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BETTER FINANCE position on the transparency of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating activities

The draft Regulation on ESG ratings proposed by the European Commission in June 2023 aims to establish a framework and tackle structural issues by combating possible conflicts of interests, imposing ...
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/ Position Papers, Sustainabe Finance

Listing Act Review – EC Package Proposal

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the objectives of the Listing Act review put forward by the European commission to make EU Capital Markets more attractive for companies, particularly for SMEs.[1] Investor associations ...
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/ Position Papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Capital Markets Union (CMU), Securities Markets & Trading

Sustainability recommendations from NGOs for the PRIIPs revision

The Briefing Paper by BETTER FINANCE, 2° Investing Initiative and WWF focuses on the Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance-Based Products (PRIIPs) Regulation and provides recommendations for sustainability disclosure. While a ...
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/ Position Papers, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE position on the classification of investment funds regarding sustainability

EU Law rightly requires information provided to individual investors to be clear, i.e., “presented in a way that is likely to be understood by, the average member of the group ...
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/ Position Papers, Financial Reporting & Audit, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE joint position paper on sustainability requirements in Solvency II

"BETTER FINANCE together with ShareAction, the German Association of the Insured BdV, Urgewald and WWF European Policy Office react to the Solvency II review on related sustainability requirements. Solvency II, ...
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/ Position Papers, Life Insurance & Pensions

BETTER FINANCE Position Paper on the EU Retail Investment Strategy (executive summary)

The European Federation of investors and Financial Services Users fully supports the clear stated objectives of the European Union’s very welcome “Retail Investor Strategy”. ENSURE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN ...
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/ Position Papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), FinTech, Life Insurance & Pensions, Packaged Investment Products, Product governance & disclosures, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance

BETTER FINANCE letter accompanying its response to EFRAG on its draft EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)

BETTER FINANCE published a letter accompanying its response to the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) on its draft EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). In light of the proposals put ...
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/ Position Papers, Financial Reporting & Audit, Sustainabe Finance

For a “Consolidated Tape” of Capital Market Trades that brings Value to Individual Investors

Available data and evidence show significant increases in the trading and investing activity of EU households, sparked by a new wave of young, previously inactive, non-professional investors. Many EU retail ...
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/ Position Papers

Transparency and Best Execution for Retail Traders and Investors

Retail trading must be simple, transparent, cost-efficient, and done in the best possible conditions for individual, non-professional (“retail”) investors. To achieve this, BETTER FINANCE puts forward a series of recommendations ...
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/ Position Papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Securities Markets & Trading

For a Consolidated Tape of Capital Market Trades that Brings Value to Individual Investors

Available data and evidence show significant increases in the trading and investing activity of EU households, sparked by a new wave of young, previously inactive, non-professional investors. Many EU retail ...
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/ Position Papers, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Securities Markets & Trading