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Mind the Pension Gap: EU Stakeholders Call for More Adequate and Inclusive Supplementary Pensions?

Date: 3rd December 2025 Press Release BETTER FINANCE and the CFA Institute yesterday concluded the conference “Mind the Pension Gap: Delivering Adequate, Inclusive & Portable Pensions in the Current EU Cycle”, kindly hosted by MEP Stéphanie Yon-Courtin at the European Parliament, bringing together EU policymakers, supervisors, and pension experts to address

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Reforms to the Pan-European Personal Pension Product, but Cautions “the Devil is in the Detail”?

Date: 20th November 2025 Author: BETTER FINANCE Type: Press Releases The European Commission’s proposed reforms to the Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) could make retirement savings simpler, more transparent, and potentially more cost-efficient for millions of Europeans — but BETTER FINANCE warns that “the devil is in the detail.”  The proposed changes for Basic PEPPs include the introduction

SFDR Review Proposal: BETTER FINANCE Warns That Brussels Risks Repeating Old Mistakes — and Creating New Ones

PRESS RELEASEBETTER FINANCEBrussels, 20 November 2025 As the European Commission publishes its proposal to revise the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), BETTER FINANCE welcomes steps towards improving the framework but urges policymakers to ensure that reforms truly strengthen clarity, credibility and investor protection. Simplification is welcome, but not if it

BETTER FINANCE welcomes the European Parliament’s decision on the Omnibus file

Brussels, 24 October 2025 This week’s decision by the European Parliament not to forward the Omnibus I Package to trilogue negotiations marks both a moment of opportunity and of caution for the future of sustainable corporate governance and transparency in the EU. At BETTER FINANCE, we welcome this gesture of

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes Progress on the Savings and Investments Union

Date: 19th March 2025 Author: Type: Press Releases   BETTER FINANCE, the public interest organisation representing European citizens as savers and investors, welcomes the European Commission’s communication on the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), alongside the draft report by MEP Lalucq on facilitating investment financing and reforms to boost European competitiveness and establish

BETTER FINANCE Raises Alarm: Is the EU’s Push for Securitisation Revival Putting Financial Stability at Risk?

Date: 13th December 2024 Author: Type: Press Releases Brussels | Press Release BETTER FINANCE, the leading voice for EU savers and individual investors, opposes the political push to „revive” the securitisation market in the European Union. In its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the matter, BETTER FINANCE warns that

Examining the Letta and Draghi Reports: Opportunities & Challenges for EU Retail Investors

The European Union (EU) stands at a pivotal moment in its financial strategy, with two key reports providing new insights into unlocking the economic potential of mobilising €33.5 trillion in household savings. Former Italian Prime Ministers Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi have both presented crucial perspectives on how the EU

European Financial Supervisors Listen to Investors and Propose Simplified Categories for Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

PRESS RELEASE BETTER FINANCE Brussels, 25 June 2024 European financial supervisors have taken a proactive stance in their Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), addressing concerns raised by individual investors on its current complexity and potential for greenwashing. The ESAs proposal aims to empower retail