European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users
Acronym: BETTER FINANCE
General Information
Identification Code: 24633926420-79
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Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/11/2011
Last Update: 3/25/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (BETTER FINANCE) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation. It does not represent any commercial or business interests. BETTER FINANCE acts as an independent financial expertise center to the direct benefit of the European financial services users (end-users, consumers, retail investors, etc.) and other stakeholders of European financial services who are independent from the financial industry. It federates national and international organisations representing the interests of individual investors and financial services users in Europe.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Banking and financial services
- Business and industry
- Consumers
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Single market
- Taxation
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Shareholders Rights Directive II,
Capital Markets Union,
Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions Directive,
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (I and II),
Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products Directive,
Insurance Distribution Directive,
Financial Transaction Tax,
Directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes
European Long-Term Investment Funds,
Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities,
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation,
Solvency II Directive,
Personal European Pensions Product,
Green New Deal,
Ecolabel for financial products,
Collective Redress,
Markets in Crypto Assets Directive,
Market Abuse Directive,
the Listing Act Package,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (with a particular focus on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards),
Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Directive (Collective Redress),
the European Union’s Strategy for Retail Investors,
the European Union's Pilot regime for market infrastructures
Communication Activities: An up-to-date overview of all our publications is available in the "publications" section of our website: https://betterfinance.eu/publications/
We usually organise or co-organise several events each year, including at least two international conferences. Current info about our past and future events can be found on the "events" section of our website: https://betterfinance.eu/events/
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: European Union Eco-labelling Board#E00374#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=374 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#OtherFinancial Services User Group#E02594#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2594 #MEMBER #B#Civil society#OtherConsumer Policy Advisory Group#E03750#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3750 #MEMBER #C#Civil society#FinanceExpert group on European financial data space#E03763#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3763 #MEMBER #B#Other
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue d'Arenberg 444th floor
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue d'Arenberg 444th floor
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: We receive a yearly grant under the Single Market Programme, administered by DG FISMA. In addition, we received a grant under the Horizon 2020 Programme, administered by EASME, for a total of circa 260 000 EUR for the period 09/2020 - 08/2023.
We fully expect to receive EU support under the Single Market Programme for 2024 as well, but as of the submission of this update, we had not yet received the 2024 funding decision.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 2
Members: 10
Members F T E: 7
Info Members: BETTER FINANCE's staff is currently composed of 8 full-time employees. Supported by 2 interns on a short-term basis.
We estimate that about two-thirds of the team's total working time is dedicated to lobbying and policy-related activities (such as research related to our policy priorities).
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: 1. A.D.A.M - Association for the Protection of Minority Shareholders
2. AEMEC http://www.aemec.eu/,
3. Aksjonaerforeningen i Norge http://aksjonaerforeningen.no/,
4. Aktiespararna http://www.aktiespararna.se/,
5. Asociacion de Usuarios de Bancos, Cajas de Ahorros y Seguros http://adicae.net/
6. ATM - Associacao dos Investidores e Analistas Técnicos do Mercado de Capitais http://www.associacaodeinvestidores.com/,
7. AURSF - Asociatia Utilizatorilor Români de Servicii Financiare http://www.aursf.ro/
8. BdV - German Association of the Insured - https://www.bundderversicherten.de/
9. 2 Degrees Investment Initiative https://2degrees-investing.org/
10. CGPC, www.cgpc.fr
11. GAIPARE - Interprofessional Associative Group for the Improvement of Retirement and Savings - http://www.gaipare.com/.
12. DAF, Dansk Aktionaerforening - http://www.shareholders.dk
13. DSW http://www.dsw-info.de/,
14. European Federation of Employee Share Ownership – EFES http://www.efesonline.org/,
15. F2iC - Fédération Française des Clubs d’Investissement http://www.f2ic.fr/ffci-portal/cms/7128/accueil.dhtml,
16. FAIDER - Federation of Independent Associations for the Protection of Pension Savers - http://faider.org/,
17. FinTech Guardian - https://fintechguardian.eu/contact/bulgarian-chapter/
18. Icelandic Savers Association http://sparife.is/,
19. Institute of Savings and Investment www.mojeuspory.sk,
20. INVESTAS - Luxembourgish Association of Private Shareholders - http://www.investas.lu,
21. IVA - IVA Investors Association - http://www.anlegerschutz.at/,
22. Lebanese Investors Association
23. Lithuanian Consumer Institute - http://www.vartotojai.lt/en
24. Lithuanian Investors Association - http://www.investuotojams.eu
25. MASS - Malta Association of Small Shareholders - https://mass.org.mt/
26. Osakesaastajien Keskusliitto (Finnish Shareholders Federation) - http://www.osakeliitto.fi
27. PanSlovenian Shareholders' Association – VZMD http://www.vzmd.si/,
28. SCS (Czech Consumer Association) - http://www.konzument.cz
29. ShareAction (https://shareaction.org/)
30. ShareSoc (UK Individual Shareholders Society) http://www.sharesoc.org/,
31. SII (Polish Association of Individual Investors) http://www.sii.org.pl/,
32. The Transparency Taskforce (https://www.transparencytaskforce.org/)
33. UKSA - United Kingdom Shareholder Association - http://www.uksa.org.uk/,
34. VFB - Flemish Federation of Investors (www.vfb.be)
35. Hellenic Investor Association - HELINAS (https://helinas.gr/en/)
36. Pörssisäätiö - The Finnish Stock Exchange Foundation (https://www.porssisaatio.fi)
37. Latviant Investor and Minority Shareholder Society - IMAB (https://imab.lv/)
38. New Savers of Italy (http://www.newsavers.org/)
39. PEKABE - Schutzverband der Pensionskassenberechtigten (https://www.pekabe.at/)
40. SASV - Schweizerische Anlegerschutzverein (www.anlegerschutzverein.ch/en)
Organisation Members: European Financial Reporting Advisory Group - EFRAG https://www.efrag.org/
European Federation of Employee Share Ownership – EFES http://www.efesonline.org/,