The Commission launched a public consultation ahead of the presentation of a legislative proposal to introduce an EU Digital Levy by January 2023. For EFAMA, any new tax legislation on “digital activities” (or “digital transactions”) should not be borne by the end-investors. Our understanding is that the industry’s activities should not be in scope of the new tax.
EFAMA's Director General Tanguy van de WERVE will speak at the Financial Times's Future of Asset Management Summit on 28 May this year.
He will take part in the panel addressing the question 'How are asset managers preparing for the pace of regulatory change?'.
More details will be made available here: Agenda - Future of Asset Management 2021 (ft.com)
We are thrilled to announce that APG Asset Management, one of the world’s largest pension investors, and Simmons & Simmons, a top international law firm with renowned investment management expertise, have joined EFAMA.
The EFAMA Board approved their respective memberships on 24 March 2021.
Please join us in welcoming them to the EFAMA community!
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales data of UCITS and AIFs for January 2021.
Bernard Delbecque, Senior Director for Economics and Research commented: “For the third consecutive month, net inflows into UCITS equity funds exceeded EUR 50 billion, a level that had never been reached before November 2020. This exceptional outcome can be traced to the arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines, which restored investor optimism about future growth prospects.”
Investors’ confidence strengthened in the last quarter of the year thanks to positive vaccine news, driving a surge in net assets and inflows across the world. A sharp rebound in equity fund net sales in Europe and sustained net inflows into bond funds in the United States underpinned long-term fund sales growth internationally. Meanwhile, sales of worldwide MMFs turned positive again due to strong net inflows in China and Europe, offsetting net outflows in the United States.
The main developments through the quarter are as follows:
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its response to the European Commission's consultation on the establishment of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies.
On 11 March 2021, EFAMA and 14 trade associations representing a wide range of stakeholders in the European and global financial markets wrote to the European Commission and ESMA raising concerns about the implementation of the mandatory buy-in requirement under the EU’s CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime.
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its latest Market Insights report titled “ESG Investing in the UCITS Market – A powerful and inexorable trend”. The report looks at the major trends in the ESG UCITS market, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the behaviour of ESG and non-ESG funds.
Discover the 6 reasons why your organisation should become a member of EFAMA.
Our members enjoy significant benefits including the opportunity to shape the industry positions, get first-hand access to regulatory and political intelligence, engage with industry peers and policymakers, and take part in EFAMA events.
Our three membership categories cater to the wide range of organisations that make up and support the investment management industry in Europe.
EFAMA organised a webinar on investor education in November 2020 with speakers from the European Commission, the OECD and McKinsey.
