as financial consumers, retail investors ...
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Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 | Sustainable Value for Money: Reconciling Individuals, Enterprises & the Planet
⬇️ Read or download BETTER FINANCE's Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 below. ⬇️ Let’s harness the Capital Markets Union’s (CMU) potential to benefit our citizens as financial consumers, ...
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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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Withholding taxes on dividends in the European Union: An uphill battle for individual shareholders
A recent survey conducted by BETTER FINANCE and DSW among 3000 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’s answers to DG FISMA’s Discussion Note on Value for Money
Would you agree with the assessment that certain products that are offered to consumers do not offer Value for Money? If yes: a) how significant a problem would you consider this ...
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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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Individual Redress Tools in EU Retail Financial Services | Can a Retail Investor take on the Giants?
Savers and individual investors are one of the most vulnerable groups of consumers due to the nature of financial markets, the limited financial literacy of households and the growing complexity ...
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