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.
Policy Recommendations for the Next European Commission
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”.
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.
EU policymakers need to focus on competitiveness and completing the Capital Markets Union in order to fund the triple transitions
EFAMA has released its policy recommendations to unlock private investment in Europe
Asset Management Report 2019
The EFAMA Asset Management in Europe report aims at providing facts and figures to gain a better understanding of the role of the European asset management industry. It takes a different approach from that of the other EFAMA research reports, on two grounds. Firstly, this report does not focus exclusively on investment funds, but it also analyses the assets that are managed by asset managers under the form of discretionary mandates. Secondly, the report focuses on the countries where the investment fund assets are managed rather than on the countries in which the funds are domiciled.
Ownership of Investment Funds in Europe
The report provides a wealth of facts and figures on the evolution of holdings of financial assets and investment funds among European investors in recent years. It aims to answer three main questions: