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 Reply: ESMA CP on review report MiFIR transparency regime for equity, ETFs & other related instruments
EFAMA's response to the EU Commission's public consultation on the review of the EU Benchmark regulation
EFAMA's reply to ESMA's CP on Draft technical advice on commercial terms for providing clearing services under EMIR (FRANDT)
Building resilience in capital markets: How to prevent ‘dashes for cash’ during financial crises?
This article was first published in the 23rd edition of the Fact Book on 24 June 2025.
Brave New World… of Investing
This article was first published in the 23rd edition of the Fact Book on 24 June 2025.
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
Asset Management Report 2017
Closet Index Funds
EFAMA has reviewed ESMA’s statement “Supervisory work on potential index tracking”, which sets out research to determine whether any indication of closet indexing could be found at EU level. To contribute to the debate on this matter, EFAMA has prepared a paper, which highlights the limits of identifying closet index funds through a statistical analysis, drawing on recently published research papers.
Annual Report 2015
Navigating the MiFIR Review: (Part 2) Consolidated Tape & Market Data
