On March 5, QED held its Conference on Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) in Brussels. Among the high-level speakers and panellists were Paulina Dejmek-Hack, Member of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission Mr. Juncker; Philip Tod, Capital Markets Union Acting Head of Unit, DG FISMA of the European Commission; Mr. Philippe de Backer, Member
What are the main challenges for the new legislative term? What remains to be done? How can we tackle any possible problems or unintended consequence arising from measure taken so far? These were some of the questions put to the five speakers representing different backgrounds and interests during the first panel session at the 2014 EU Financial
Thank you very much for the kind invitation from QED to put forward the users’ views. My intervention will be short and not exhaustive; I will focus on those points of higher relevance for financial services users. First of all, I would like to refer some brief words to BETTER FINANCE: – European Federation of
BETTER FINANCE welcomes this opportunity to comment on the proposal amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 supplementing MiFID II as regards organizational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purpose of that directive. Investment firms shall act in accordance with the best interest of their clients. As such, when providing investment
BETTER FINANCE provides its response to the joint consultation launched by ESMA and EBA.
The launch of the BETTER FINANCE Manifesto was accompanied by the BETTER FINANCE Questionnaire – a few concrete questions sent to all candidates and major political parties and groups in the EU. BETTER FINANCE aims to inform the European voters of what candidate MEPs stand for with respect to EU citizens as savers and users
BETTER FINANCE and other European organisations representing savers and financial users were quite disappointed by today’s «Consumer Protection Day » jointly organised by the three European financial Supervisory Authorities (Securities & Markets, Insurance & Pensions and Banking). Please read here the press release.
The launch of the BETTER FINANCE Manifesto was accompanied by the BETTER FINANCE Questionnaire – a few concrete questions sent to all candidates and major political parties and groups in the EU. The results of the questionnaire will be published before the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The launch of the BETTER FINANCE Manifesto was accompanied by the BETTER FINANCE Questionnaire – a few concrete questions sent to all candidates and major political parties and groups in the EU. The results of the questionnaire will be published before the upcoming parliamentary elections.
BETTER FINANCE is delighted to have been shortlisted for this year’s European Public Affairs Awards for the category “NGO of the Year”! In 2013, BETTER FINANCE successfully influenced policy through targeted advocacy, raised awareness among stakeholders and increased user-side visibility and presence. The voting will open on Monday 20 January. Please support our cause
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AEMEC/EUROFINUSE «The EU and Minority Shareholders – Legislative developments and Undertakings» DRAFT Programme for AEMEC – EuroFinUse event in February 2014 (Madrid) Programme 21st of February 09.30h Opening Remarks Jean Berthon 9.45h Provisional
PRESS RELEASE BRUSSELS – European Federation of Financial Services Users (EuroFinUse-BETTER FINANCE) yesterday presented an important report »Private Pensions: The Real Returns« with warnings and recommendations – apart from numerous representatives of the European Commission and Parliament, banks, stock-exchanges, funds and associations, the VZMD President Mr Kristjan Verbič also attended the Conference in Brussels A