78% of Europeans save, but only 18% associate financial health with investing.

So what is stopping Europeans from investing?

Read the article based on our pan-European report (covering 10 European countries) on financial health:

👉 lnkd.in/e9MMQXBQ

Only 1 in 5 European employees holds shares in their own company, a gap that has been widening over the years.

As the EU advances with #SIU, Employee Share Ownership remains overlooked.

So what needs to change?

Read the full analysis: betterfinance.substack.com/p/employee-s...

📢BETTER FINANCE has responded to two consultations to the European Commission on the 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐒𝐈𝐔). Read the full consultations:
Master Regulation👉 bit.ly/4bxj43M
Master Directive👉 bit.ly/4lWgE2b

Regions eligible:
📍 Cyprus: Union of Municipalities of Cyprus
📍 Spain: Catalonia, Valencian Community and Region of Murcia
📍 Georgia: Adjara
📍 Italy: Sardinia and the Aosta Valley
📍 Portugal: Azores and Madeira
📍 Romania: Timiș

📣BETTER FINANCE is looking for a Communication Assistant to join our team in Brussels!

If you are passionate about communication, EU affairs, and you’re from one of the Eurodissey Regions, we want to hear from you! 🫵

Apply by 3 April via Eurodissey👉https://bit.ly/3NJ1v7y

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to announce the international conference ''Integrating Europe’s Capital Markets: Delivering for Retail Investors''.

📅 6 May 2026
🕒 12:00 – 17:30
📍 Brussels

Register here👉 bit.ly/4rNACNS

A sincere thanks to all of our speakers and participants for this insightful day of knowledge exchange and high-level debate.

Stay tuned for future events 👉https://betterfinance.eu/communication/our-events/

We conclude our conference ‘‘𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬” with a final speech delivered by Aleksandra Mączyńska, BETTER FINANCE.

🎙️And now, a Presentation of Practical Examples of Investor Education Initiatives, brought by Josias Fagerland, Chairman of the Danish Young Shareholders.

Stay tuned 👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

🎙️Anne GAIGNARD, CEO, Place des Investisseurs
🎙️Chiara Monticone, OECD/INFE
🎙️Josias Fagerland, Danish Young Shareholders
🎙️Camille Beaudoin, IOSCO, AMF Québec
🎙️Mariola Szymańska, EFPA Poland

We now gather for the High-Level Round-table Discussion on Main Barriers and Practical Solutions to Investor Education in Europe, with our speakers.

Coming next, a Q&A with our participants👥💬

Stay tuned 👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

ow speaking: Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, Deputy Director-General Financial Stability, DG FISMA, with a Keynote Speech on The European Commission’s Financial Literacy Strategy: Building Capability, Trust and Participation.

Stay tuned 👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

We are live from our online event ‘‘𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬”

🎙️Aleksandra Mączyńska, BETTER FINANCE

👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

🎥Watch the fourth video of the campaign 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. - 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.

Check out our campaign page👉https://bit.ly/4bp8YAC

📣Tomorrow!

BETTER FINANCE invites you to join tomorrow’s event ‘‘Investor Education & Trust: Reconnecting European Citizens with Finance and Capital Markets’’.

⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Register for the webinar 👉 bit.ly/4ryMWlI

Sébastien Commain (BETTER FINANCE) speaking at the latest European Economic and Social Committee hearing on the real performance of supplementary pensions.

📣7 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 the event ‘’𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬’’.

📅 17 March
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

🎥Watch the second video of the campaign Know More. Invest Better. - Empowering Europe’s Investors Through Financial Literacy, and discover the key EU initiative that is working towards empowering citizens in their financial knowledge.
Register for our event the 17th of March 👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWlI

86% of Europeans care about their financial future.
74% want to improve their financial knowledge.
Yet few invest. Investor education can close the gap.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4sx9eVe

BETTER FINANCE strongly supports its German member, Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V. (DSW), and the Ethos Foundation's joint demand for listed German firms to hold in-person or hybrid AGMs.

Read the full press release 📄👉 bit.ly/3OPHg8y

🎙️Aleksandra Mączyńska, BETTER FINANCE
🎙️ Alexandra Jour-Schroeder, European Commission
🎙️ Anne Gaignard, Place des Investisseurs
🎙️ Camille Beaudoin, IOSCO & AMF, Québec
🎙️ Mariola Szymańska, EFPA Poland
🎙️ Chiara Monticone, OECD/INFE

We are pleased to announce the speakers for out upcoming event ‘𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬”.

Register now👉https://bit.ly/4ryMWl

The first video of the campaign 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 is now out!
Discover 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬💡

BETTER FINANCE is pleased to share its Online Webinar “Investor Education & Trust: Reconnecting European Citizens with Finance and Capital Markets”

📅 17 March
⏰ 10:00–12:30

Register now👉 bit.ly/4ryMWlI

#ERW25 highlights: John Berrigan (DG FISMA, @ec.europa.eu) on the practical tools and incentives for guiding retail investors towards long-term investing.

Watch the video 🎥👇

BETTER FINANCE has just published “Financial Advice in the EU – Mapping the Rules Protecting Individual Investors”. Discover how financial advice is defined and regulated, and whether current frameworks truly protect retail investors.

👉 bit.ly/49HNEXs

#ERW25 highlights: Dr George Theocharides, PhD (CySEC) on the Role of EU Supervisors on long-term savings products.

Watch the video to learn more🎥👇