All EFAMA articles
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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
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NewsEFAMA’s asset management report highlights heavy ESG focus
Report shows concrete examples of how asset managers integrate ESG into sovereign debt analysis
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NewsUncertainty for sustainable investing as CSRD legislation is adopted
The first available corporate reports are only expected from 2025 and the full scope for all applicable firms will only be in place from 2028 onwards
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NewsPeople moves: Former Amundi CIO joins Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
ABN Amro, ADIA, AMF, AXA IM, DWS, Downing, EFAMA, FIN-FSA, IFoA, LifeSight, MFS, Natixis, UKSIF, WTW, Schroders
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NewsInvestor bodies join NGOs in call to MEPs to broaden scope of EU CSRD
Groups want Directive to include all listed SMEs as well as non-listed SMEs in high-risk sectors
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NewsEFAMA: EU consolidated tape urgent, but scrap the revenue targets
The tape should operate as a revenue participation scheme based on cost of production, says lobby group
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NewsEU could fund DC transition by issuing debt, says Bernardino
Some 20 EU member states still have no tracking systems
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NewsEFAMA highlights uneven SFDR-based funds coverage in Europe
Trade body collected data on Article 8 and Article 9 funds for the first time
