All EFAMA articles
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NewsFund naming guidelines could hamper green bond growth, warns EFAMA
Industry body wants ESMA guidelines to follow the principle that the project financed should be the focus when it comes to green bonds, not the issuer’s business activities
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NewsDutch pensions body positive about ESA SFDR government bonds proposal
But wary of sustainability indicator idea
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NewsETFs boost capital inflows to Article 6 funds, says EFAMA
Article 6 UCITS funds saw inflows of €101bn last year, a turnaround from -€208bn in 2022, according to EFAMA’s Fact Book 2024
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News‘Major improvement’ in sight as EU ministers agree on withholding tax rules
Agreeement on FASTER Directive could be very relevant to the goal of deepening European capital markets
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NewsNew European regulation for ESG ratings hailed as ‘quality booster’
The new regulation for ESG rating providers, approved by European Parliament last week, is expected to improve transparency and comparability of ESG ratings
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NewsFinance groups call for delay of SFDR technical changes given broader review
Efama, together with banking and insurance associations, pleads for coordination between RTS adoption and overarching review of SFDR
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NewsPension fund money makes up smaller slice of asset managers’ AUM
European asset managers seen tending €29trn in 2023 after stronger markets this year
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NewsLevel of ‘sustainably’ invested in European assets falls below 40%
‘Greenhushing’ on the rise, according to Global Sustainable Investment Alliance
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NewsBVI favours active account requirements to strengthen EU clearing services
German fund industry association distances itself from EFAMA’s position
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NewsEFAMA, Pensioenfederatie slam regulators’ ‘one size fits all approach’ to DORA
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) lacks proportionality as it proposes the same strict rules on digital safety on all financial institutions, according to the two organisations
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NewsEuropean trade associations slam active account requirement
Further efforts should focus on streamlining the supervisory framework for EU central counterparties across member states
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FeaturesOpen-ended investment funds face up to the shadow banking dragnet
The debate over the systemic risk of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) – sometimes called shadow banks – is a recurrent theme but it has recently moved to the forefront thanks to tighter monetary policies, geopolitical risks and factors such as the UK’s LDI crisis. While regulators are assessing the threats posed, most market participants believe changes will not happen for years. For some, there are fears that largely unleveraged segments like open-ended investment funds could be unfairly targeted
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NewsEuropean Commission at risk of losing leadership role on sustainable finance
There is high-level political pressure on Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to further hollow out the standards
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NewsEFAMA calls for consistency in response to ESAs SFDR consultation
The association ‘fails to see’ the added value of expanding disclosures on the ‘do no significant harm’ assessment of sustainable investments
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NewsPeople moves: EFAMA elects BNP Paribas AM CEO as new president
Hymans Robertson, La Française, Rothesay, EFAMA, Clara-Pensions, PineBridge, ICG, Vidett, Storebrand, Industriens, AMF
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NewsDutch pension funds’ move to segregated mandates knock alternative funds
EFAMA sees gradual shift towards ETFs and index funds
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NewsBVI slams ESMA’s draft guidelines on ESG, sustainability labels
EFAMA highlights concerns about proposed numerical threshold approach
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NewsEuropean roundup: Consolidated tape could attract capital into smaller markets, says EFAMA
Plus: PEPP platform launched by UK technology provider
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NewsAssociation quartet addresses European Commission’s EMIR proposed amendments
‘These measures, as proposed, would be harmful to EU capital markets,’ the associations said
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NewsGreenwashing needs to be understood to address misleading practices, says EFAMA
‘Intentionally misleading behaviour relating to sustainable investments should not be tolerated,’ says Anyve Arakelijan, EFAMA’s regulatory policy adviser
