Taxation & Accounting
EFAMA discusses all relevant tax topics with importance to the European asset management industry, such as Tax transparency packages or EU FTT, OECD topics including several actions inserted in the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project, and all kinds of national developments in case they have an impact on regulated EU investment funds. The focus lays on mainstream funds but we may discuss alternative investment fund tax-related issues, if they are of broad relevance.
EFAMA’s comments on IASB’s Discussion Paper regarding Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity
EFAMA response to the OECD on BEPS Action 6 – 17 June 2015
EFAMA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Revised Discussion Draft "BEPS Action 6: Prevent Treaty Abuse" issued on 22 May 2015.
EFAMA Comments on OECD Public Discussion Draft BEPS Action 6 Discussion Draft on Non-CIV examples
EFAMA is grateful for the opportunity to comment on the new OECD Public Discussion Draft on BEPS Action 6 and the treaty entitlement of non-CIV funds Discussion Draft on non-CIV examples. In addition EFAMA would like to make positive use of this opportunity and comment as well on the general situation of CIVs as well as of Non-CIVs against the background of the BEPS Action 6 implementation.
EFAMA replied to the OECD Pillar One – Amount A: Regulated Financial Services Exclusion public consultation
EFAMA replied to the OECD Pillar One – Amount A: Regulated Financial Services Exclusion public consultation. Aiming to change the views of those members of the OECD/IF that still maintain that asset managers should not be excluded from Amount A.
In this comment paper, EFAMA is taking the opportunity to:
EFAMA's comments on EC’s Pillar Two proposal
With the release of this proposal, the Commission is replicating the OECD / BEPS Inclusive Framework (OECD) Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Model Rules that came live in December 2021 and addresses how Member States will implement them in a coherent and consistent way across the EU. The work of the Commission and the alignment with the work of the OECD / BEPS Inclusive Framework are to be welcomed.
EFAMA's comments on EC’s Un-Shell proposal
EFAMA fully supports the Commission’s initiatives to fight tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning. The work of the technical teams that acknowledged our industry’s special requirements and the proposal of carve-out rules to protect investment structures and end-investors are, to a certain extent, to be welcomed.
Asset Management in Europe - An Overview of the Asset Management Industry - November 2020
The report aims to provide a unique and comprehensive set of facts and figures on the state of the industry at the end of 2018 but also to highlight the fundamental role of asset managers in the financial system and wider economy.
Household Participation in Capital Markets - Country Statistical Profiles
3 questions to Sheila Nicoll and Alexander Schindler on the Capital Markets Union High Level Forum
Q #1 What is the difference of the High-Level Forum report to previous initiatives on the Capital Markets Union? What is different this time around?
