BETTER FINANCE Response to the joint ESAs survey on Innovations

Through their joint pilot survey, the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Securities and Markets Authority and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (the ESAs) aimed to assess and monitor market ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to European Commission consultation on the EU climate target for 2040

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to set clear policy measures regarding climate targets beyond 2030, which ultimately can support the objective of 2050 climate neutrality goal and its ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Delegated Act

BETTER FINANCE, as an independent financial expertise center serving European financial services users, represents millions of individual investors in Europe who stand to benefit from the draft non-financial reporting Standards ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to EIOPA consultation on technical advice on IORP II review

EIOPA consulted on the review of IORP II Directive, which governs occupational pension schemes in the EU. BETTER FINANCE's response to the consultation focuses on protecting the interests of pension ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the European Commission on the EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the amendments to the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (Art 8) in providing consistent methodologies and economic performance indicators that ensure financial and non-financial undertakings disclose the relevant ...
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BETTER FINANCE Answer to the EC open feedback on the review of the Listing Act

BETTER FINANCE response to the European Commission's request for feedback on the review of the Listing Act - making public capital markets more attractive for EU companies and facilitating access ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the ESMA Consultation on Guidelines for the use of ESG or sustainability-related terms in funds’ names

ESMA’s Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names propose the use of quantitative thresholds whereby “if an investment fund has any ESG-, or impact-related words ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the 2022 ESAs Call for evidence on Greenwashing

The practice of greenwashing, or marketing a product as environmentally friendly, when in fact basic environmental standards have not been met, can take many forms including misleading labels and unsubstantiated/vague ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to ESMA Call for Evidence on implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II)

BETTER FINANCE answer ESMA Call for Evidence with regards information from market participants and map the state of play with regards to the implementation of the SRD2/SRD II provisions on ...
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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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