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

Draghi report highlights underdeveloped occupational and private pension systems as an issue for European competitiveness

EFAMA identifies four key areas for improvement

EFAMA welcomes the high degree of ambition and clear call to urgent action put forward by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to address the EU's competitiveness challenges and reverse the ongoing trend of slowing growth and declining productivity. Improving the EU’s global competitiveness is vital for preserving EU’s prosperity in the long run, enhancing investment opportunities and attracting more capital into the EU.

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Competitiveness

20 June 2024

Decisive shift in policies is required to mobilize private savings towards the EU economy

Latest EFAMA research finds that the outperformance of US stock markets has led to increasing allocation of equity UCITS assets to US stocks

Today, EFAMA published the latest edition of its Market Insights series, titled “The EU Must Adopt a New Deal to Mobilize EU Savings”.

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Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

07 May 2024

Leading European associations' shared view on improving competitiveness of European capital markets

The European Banking Federation (EBF), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) have released a joint report on the development of European capital markets and recommendations to enhance their competitiveness.

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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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