Capital markets
Investment managers, acting on behalf of their retail and institutional clients, are among the largest investors in financial markets. They represent a key component of the market’s “buy-side” segment.
In representing the interests of its members on wholesale capital market issues, EFAMA advocates for fair, deep, liquid, and transparent capital markets, supported by properly regulated and supervised market infrastructure.
EFAMA’s reply to ESMA’s consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards under the benchmarks regulation
EFAMA's response to the EU Commission's consultation on the review of the MiFID II / MiFIR Regulatory Framework
EFAMA reply to ECB's Flash survey on operation of Post Trade Servides during the Covid-19 pandemic
Deepening consolidated tape data now, rather than later, would significantly improve the competitiveness of EU capital markets
EFAMA highlights important use cases in latest publication
EFAMA response to the EBA consultation on the guidelines on the sound management of third-party risk for non-ICT related services
European Commission’s ambitious market integration package addresses many barriers to the Savings & Investment Union
EFAMA supports the majority of measures but warns against new ESMA supervisory reviews for large asset managers
Advancing EU capital markets: Prioritising key targets for the Savings and Investments Union
Providing access to ISAs is key for turning European savers into investors
EFAMA emphasizes the importance of a bottom-up approach
Household Participation in Capital Markets
This report analyses the progress made in recent years by European households in allocating more of their financial wealth to capital market instruments (pension plans, life insurance, investment funds, debt securities and listed shares) and less in cash and bank deposits. It also includes policy recommendations on improving retail participation in capital markets, including for the Retail Investment Strategy currently under discussion.
Some key findings include:
