EFAMA places huge importance on this revision of ESMA’s suitability guidelines, as they spell out in detail how investors can invest in sustainable investment products. If they are well designed, the guidelines have the potential to significantly boost capital flows towards sustainable investments; a goal that the European fund industry strongly supports.
Distribution & Client Disclosures
EFAMA monitors issues surrounding fund distribution and disclosures to investors. These include investor protection and disclosure issues arising from the evolving PRIIPs and MiFID frameworks, the shift towards digital distribution tools, and the continued integration of ESG considerations into fund products.
Related policy positions
Policy Position
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
MiFID/MiFIR
27 April 2022
EFAMA response to ESMA’S consultation paper “guidelines on certain aspects of the Mifid II Suitability Requirements”
Policy Position
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
MiFID/MiFIR
22 March 2022
EFAMA's response to the EU Commission's targeted consultation on options to enhance the suitability and appropriateness assessments
EFAMA appreciates the opportunity to share our views on the European Commission’s consultation on enhancements to the suitability and appropriateness assessments forming part of the wider, upcoming Retail Investment Strategy.
Policy position
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
PRIIPs
17 December 2021
Call for evidence on certain aspects relating to retail investor protection
EFAMA welcomes ESMA’s Call for Evidence to assess the rapidly shifting investment landscape and ensure that the current regulatory environment, its underlying market structure, and the existing industry practices safeguard retail investors’ interests. It is our strong belief that improving retail investor empowerment in Europe is key to further develop and deepen its capital markets.
Related news
Announcement
MIFID
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
MiFID/MiFIR
01 December 2020
Financial Data Exchange Templates (FinDatEx) platform publishes European Feedback Template
Financial Data Exchange Templates (FinDatEx) platform published on 01 December 2020 the European Feedback Template (EFT V1). This template standardises the information to be sent back from the distributor to the manufacturer under the MiFID 2 target market requirements. This is the first European wide feedback template. The EFT and all other FinDatEx templates are not compulsory, provided to the industry free of charge and are free of any intellectual property rights.
Press Release
Competitiveness
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
EU Fund regulation
International agenda
Management Companies
Pensions
Statistics
Stewardship
Sustainable Finance
26 November 2020
EFAMA Annual Asset Management Report the industry bellwether
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published today the 12th edition of its Asset Management Report*. 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.
Speech
Capital Markets Union
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
PRIIPs
EU Fund regulation
UCITS
Management Companies
AIFMD
Pensions
16 November 2020
Initial reactions on the new Capital Markets Union action plan - Keynote by Tanguy van de Werve
6th Cyprus International Funds Summit - 16 November 2020
Related publications
Publication
Competitiveness
Data
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
EU Fund regulation
Management Companies
Statistics
Sustainable Finance
15 December 2021
Asset Management Report 2021
This is our 13th edition of the Asset Management in Europe report, which provides an in-depth analysis of recent trends in the European asset management industry, focussing on where investment funds and discretionary mandates are managed in Europe.
Publication
Capital Markets Union
Competitiveness
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
EU Fund regulation
International agenda
Investor Education
Management Companies
Pensions
Stewardship
Sustainable Finance
10 June 2021
EFAMA Annual Review 2020-2021
It gives me great pleasure to provide you with an overview of our activities since our Ordinary General Meeting of last year.
Publication
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
PRIIPs
28 April 2021
Infographic | The challenges of replacing UCITS KIIDs with PRIIP KIDs
In support of our call for additional time to implement the PRIIPs rules, we have produced an infographic that summarises the challenges our members face replacing UCITS KIIDS with PRIIP KIDs. The infographic shows the many entities involved in the process and the steps required to prepare a PRIIP KID. Feel free to make use of this infographic.
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