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.

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

09 September 2021

Industry calls for reasonable implementation timeline for PRIIPs changes

EFAMA and several other financial industry associations, raised concerns in response to a consultation conducted by the European Commission on planned changes to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) framework.

The unexpected delay to the adoption of the revised PRIIPs RTS cuts the implementation period for the industry by more than two months. This leaves PRIIPs manufacturers and distributors with a too short period instead of the original timeframe of 12 months to implement the new rules.

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

EU Fund regulation

Management Companies

04 August 2021

EU retail investments: comprehensive strategy to increase retail investor participation required

EFAMA wholeheartedly supports a retail investment strategy that gives EU citizens the necessary tools and the confidence to put their savings to work by investing in capital markets.

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Capital Markets

MIFID

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

MiFID/MiFIR

11 June 2021

MiFID: EFAMA replies to ESMA consultation on RTS 2 Annual Review

EFAMA replied to a specific question on moving to stage 3 for the determination of the liquidity assessment of bonds.

An ambitious CMU Action Plan that will need strong political support from Member States

Building a Capital Markets Union (CMU) that serves the needs of European citizens and businesses is an ambitious yet, essential - project that requires a long-term political vision, determination and perseverance.

The new CMU Action Plan adopted today by the European Commission, which largely builds on the recommendation of the CMU High-Level Forum, is a milestone in the journey towards the realisation of this ambition for Europe.

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MIFID

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

MiFID/MiFIR

PRIIPs

Management Companies

AIFMD

03 June 2020

Investment Funds Distributor Due Diligence Questionnaire

Funds face unique challenges in performing intermediary oversight, and especially so because of MiFID II requirements, changing regulatory landscapes, and the absence of an industry agreed-upon standard between funds and their distribution channels. To help address these challenges, a dedicated working group developed a uniform due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that will serve as the standard for investment funds (UCITS and AIFs) in performing onboarding and ongoing oversight of distribution channels.

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Capital Markets

MIFID

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

MiFID/MiFIR

22 May 2020

EFAMA calls for changes to investor protection rules in MIFID II / MIFIR Review

EFAMA has submitted its response to the European Commission's consultations on the review of the MIFID II / MIFIR regulatory framework, where it has outlined its recommendations on investor protection and capital markets and infrastructure.

EFAMA's Director General Tanguy van de Werve commented:

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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.

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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.

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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.