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Our Research & Policy Aim

As a public interest organisation, BETTER FINANCE is committed to advancing the interests of individual investors and users of financial services throughout the European Union.

Our Goal

Our goal is to promote transparency, long-term value, and consumer protection in financial markets, ensuring that retail investors have a strong voice in policy discussions.

Our Approach

Working collaboratively with our member organisations, BETTER FINANCE undertakes rigorous analysis and research, engages in stakeholder consultations, and solicits expert contributions, resulting in well-informed, data-driven policy recommendations.

This approach ensures that EU financial regulations align with the interests of European citizens.

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BETTER FINANCE Open Letter to UniCredit Board of Directors

BETTER FINANCE expresses serious concerns over the abrupt and unilateral termination of the financial instruments custody agreement between Zagrebačka banka (UniCredit) and VZMD (Pan-Slovenian Stakeholders' Association). The termination has left ...
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/ Public Letters, Securities Markets & Trading, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Supervision & Redress

Joint Consumer Organisations’ Statement on the Retail Investment Strategy Compromise Proposal

The Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) compromise currently on the table for a European Parliament vote blatantly disregards the interests of retail investors and the establishment of a competitive Capital Markets ...
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/ Public Letters, Capital Markets Union (CMU)

Joint Letter: Call for an ambitious EU ESG ratings Regulation

BETTER FINANCE, alongside other NGOs, urges members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee to ensure that the new ESG Regulation improves the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG Ratings ...
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/ Public Letters, Sustainabe Finance

Joint Letter: Don’t let conflicts of interest sink the Retail Investment Strategy

On 19 October 2023, BETTER FINANCE together with BEUC, Finance Watch and WWF, published a public letter addressed to Ms. Yon-Courtin and to the European Parliament's shadow rapporteurs, expressing disappointment ...
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/ Public Letters

BETTER FINANCE Letter to EU policymaker on MiFIR trialogue

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/ Public Letters

Joint Letter: Upcoming Retail Investment Strategy: debunking the “advice gap”

On 28 November 2022, BETTER FINANCE together with BEUC and Finance Watch, published a public letter addressed to Vice-President Dombrovskis, and Commissioners McGuinness and Reynders, to encourage them to continue ...
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/ Public Letters

Letter to Commissioner McGuinness: “Towards “Bias-Free Advice” for Retail Investors”

On 27 July 2022 BETTER FINANCE wrote to Commissioner McGuinness to stress the importance of individual investors' access to bias-free advice for the success of the Capital Markets Union and ...
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/ Public Letters, Capital Markets (equity & bonds)

Letter to Commissioner McGuinness: “A consolidated tape for capital markets trade data”

On 3 June 2021 BETTER FINANCE wrote to Commissioner McGuinnes on behalf of the EU citizens who act or could act as individual non-professional (called “retail” in MiFID) investors with ...
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/ Public Letters, Capital Markets (equity & bonds), Securities Markets & Trading

Joint Letter of Investors and Business Organisations on Sustainable Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE issued a Joint Letter regarding the European Commission’s initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance. This communication asserts that leading European associations share a common perspective on the upcoming initiatives ...
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/ Public Letters, Shareholder Rights & Corporate Governance, Sustainabe Finance, Uncategorised

Public Letter to the European Parliament’s ECON Committee: Harm Done to EU citizens as “Retail” Investors Through MiFID II “Quick Fixes”

We welcome the EC’s initiative to alleviate some regulatory requirements enabling EU capital markets’ potential to boost recovery from the COVID-19 induced economic downturn. However, we wish to warn about ...
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/ Public Letters, Capital Markets (equity & bonds)