BETTER FINANCE Response to the EC Consultation on Supervisory Convergence and the Single Rulebook

There has been considerable progress on both supervisory convergence and the single rulebook since the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) were created in 2011. Nevertheless, both require continued and appropriately ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to the European Commission consultation on the review of the crisis management and deposit insurance framework

In response to the global financial crisis, the EU started working towards a safer financial sector for the EU single market, triggering changes to European financial legislation and to the ...
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BETTER FINANCE Input for the Research Project by EFRAG, ICAS & EFFAS on the Production and Consumption of Information on Intangibles: An Empirical Investigation of CFOs and Investors

Intangibles are critical to the business model of many companies, and fundamental for explaining the value creation process particularly as we continue to move towards a knowledge-based economy. Notwithstanding their ...
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BETTER FINANCE Response to EIOPA Consultation: Open insurance: accessing and sharing insurance-related data

BETTER FINANCE replied to the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority's (EIOPA) public consultation on open insurance, focused on access to and sharing of insurance-related data. In its Discussion Paper, ...
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EC public consultation on the crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework

The Commission is launching a public consultation, gathering evidence to create a safer financial sector for the EU single market. Click bellow to read Better Finance feedback on why it's ...
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/ Consultations

BETTER FINANCE response to ESMA’s Consultation on Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II appropriateness and execution-only requirements

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the initiative of ESMA to clarify certain aspects related to the application of the MiFID II provisions on the appropriateness test and requirements for execution-only services. In ...
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BETTER FINANCE feedback to the European Commission’s Proposal for a Common Digital Plan – Europe’s Digital Decade – 2030 Digital Targets

The Covid-19 crisis showed how digitalization can play a useful role for consumers and businesses. However, digitalization and new emerging technological trends do not come without risks, scams, and fraud ...
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/ Consultations, FinTech

BETTER FINANCE’s feedback to the European Commission Consultation on the Establishment of a European Single Access Point (ESAP)

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the Commission’s initiative to create a unique digital platform - a European Single Access Point - for investors to access all information about issuers of financial instruments ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the EC Public Consultation on the Review of European Long-term Investment Funds

The EU regulates two main mutual fund types: UCITS (undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, the most “popular” among EU individual investors) and AlFs (alternative investment funds). AIFs are ...
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BETTER FINANCE response to the EC Consultation on Sustainable Corporate Governance

BETTER FINANCE considers the aim of the EC Commission to establish a European framework on Sustainable Corporate governance in order to better hold directors accountable to long-term oriented stakeholders praiseworthy ...
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