European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

650,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

8 Fte (8)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

4

High-level Commission meetings

26

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users   (Better Finance)

    EU Transparency Register

    24633926420-79 First registered on 11 Aug 2011

    Goals / Remit

    The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users (Better Finance) is a not for profit non-governmental organization. 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 the 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.

    Main EU files targeted

    Shareholders Rights Directive, Capital Markets Union, IORPs, Single Market for Pensions in Europe, MiFID, PRIIPs, IMD, FTT, ELTIFs, UCITS, Solvency, PEPP

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue d'Arenberg 44
    4th floor
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    8

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%8

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    8

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Jun 2020

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Sebastien COMMAIN 13 Apr 2023 12 Apr 2024
    Mr Commain SEBASTIEN 13 Apr 2023 24 Apr 2023
    Ms Aleksandra Maczynska 09 Feb 2023 09 Feb 2024
    Mr Matis JOAB 02 Feb 2023 02 Feb 2024
    Mr Martin MOLKO 27 Jan 2023 27 Jan 2024
    Mr Mariyan NIKOLOV 26 Jan 2023 26 Jan 2024
    Mr Guillaume Prache 25 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2023
    Mr Martin MOLKO 23 Mar 2022 27 Jan 2023
    Mr Matis JOAB 19 Mar 2022 02 Feb 2023
    Mr Edoardo CARLUCCI 19 Mar 2022 23 Aug 2022
    Mr Stefan Dragos VOICU 19 Mar 2022 26 Jan 2023
    Mr Edoardo CARLUCCI 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Mr Matis JOAB 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Ms Alessandra MANIS 19 Sep 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr Guillaume Prache 18 Jul 2019 18 Jul 2020
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 18 Jul 2019 18 Jul 2020
    Ms Aleksandra Maczynska 24 May 2019 23 May 2020
    Ms Aiste VYSNIAUSKAITE 24 May 2019 23 Nov 2019
    Ms Lina STRANDVÅG NAGELL 19 Apr 2019 24 Jan 2020
    Mr Timothee GALVAIRE 19 Apr 2019 19 Sep 2019
    Mr Edoardo CARLUCCI 25 Jan 2019 25 Jan 2020
    Ms Judith Hardt 16 Jan 2019 16 Jan 2020
    Mr Stefan Dragos VOICU 23 Nov 2018 23 Nov 2019
    Ms Aiste VYSNIAUSKAITE 23 Nov 2018 23 May 2019
    Ms Judith Hardt 12 Oct 2018 16 Jan 2019
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 05 Sep 2018 18 Jul 2019
    Ms Lina STRANDVÅG NAGELL 05 Sep 2018 01 Apr 2019
    Mr Guillaume Prache 24 Aug 2018 18 Jul 2019
    Ms Marie Vial 24 Aug 2018 23 Nov 2018
    Ms Marissa Andreah DIAZ 21 Aug 2018 10 Oct 2018
    Mr Lorenzo MARCHIONNI 03 Aug 2018 01 Mar 2019
    Ms Aleksandra Maczynska 08 Jun 2018 24 May 2019
    Mr Stefan Dragos VOICU 09 Mar 2018 23 Nov 2018
    Ms Lina STRANDVÅG NAGELL 27 Feb 2018 01 Sep 2018
    Ms Marie Vial 17 Jan 2018 24 Aug 2018
    Mr Guillaume Prache 02 Sep 2017 24 Aug 2018
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 02 Sep 2017 01 Sep 2018
    Mr Stefan Dragos VOICU 01 Sep 2017 09 Mar 2018
    Ms Marie Vial 01 Aug 2017 17 Jan 2018
    Ms Aleksandra Maczynska 20 Jul 2017 08 Jun 2018
    Mr Alex Rodriguez Toscano 29 Jun 2017 07 Jan 2018
    Sibille Allgayer 29 Jun 2017 31 May 2018
    Ms Marie Vial 23 Jan 2017 01 Aug 2017
    Mr Guillaume Prache 12 Oct 2016 02 Sep 2017
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 12 Oct 2016 02 Sep 2017
    Mr Alex Rodriguez Toscano 19 Jul 2016 29 Jun 2017
    Sibille Allgayer 19 Jul 2016 29 Jun 2017
    Mr Alvero Kavanagh 19 Jul 2016 13 Jan 2017
    Ms Agathe Vandeplassche 26 Jan 2016 20 Jul 2016
    Mr Juan Manuel Viver Gargallo 06 Oct 2015 20 Jul 2016
    Mr Guillaume Prache 06 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 06 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Guillaume Prache 02 Oct 2014 30 Sep 2015
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 30 Sep 2014 26 Sep 2015
    Mr Juan Manuel Viver Gargallo 27 Sep 2014 25 Sep 2015
    Mr Arnaud Houdmont 30 Aug 2013 28 Aug 2014
    Mrs Yvonne Colard 03 Sep 2013 31 Aug 2014
    Mr Juan Manuel Viver Gargallo 07 May 2013 04 May 2014
    Mr Guillaume Prache 07 May 2013 04 May 2014
    Mr Guillaume Prache 04 May 2013 07 May 2013
    Ms Maria Bause 04 May 2013 13 Jul 2013
    Mobale ( Karin) Balilonoso 04 May 2013 13 Jul 2013

    Complementary Information

    Generally, BETTER FINANCE's staff is composed of 6 employees, 2 interns and 1 consultant, making the total staff number 9. However, at the time of writing, BETTER FINANCE's staff is composed of 6 employees, one intern and 1 consultant, making the total staff number currently 8.
    We estimate that overall time dedicated to lobbying is about 40%. We also conduct research, member relations and other activities.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    650,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    410,000 € (Source: Capacity building of end-users and other non-industry stakeholders for Union policymaking in the area of financial services, granted by European Commission)

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    European Union Eco-labelling Board#E00374 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=374 #Member #C#Commission Informal Expert Group High Level Forum on Capital Markets Union#E03692 #Prache Guillaume#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3692 #Member #B#Civil society#Retail investor participation and diversification of investor base#Financial Services User Group#E02594 #MACZYNSKA Aleksandra#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2594 #Member #B#Civil society, Other

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    Better Finance responds to the highest possible number of relevant consultations launched by the European Commission, the European Supervisory Authorities and other public institutions as long as they impact or may impact financial services users and other non-industry stakeholders. It also participates to workshops, expert groups and public hearings organized by European institutions or other stakeholders and organisations. Better Finance actively meets with EU representatives (MEPs, EC staff members, Council of the EU delegates) on relevant topics for the European financial policies.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    26 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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