This article has been published on the EFAMA blog.
This article has been published on the EFAMA blog.
Buy-in from Member States will be essential
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) have today published a statement calling for policy makers to focus on scaling up EU equity markets by promoting competition and innovation, rather than seeking to rebalance volumes towards incumbent exchanges at the expense of investors.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) welcomes the Digital Fitness Check and the European Commission’s initiative to review the EU Digital Rulebook and assess how it can be improved to better support innovation and help position Europe as a global leader in critical technologies.
EFAMA welcomes the Digital Omnibus legislative proposals, and in particular the targeted amendments introduced to the GDPR and the AI Act. The proposed amendments aim to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and provide legal clarity within the existing regulatory framework while preserving its core objectives.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has released today a new issue of its Market Insights series titled “Fund redemptions amid periods of shock: evidence f
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its European Quarterly Statistical Release for the fourth quarter of 2025, together with updated figures for the full year 2025.
The European Commission’s proposal to amend the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2.0) is an important step towards simplifying the framework while improving clarity for investors.
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:
In July the European Commission released their long-awaited Retail Investment Strategy, including multiple proposals aimed at boosting retail participation in capital markets. EFAMA has provided comments on this in their ‘Have your say’ forum, where we briefly highlight some of our main concerns.
EFAMA responds to ESMA's Consultation Paper - From only 20 ELTIFs at the start of the review of the ELTIF Regulation in late 2021 to 95 as of August 2023, the launch of ELTIF products has significantly increased over the last three years, with further market growth expected in the years to come.
We strongly encourage ESMA to uphold the positive momentum of reforms initiated at Level 1 and guarantee that the requirements established by the draft RTS are conducive to the ongoing success of the ELTIF product.
EFAMA has joined together with the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and over 90 investors and financial market participants, to call on the European Commission to uphold the integrity and ambition of the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

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