BETTER FINANCE Supports AEMEC’s Call for Corporate Transparency Following Iberian Blackout
BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, has announced its support for the Spanish Association for Minority Shareholders of Listed Companies (AEMEC) in its efforts to ...
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Inditex and Banco Santander Honoured with Euroshareholders Award 2025 in Madrid
BETTER FINANCE and AEMEC are pleased to announce the winners of the Euroshareholders Award 2025, held on 12 June 2025 in Madrid. This year’s honourees are Inditex and Banco ...
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BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Two New French Member Organisations and Elects New President and Board
BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, is pleased to announce the official approval of two new French member organisations – ANCRE and AGIPI – following ...
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BETTER FINANCE Asks EU Member States to be More Ambitious with Their European Savings Label Initiative
Brussels, 5 June 2025 - BETTER FINANCE, the voice of European savers and individual investors, expresses hopes but also concerns regarding the European Savings Label initiative to be launched today ...
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BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Progress on the Savings and Investments Union
BETTER FINANCE, the public interest organisation representing European citizens as savers and investors, welcomes the European Commission’s communication on the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), alongside the draft report by ...
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BETTER FINANCE Raises Concerns Over Proposed ‘Simplifications’ to EU Sustainability Legislation
BETTER FINANCE, the representative of EU citizens as savers and investors, is concerned about the European Commission's proposals to amend the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate ...
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BETTER FINANCE Calls for Clearer ESG Categorisation Rules for Individual Investors
Brussels | Press Release BETTER FINANCE, alongside BEUC and Finance Watch, welcomes the Platform on Sustainable Finance’s proposal to categorise financial products under the SFDR. However, we have serious concerns ...
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BETTER FINANCE Welcomes the Return to On-Site AGMs in Germany
Brussels | Press Release BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, welcomes the encouraging vote by Siemens shareholders against virtual-only AGMs - a decision that signals ...
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BETTER FINANCE Advocates for Fair Investor Redress: The Case of Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis)
Brussels | Press Release BETTER FINANCE stands for a level playing field for all investors, advocating for stronger collective redress mechanisms for investors across Europe. A particularly striking case that ...
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ESMA Reveals EU Individual Investors Still Losing Out: High Costs, Low Returns, and Ineffective Fund Management
Brussels | Press Release The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just released its annual report on the costs and performance of EU retail investment products. While the report ...
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