Data | EFAMA

In the modern economy, data is increasingly becoming a strategic asset. This is particularly true for the asset management industry, where data forms the backbone of the daily activities and internal processes necessary to guarantee best practices in portfolio management.

Asset managers are major users of a variety of data, including market data, index data and, increasingly, ESG data. EFAMA advocates for, and seeks to support members’ access to, high-quality, standardised and comparable data at a fair price. EFAMA also encourages the creation of a well-structured, reasonably priced consolidated tape fed by all trading venues and systematic internalisers for all financial instruments.

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Capital Markets

MIFID

Capital Markets Union

Data

21 October 2025

Market data users have identified important gaps in plans for EU consolidated tape

List of recommendations show what is needed to ensure a successful tape.

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Data

18 April 2024

Cross-cutting issues on EU data

The competitiveness of EU asset managers is heavily reliant on the quality, stability, cost-efficiency and predictability of the rules under which they operate.

As part of our recommendations to make competitiveness a central element of all EU policies, we highlight the importance of tackling anti-competitive market practices and the ever-increasing cost of various types of data.

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Data

Sustainable Finance

EU Taxonomy

Sustainability-related Disclosures (SFDR)

Sustainability reporting (CSRD)

01 December 2021

The European Single Access Point: a powerful tool for investors to assess the ESG performance of companies

EFAMA sees the European Commission’s proposal for the creation of a European Single Access Point (ESAP) as a crucial step in addressing the limited availability and scattered nature of financial and sustainability-related entity information at EU level.

EFAMA publishes 2021 industry Fact Book - Report highlights key developments in the European fund industry in 2020

EFAMA has released its 2021 industry Fact Book.

The 2021 Fact Book provides an in-depth analysis of trends in the European fund industry, an extensive overview of the regulatory developments across 29 European countries and a wealth of data.

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Capital Markets

Data

14 June 2021

Joint statement by EFAMA and EFSA on Consolidated Tape and market data costs

The appropriate construction, and conditions for the usage, of a Consolidated Tape

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Capital Markets

Benchmarks

Data

International agenda

09 June 2021

Key recommendations for fair benchmark data costs - EFAMA/ICSA Global Memo on Benchmark Data Costs

EFAMA (European Fund of Asset Management Associations) and ICSA (International Council of Securities Association) published today a Global Memo on Benchmark Data Costs, identifying the main challenges arising from the increased use of benchmark data over recent decades and the imposition of increasingly complex and ove

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Capital Markets

MIFID

Capital Markets Union

Data

06 October 2021

Visual | Why do we need a real-time Consolidated Tape in the EU?

The current lack of quality pre- and post-trade data and the fragmentation of data sources remain an obstacle to the completion of the Capital Markets Union. The benefits of a real-time Consolidated Tape are wide-ranging: from market surveillance for supervisors, to best execution and an improved view on trading opportunities for retail investors, to portfolio management and pre- and post-trade analysis for fund managers to name a few.

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Capital Markets

Benchmarks

Data

International agenda

09 June 2021

Global Memo: Benchmark Data Costs

A key purpose of the financial system is to allocate capital and risk in a manner that supports sustainable economic development and growth, including through the provision of financing, investment and hedging products. Financial benchmarks/indices are fundamental to the functioning of financial markets and are widely used in both retail and wholesale markets. In particular, benchmarks are a valuable tool helping market participants to set prices, measure performances, or work out amounts payable under financial contracts or instruments.

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