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.
Joint letter on open Access and Interoperability in Cash Equities Clearing
EFAMA response to ESMA’s call for evidence on the Structure of European Equity Markets
Latest Parliament report takes the Market Integration and Supervision Package in the wrong direction
Turning ESMA into an extra supervisor for asset managers is unwarranted, a major distraction, and runs contrary to the EU competitiveness and simplification agendas
Market data costs
In this first issue, we spoke with Rudolf Siebel, the Chair of EFAMA’s Trading, Trade Reporting & Market Infrastructures Standing Committee, who shared his thoughts with us on Market Data Costs.
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:
