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The European Commission today published its long-awaited proposal on the digital euro, marking a significant milestone in the digitalisation of public money. The document sets the stage for a democratic debate, as the project moves from its investigation phase by the European Central Bank to the chambers of the European Parliament and the Council. Cash,

Today the appointment of Charles-Henri d’Auvigny as a member of the Board of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) was announced. The Board is the highest governance body of the AMF, whose primary legal mission is the protection of savings. Charles-Henri d’Auvigny is President of the F2IC (Fédération des Investisseurs Individuels et des Clubs d’Investissement)

Brussels, 20 November 2019 – BETTER FINANCE Publishes its survey on “green” investment products in cooperation with Financial Analysts Besides addressing crucial environmental and social issues, the concept of sustainable finance should translate into investment products that are exemplary in complying with EU investor protection, governance and conduct of business rules. An investment can be

LUXEMBOURG, 4 NOVEMBER 2019  – Document optimisation company More Carrot has completed what is believed to be the industry’s first study of UCITS prospectuses. The findings shed light on a range of issues, including who uses prospectuses, the main purposes of use, what types of information they look for and how easy it is to

BETTER FINANCE is honoured to announce the establishment of the BETTER FINANCE Scientific Committee to further support and strengthen its research activities. The Scientific Committee consists of highly skilled and experienced independent academics who will help us to deliver high-quality research for financial services users, other stakeholders and policy makers.

BETTER FINANCE provided feedback to the European Commission’s ongoing work to develop the taxonomy as part of the action plan on financing sustainable growth.

Long-term retail savings are the only EU consumer products for which consumers and Public Supervisors not only don’t have a clue as to their future performance, but they don’t even know what their past performance has been. On 10 January 2019, following a 2015 request by BETTER FINANCE , the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) finally

The European Banking Authority published its first report on financial education on Thursday 1 March, providing National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) across the EU with an opportunity to share and compare experiences in terms of financial education. With the increasingly complex nature of financial services and investment tools, there is no question that educational initiatives for

Saving Banco Popular… On the 7th of June, the European Commission approved the rules for the rescue plan of Banco Popular proposed by the Single Resolution Board under the EU bank recovery and resolution directive. The Bank was sold to Santander for a symbolic €1. The Commission endorsed the resolution scheme because the conditions for

Earlier this year, in March, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reiterated the regulatory requirement for firms to “treat customers fairly” and put the wellbeing of their customers at the heart of how they run their businesses. Apparently the message did not fall on deaf ears since a few weeks later the investment management

Foreign exchange (FX) is the world’s largest, most liquid and active marketplace that surprisingly lacks for the attention its size merits.   As to its significance, one day of FX trading beats average daily trading in global stock markets by 28 to 1. According to the report “Navigating the waters of foreign exchange and international

On 5 September, a group of former ESFG (Espírito Santo Financial Group) shareholders – who believe they were harmed by the sale of the company – initiated a civil case against Tranquilidade, a sub-holding insurance company that formed part of Espírito Santo Financial Portugal and is to be sold to the Apollo Global Management fund,

Aimed at certifying the most virtuous funds, the SRI label, which has just been reformed by the government, now excludes companies with new oil projects. Guillaume Prache denounces an ideological reform that risks favoring foreign oil and gas companies. The reform of France’s SRI (socially responsible investment) label, as announced by the French Ministry of

KBC Against Small Savers? The CEO of the Belgian bank, KBC, has expressed criticism regarding the tax advantage granted to one-year government bonds. However, a more pressing concern lies in understanding why KBC, along with the majority of Belgian banks, offers less than 1% interest on savings for small one-year savers while being able to

Transparency Task Force is holding an online event, to draw attention to the collective redress action by Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC) for individual Airbus investors who have incurred damages, and to discuss the “Power of Class Actions to get Justice”. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4th, between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM

BETTER FINANCE, The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, joins forces with Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC), assisting Airbus shareholders recover losses resulting from Airbus’ involvement in bribery practices and other wrongful conducts. Free registration is now open at www.airbusclaim.com Largest ever penalty on global bribery practices On 31 January 2020, Airbus – the global

AirbusWirecardVolkswagenAirbus BETTER FINANCE, The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, joins forces with Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC), assisting Airbus shareholders to recover losses resulting from Airbus’ involvement in bribery practices and other wrongful conducts. Largest ever penalty on global bribery practices | On 31 January 2020, Airbus – the global supplier of aircraft, and

The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities (i.e. “green taxonomy”) is a classification system established to clarify which investments are environmentally sustainable, in the context of the European Green Deal. The aim of the taxonomy is to prevent greenwashing and to help investors make greener choices. The Taxonomy Regulation (complemented by the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation)

Eurozone inflation mushroomed from 3.4% to 10% in one year, further deepening Europe’s cost-of-living crisis, yet the best the European Central Bank (ECB) could muster is a late and timid hike of interest rate from 0 to 0.75%. Financial repression policies in place since the crises of 2008 and 2009 are being tightened further in

Although SPACs – Special Purpose Acquisition Companies – have existed for quite some time, their sudden popularity over the last few years has drawn the attention of investors and regulators alike. In their latest joint report, BETTER FINANCE and CFA Institute shed light on the debate around SPACs also known as “blank cheques companies”. Based

On 1 July 2020, Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Croatia and published the presidency programme for the next six months, including several aspects related to financial services, highlighting “a sustainable financial market architecture, stable financial policy and fair taxation”. With regards to taxation the German Presidency is

Ageas, the Dutch shareholder association VEB and other plaintiff associations have reached an agreement on civil proceedings involving the former Fortis, for the 2007 and 2008 events. Ageas will pay 1.204 billion euros to “shareholders covered by the eligible transaction" "without acknowledging any fault," said Ageas in a statement. "We hope that those who are

In an article for French financial newspaper La Tribune, Bernard Cherlonneix, chairman of the “Institut pour le renouveau démocratique”, took a closer look at the role of central banks today’s economy. Mr Cherlonneix argues that central banks are in a state of what he calls "fearful schizophrenia" and questions how they can justify advocating “orthodox fiscal management”

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