EFAMA warns that now is not the time to introduce additional obstacles to the sale of investment funds, both domestically and internationally.
EFAMA warns that now is not the time to introduce additional obstacles to the sale of investment funds, both domestically and internationally.
EFAMA warns against the negative impact of large-scale changes to the Shareholder Rights Directive
Following yesterday’s vote by the European Parliament’s ECON Committee on the EU Securitisation Regulation (SECR) review, EFAMA expresses concern that aspects of the current text lack sufficient ambition to truly prioritise European investors and support Savings and Investment Union (SIU) objectives.
Today, EFAMA has published its latest Monthly Statistical Release for February 2026.
This article was originally published in French in Revue Banque, © La Revue Banque.
Read the English translation below:
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.

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