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Today, BETTER FINANCE, the leading advocate for European citizens as investors, savers, shareholders, and financial services users, unveils its manifesto ahead of the upcoming European Union elections in June 2024. Entitled “Sustainable Value for Money: Reconciling Individuals, Enterprises & The Planet,” the manifesto calls for a renewed emphasis on better outcomes for consumers, long-term investment,

BETTER FINANCE’s full Response to the Targeted Consultation on SRDs – Shareholder Rights Directives (SRD1 and SRD2) for the European Commission by the CSES — [15 December 2023]. BETTER FINANCE advocates for the enforcement of investors’ and shareholders’ rights, underscoring the pivotal role of engagement as a cornerstone within robust green transition plans and corporate

The Maltese Association of Small Shareholders is an independent organisation which represents the interests of private shareholders in Malta and is a full member of BETTER FINANCE.

One of the big questions asked in the finance industry is what will happen with investment research once MiFID II becomes applicable. This is because the revised Directive on capital markets and financial services imposes stringent conduct of business rules and obligations. Inter alia, the new rules of MiFID II require professionals providing investment or

It has been brought to our attention by the Pan-Slovenian Shareholders’ Association (VZMD), which is one of our most engaged and dedicated members, that the Republic of Slovenia intends to enact severe restrictions in the upcoming months through the amendments of the markets in Financial Instruments Act (ZTFI-G) that will seriously jeopardize the ability of

At last year’s Annual General Assembly of Iberdrola, Adicae – one of BETTER FINANCE’s Spanish member organisations – denounced the behaviour of the company’s Board of Directors with regard to its small shareholders. During the meeting Adicae protested against the fact that Iberdrola used the attendance bonus as bait for shareholders to vote in favour

Protest movements to promote a radical reform of EU financial legislation in favour of Europe’s small citizen savers have taken off in Europe with a gathering in the European Parliament, at the BETTER FINANCE Conference, where high-level members of the financial circles argued that it is high time to bring in appropriate reforms. At the

The EU Parliament JURI Committee has voted on 26 April on the new proposals aimed at reforming the audit profession looking to increase audit quality and investor renew confidence in financial reporting. EuroFinUse believes that the approved text will only partially resolve the problems this Audit Reform was aiming to tackle. Press Release  

Today the European Parliament Economic and Monetary (ECON) Committee voted on the European Commission’s proposal for criminal sanctions to tackle the abuse and manipulation of financial markets. From now on Member States will no longer be allowed to turn a blind eye to such behavior, especially the manipulation of benchmarks, and should treat it as

New City Initiative (NCI) and Open Europe reported that European financial regulations including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) are hampering growth in the asset management sector. Therefore they urge the European Commission to work on creating a single market for asset management and to

A new study from London’s Cass Business School found that smaller hedge funds perform better during times of crisis. The analysis of the performance of 7261  hedge funds from 1994 to 2014 shows that a hedge fund with with £200m of assets would on average outperform a £5bn hedge fund by 125 basis points a year. The research,

After the 2023 AGM season and looking ahead to the 2024 season, BETTER FINANCE and its member organisations voice concerns about the erosion of shareholder rights. Inadequate rules for Virtual Annual General Meetings (AGMs) in some Member States highlight the need for broader engagement and representation frameworks for investors to truly benefit from digitalisation. The

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