Competitiveness

To remain competitive and at the forefront of innovation, Europe must be open to cross-border flows of knowledge, ideas, capital and investment. The benefit in doing so ultimately accrues to European citizens and businesses.

Europe rightly strives for high regulatory standards. That said, EFAMA strongly believes our rules need to be well calibrated, so Europe can partake in global competition on a level playing field. Our policy work consistently advocates for a dynamic regulatory environment, which enables European financial markets to remain globally competitive.

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Press Release

Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

Supervision

27 October 2025

European asset managers maintain their opposition to centralised supervision

Supervisory colleges risk adding complexity without significant improvements

Publication

Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

19 March 2024

Unlocking private investment to fund Europe's triple transitions

EFAMA’s publication lays out the asset management sector’s policy priorities for the next five years, building on the in-depth expertise of our members. This includes practical recommendations for keeping Europe competitive and developing deeper, more integrated and liquid capital markets in Europe.

The recommendations focus around four main objectives:

Policy position

Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

30 June 2020

EFAMA's feedback on the EU Commission's consultation on the Capital Markets Union High Level Forum Final Report

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.

Press Release

Competitiveness

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

Statistics

08 September 2020

European Statistics Q2 2020 | Investor confidence in Q2 results in sharp rebound in sales of UCITS

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its Quarterly Statistical Release describing the trends in the European investment fund industry in the second quarter of 2020 with key data and indicators for each EFAMA member countries.

Bernard Delbecque, Senior Director for Economics and Research at EFAMA commented:

Press Release

Competitiveness

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

Statistics

27 August 2020

Monthly Statistics June 2020 | Net sales of UCITS break the EUR 100 billion mark in June

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales data of UCITS and AIFs for June 2020.