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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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

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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:

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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

International Statistics Q1 2020 | Large drop in worldwide investment fund assets in Q1 2020 against the backdrop of large net inflows

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has today published its latest International Statistical Release describing the trends in worldwide investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020*.

Worldwide regulated open-ended fund assets decreased by 10.8 percent to EUR 47.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. Worldwide net cash flow to all funds amounted to EUR 617 billion, compared to EUR 808 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Competitiveness

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

09 June 2020

European Statistics Q1 2020 | Alternative Investment Funds continued to attract net new money in Q1 2020 despite Covid19

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 first quarter of 2020 with key data and indicators for each EFAMA member countries.

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Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

13 July 2021

Towards a deepening of the single market for asset management in the context of an ambitious Capital Markets Union

By Vincent Ingham

Director of Regulatory Policy, EFAMA.

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Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

EU Fund regulation

23 June 2021

3 questions to Miranda Seath on the European fund classification

Q #1 What is the European Fund Classification (EFC) and why is it different from other classifications?

The mission at the heart of our work on the European Fund Classification scheme is to help investors, and the wider European funds industry, to find and compare similar fund peer groups in a meaningful way. This mission is particularly relevant in an era of rising cross-border fund sales because the EFC enables investors and their advisers to compare funds across different European jurisdictions consistently.

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