The new composition of the European Parliament ECON Committee The new composition of the European Parliament ECON CommitteeFollowing the Parliamentary elections in May, it is now time to analyze the new composition of the...
Double taxation of dividends revisited Double taxation of dividends revisitedAs it stands Belgian taxpayers holding French shares are doubly taxed on...
European investors show low retail knowledge level European investors show low retail knowledge levelAccording to a survey carried out by Ernst & Young (EY), Europe’s retail investors...
ESMA publishes MiFID Guide to retail investors ESMA publishes MiFID Guide to retail investorsThe long-awaited Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II will enter...
ADICAE is the 26th most influential NGO on Twitter ADICAE is the 26th most influential NGO on TwitterAnalysing "The European Political Twittersphere" and the network of top users...
Presentations at «Back to Basics» Better Finance Conference Presentations at «Back to Basics» Better Finance ConferenceFollowing Better Finance Conference in Reykjavik, organised in cooperation with its Icelandic...
Leif Vindevåg Leif VindevågThe team at BETTER FINANCE is deeply saddened by the news of the sudden departure of Leif...
Ombudsman launches public consultation for investigation into Commission's expert groups Ombudsman launches public consultation for investigation into Commission's expert groupsOn 14 September 2011, Better Finance (then “EuroInvestors”) and BEUC (the European Consumer...
Review of the Shareholder Rights Directive: Better Finance asks for free of charge voting rights for individual EU shareholders Review of the Shareholder Rights Directive: Better Finance asks for free of charge voting rights for individual EU shareholdersDuring a debate on the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Shareholder Rights Directive...
Italian's government reform to scrap pensions regulator Italian's government reform to scrap pensions regulatorThe Italian government is working on a reform of the public sector aimed at abolishing costly...
Financial Offenders advise EC on Financial Regulation Financial Offenders advise EC on Financial RegulationBetter Finance has long denounced the disproportionate influence by financial institutions on the...