EFAMA has today published its European Quarterly Statistical Release for Q2 of 2023.
EFAMA has today published its European Quarterly Statistical Release for Q2 of 2023.
EFAMA, BFPI Ireland, EACB, FIA EPTA, Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds, Finance Denmark, Nordic Securities Association, AIMA, ICI Global, FIA and ISDA, which collectively represent major European end users of derivatives along with providers of clearing services, have published a joint statement on the European Commission’s proposed active account requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3.0).
EFAMA, BFPI Ireland, EACB, FIA EPTA, Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds,
Finance Denmark, Nordic Securities Association, AIMA, ICI Global, FIA and ISDA support positive
incentives to further enhance the attractiveness of EU clearing and EU Capital Markets, including
many of the measures proposed in EMIR 3.0. (read more)
The European Commission has taken a significant stride with its newly unveiled proposal on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) rating activities, which aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of ESG ratings methodologies, data sources, and potential biases, ultimately empowering investors to make informed decisions.
Protecting long-term investors from material dilution is a legitimate objective, however, EFAMA doubts that the FSB draft proposals on structural vulnerabilities in the open-ended fund (OEF) sector and the IOSCO ones on anti-dilution liquidity management tools (LMTs) would increase the resilience of the OEF sector. In our view, this framework would add unnecessary complexity to liquidity risk management and, ultimately, result in higher costs for end-investors with little benefit.
EFAMA welcomes the IOSCO Consultation report which we believe is a good starting point for further engagement with our industry on dilution in Open-Ended Funds (OEFs). We believe that dilution may indeed trigger investor protection concerns for certain funds and welcome, in this respect, IOSCO’s commitment to protect end-investors from material dilution. This being said, we however do not support the consultation report’s significant emphasis on financial stability considerations.
EFAMA welcomes the opportunity of this consultation report to share views on how regulators could foster greater consistency in the management of liquidity risks in the Open-Ended Funds (OEFs) sector and on how the FSB should proceed in the future to evaluate any potential build-up of systemic risks in capital markets.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations play a crucial role in asset managers' investment decisions for several reasons:
The competitiveness of EU asset managers is heavily reliant on the quality, stability, cost-efficiency and predictability of the rules under which they operate.
As part of our recommendations to make competitiveness a central element of all EU policies, we highlight the importance of tackling anti-competitive market practices and the ever-increasing cost of various types of data.
The FCA’s recent report on the wholesale data market is an important and high-quality study which echoes many long-standing buy-side concerns. It finds evidence of unequal market power in terms of market concentration, highly profitable margins, opaque pricing practices, excessive charging, bundling practices and complex licensing agreements, all of which negatively impact data users. Much of this data is indispensable for users to stay in business and fulfil regulatory obligations.
EFAMA’s publication lays out the asset management sector’s policy priorities for the next five years, building on the in-depth expertise of our members. This includes practical recommendations for keeping Europe competitive and developing deeper, more integrated and liquid capital markets in Europe.
The recommendations focus around four main objectives:
How to avoid a new Herstatt crisis?
It has been a while since Herstatt risk has been referenced in financial circles and certainly in the mainstream media, however, it is something that the European fund management industry is concerned about as the deadline for shortening the US settlement cycle draws near.
EFAMA has published its response to the UK FCA’s consultation paper (CP23/28) on updating its regime for Money Market Funds (MMFs). While fundamentally agreeing on the need to definitely remove the existing link between liquidity breaches and the potential activation of LMTs for stable NAV MMFs, we express significant reservations with the proposed enhancements to the existing liquidity ratios across all types of MMF structures.
The UK regulator (FCA) has taken a pragmatic approach in developing its Overseas Fund Regime (OFR) specifying the process that European retail funds would have to follow to gain, and keep, access to the UK market. This regime, which will replace the Temporary Marketing Permission Regime (TMPR), offers a streamlined access to the UK market in comparison to the current and time-consuming recognition process which is open to all overseas funds (...)
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