📢 Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability, and the Capital Markets Union, spoke at the POLITICO Europe "Competitive Europe Summit." Looking ahead to the next EU legislative term, BETTER FINANCE fully supports Commissioner McGuinness' view: "𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯..." It's about refining regulations to improve them and ensuring they are well implemented. We also join the Commissioner in urging co-legislators to take decisive action on completing the 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 right at the start of the new 5-year mandate! #PoliticoCompetitiveWeek #Finance #SavingsUnion #InvestmentUnion #Competitiveness #EUlegislation
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BETTER FINANCE – The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users – is a non-governmental organisation advocating at EU level for the interests of all European citizens as users of financial services. Together with our members, we promote financial education, conduct research and provide information on investments, savings and personal finance. We act as an independent financial expertise centre and engage with policy-makers and stakeholders to foster a sound financial system – a ‘better finance’ – for all. We work to the benefit of citizens as end users of financial services, including retail investors and other actors who are independent from the financial industry.
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https://betterfinance.eu
External link for BETTER FINANCE - European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users
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- Civic and Social Organizations
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- Brussels, Brussels Region
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- 2009
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- Financial Regulation, Advocacy, Consumer Protection, Financial markets, European Union policies, Research, Capital Markets Union, sustainable finance, Financial regulation, finance, financial services, financial inclusion, and investor education
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Employees at BETTER FINANCE - European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users
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Florian Beckermann
Executive Officer at Austrian Shareholder Association IVA
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Arnaud Houdmont
Director of Communications - 👉 All views expressed here are my own and should not be interpreted as reflecting the positions of my employer.
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Judith Hardt
Certified Coach & Senior Advisor on EU Regulatory Strategy
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Sébastien Commain
Political science | European financial regulation | All views my own
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𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐬? We all are! According to the latest research by BrokerChooser, 67 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 were identified in Europe, with 5 EU member states—Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands—accounting for 86.4% of the search volume related to these scams. To combat the growing world of investment scams, BrokerChooser has developed tools such as 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 and 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 to assist users in verifying the legitimacy of financial service providers. 👉 For more novel insights join BrokerChooser on 2𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 2 𝐏𝐌 𝐂𝐄𝐓 for a panel discussion, where experts will explore the online investment scams sweeping across Europe. Key topics we will cover include: ✅ The alarming scale of investment fraud in Europe ✅ Hotspots: Countries most affected by scams ✅ Profiles of the most active scam-like entities targeting investors The panel will explore BrokerChooser’s latest research paper "𝘜𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘈 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢-𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦" in detail. 🔗 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: https://lnkd.in/e6mNQuWC 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://lnkd.in/ewtK_X7j 🔗 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 www.brokerchooser.com #BrokerChooser #InvestmentFraud #ScamBroker
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You should not miss this one. Europe needs much more investment to be channelled to the digital and environmental transitions and to its security. So listen to the end investors - the individual investors and pension savers - on how to achieve that. #capitalmarketsunion #competitivity #transitioninvesting #engagement #investorprotection
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The World Federation of Investors, Better Finance and New Savers will host an important conference in Milan on Friday 4th October. The event will focus on promoting shareholder engagement and financial literacy and will feature keynote speeches from Cristina Tajani, Senator, Italian Parliament Financial Commission and Gaetano V., General Secretary of the International Agency for Cooperation and Peace. Why not join us, in person or online? https://lnkd.in/g3Um6WRH
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Aleksandra Mączyńska, Managing Director of BETTER FINANCE - European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, took part in today’s European Commission Roundtable on “Consolidation: Identifying and addressing barriers to integrating market infrastructure and scaling up investment funds in the EU.” She reaffirmed BETTER FINANCE's strong support for the Enrico Letta report and the call for a Savings and Investments Union, highlighting that efforts to build the #CapitalMarketsUnion over the past decade have faltered, partly because it has been viewed as an end in itself. True integration will only be achieved when citizens and policymakers recognise it is essential not just for finance, but for broader objectives like a fair, green, and digital transition, as well as delivering benefits for citizens. ➡️ Individual Investors’ Key Priorities for 2024-2029 | Sustainable Value for Money: Reconciling Individuals, Enterprises & the Planet: https://lnkd.in/ehj4GuD9 #Scale-Up #Consolidation #CMU #SIU
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Belgian savers are facing a pension bloodbath. Staff members at BETTER FINANCE are not just researchers and financial policy experts; they are also long-term savers and investors, much like you, diligently setting aside funds for the future. As such, we recently reviewed the information available to retail pension investors about the state of our retirement savings. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬. Slide through the carousel to get a sneak peek of our data and join us on 5 November to see how these findings align with our broader research on 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 throughout Europe. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/e25QAGjk #PensionSavings #RetirementPlan #Belgium
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📢On 4 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 2024, BETTER FINANCE, in collaboration with the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 and 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, is hosting a conference on: ➡️𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲⬅️ If you can’t make it in person, join us on the BETTER FINANCE 🎥YouTube channel, where the conference will be livestreamed: https://lnkd.in/gYTvnFKq 🔗If you would like to join the event in Milan in person or virtually, check our website for more information: https://lnkd.in/eFR7mMan
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All of Europe is abuzz with discussions on pension reforms, and I'm excited to join in! As part of European Retirement Week, BETTER FINANCE will host a conference this year focusing on "Creating Sustainable and Adequate Private Retirement Systems in Europe." 📅 28 November 2024 ⏰ 08:30 – 14:30 📍Hanse Representation, Brussels The event will convene policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to delve into crucial topics like sustainability in pension investments, financial inclusion, and gender equality in retirement systems. Join us for this insightful discussion: https://lnkd.in/d5Eimuf6 A warm thank you to Arnaud Houdmont for the invitation to join the panel alongside esteemed experts Sébastien Commain, Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Rainer Riess, Rick Redding, Jan Ceyssens, Fausto Parente, Josina Kamerling, Tilman Lueder, Jan Sebo, Alwin Oerlemans ... #pension www.pekabe.at PEKABE - Federation Of The Occupational Pension Fund Participants BETTER FINANCE - European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users
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As part of European Retirement Week, BETTER FINANCE will be hosting a conference this year on: 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 📅 28 November 2024 ⏰ 08:30 – 14:30 📍Hanse Representation, Brussels The conference will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to discuss key issues such as sustainability in pension investments, financial inclusion, and gender equality in retirement systems. 🎟️ Register for free now: https://bit.ly/ERW24-BF
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On 4 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 2024, BETTER FINANCE, in collaboration with the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 and 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, is hosting a conference on: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 This event will bring together leading experts and stakeholders in finance and investment, featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions, and round table discussions. If you can’t make it in person, join us on the BETTER FINANCE YouTube channel, where the conference will be livestreamed: https://lnkd.in/e7dxzhhg 🔗If you would like to join the event in Milan in person or virtually, check our website for more information: https://lnkd.in/eFR7mMan