European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users

BETTER FINANCE

The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (BETTER FINANCE) is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Oct 2025 · Retail investment strategy

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

26 Sept 2025 · Retail Investment Strategy

Meeting with Yann Germaine (Acting Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

1 Sept 2025 · Discussion on Insurance Guarantee Schemes

Meeting with Cristina Dias (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque), Philippe Thill (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque) and Finance Watch

6 Aug 2025 · Financing of both institutions.

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

2 Apr 2025 · Savings and Investments Union – discussion with Swedish financial market infrastructure representatives

Response to Savings and Investments Union

7 Mar 2025

Meeting with Philippe Thill (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

27 Feb 2025 · Online meeting with the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance) to discuss the Retail Investment Strategy and

Meeting with Aurore Lalucq (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

20 Feb 2025 · Savings and investments Union (SIU)

Meeting with Vincent Hurkens (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

24 Jan 2025 · Savings and Investment Union

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jan 2025 · Savings and Investments Union

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

11 Dec 2024 · Retail investment The Savings and Investment Union

Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

25 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views on priorities and co-operation for the new legislative term

Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

13 Dec 2023 · Retail investment strategy, CMU, financial education

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Sept 2023 · Exchange on FASTER

Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

7 Sept 2023 · Retail Investment strategy, the Listing Act package proposal and the MiFIR review

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and

18 Jul 2023 · Distribution of Retail financial products

Meeting with Valeria Miceli (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and

25 Apr 2023 · Retail Investment Strategy with a particular focus on ban on inducements

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

27 Mar 2023 · Retail Investment Strategy

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Patricia Reilly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

15 Dec 2022 · Retail investment Strategy, Sustainable finance, CMU.

Meeting with Danuta Maria Hübner (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

14 Jul 2022 · MiFIR Review

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and

25 May 2022 · Retail Investment Strategy

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

18 Feb 2022 · Retail investment strategy

Meeting with John Berrigan (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

9 Dec 2021 · Retail investment strategy, CMU and sustainable finance

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

22 Apr 2021 · Capital Markets Union Sustainable Finance

Meeting with Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

8 Mar 2021 · Retail investment/CMU/MiFID II

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

17 Feb 2021 · Brexit, Transatlantic Dialogue

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

3 Feb 2021 · Capital Markets Union, Retail Investment, Sustainable Finance, Digital Finance.

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

2 Dec 2020 · European Capital Markets Union and new green deal.

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Florian Denis (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

9 Nov 2020 · Virtual Meeting - Introductory meeting. Retail financial services, consumer dimension

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner)

25 Sept 2020 · Consumer Agenda

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and

28 May 2020 · COVID-19 relief measures

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

18 Nov 2019 · Capital Markets Union, Sustainabe Finance

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and Federation of European Securities Exchanges

5 Dec 2018 · Speech at the International Conference "EU Capital Markets 2024"

Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

29 Aug 2018 · CMU, Fintech

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Mar 2018 · Collective Redress

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)

12 Dec 2016 · CMU; Better Finance; FSUG

Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)

25 Sept 2015 · Capital Markets Union

Meeting with Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

28 Apr 2015 · Capital Markets Union

Meeting with Denzil Davidson (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

13 Feb 2015 · Financial Services Policy

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

3 Feb 2015 · Corporate governance