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 response to ESMA’s CP on data costs and consolidated tape
EFAMA feedback on TEG's interim report on EU climate transition benchmarks (EU CTBs) & EU Paris aligned benchmarks (EU PABs)
EFAMA's reply ESMA’s CP on Guidelines for reporting under Articles 4 & 12 SFTR
An updated regulatory framework that is innovation friendly and supports scale is needed for tokenisation
EFAMA publishes Buyside Practitioner’s Guide to Tokenisation
Uniform implementation of EU capital market rules is needed to enable cross-border investment, not big regulatory overhauls
EFAMA publishes recommendations for capital market integration
First industry-led conference discusses concrete policy actions to turn Europe into a global hub for digital assets
Yesterday, EFAMA hosted asset management firms from across Europe to discuss how tokenisation is reshaping the industry at the Redefining assets: tokenisation and the future of investment
Global Memo: Benchmark Data Costs
A key purpose of the financial system is to allocate capital and risk in a manner that supports sustainable economic development and growth, including through the provision of financing, investment and hedging products. Financial benchmarks/indices are fundamental to the functioning of financial markets and are widely used in both retail and wholesale markets. In particular, benchmarks are a valuable tool helping market participants to set prices, measure performances, or work out amounts payable under financial contracts or instruments.
3 questions to Agathi Pafili on CSDR
Q #1 What is the CSDR’s Settlement Discipline Regime (SDR) and what does it seek to achieve?
Asset Management in Europe - An Overview of the Asset Management Industry - November 2020
The report aims to provide a unique and comprehensive set of facts and figures on the state of the industry at the end of 2018 but also to highlight the fundamental role of asset managers in the financial system and wider economy.
