Efama

Industry wants EU framework and code of conduct for ESG ratings
October 17, 2022

Efama calls for code of conduct for ESG ratings

Europe’s fund and asset management industry, seeing rapid growth in investor demand for sustainable…
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investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter
Investing
September 8, 2022

Investment fund sales turn negative in second quarter

Rising inflation, the tightening of monetary policy, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting…
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A green maze. Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
September 7, 2022

Firms reluctant to discuss sustainability with clients

One month after the EU ordered the investment sector to ask clients for their sustainability…
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Schiessentümpel in Müllerthal, Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia CC0.
Investing
September 1, 2022

Net fund outflows doubled in June compared to May

European investment funds continued to experience net outflows for a sixth consecutive month as…
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Vincent Ingham, EFAMA
August 10, 2022

Efama calls for sustainability reporting standard alignment

Calls for the global alignment of sustainability reporting standards is being complicated by…
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Schiessentümpel in Müllerthal, Luxembourg. Photo: Wikimedia CC0.
Investing
July 27, 2022

Bond funds see 5th straight month of net outflows in May

European bond funds experienced a fifth straight month of net outflows in May as inflation continued…
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Tanguy van de Werve, EFAMA
Laws and Regulations
June 29, 2022

Efama calls for tax action to shield savers from inflation

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday called on governments across Europe to take…
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China stock exchange
Investing
June 16, 2022

China bucks trend with money market inflows during Q1

Net assets of worldwide investment funds decreased by 2.5 percent in the first quarter as the…
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Ukraine flag. Photo by Max Kukurudziak via Unsplash CC BY 2.,0
News
June 13, 2022

War, economic downturn hurt fund sales

Firms selling Ucits and alternative investment funds are experiencing a downturn linked to the dire…
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MEP Isabel Benjumea, rapporteur on the EU AIFMD and Ucits reviews. Photo: EP.
Laws and Regulations
May 19, 2022

‘Asset managers need bigger say in applying crisis tools’ 

Europe’s asset management industry on Wednesday threw its backing behind a legislative proposal to…
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Investments. Photo via Unsplash.
Asset Allocation
May 3, 2022

Net Ucits outflows rose more than five-fold in February

Led by a steep drop in bond investments, European Ucits investment funds saw net outflows rise more…
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EU flags at the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 15, 2022

After false start, review sets up Eltifs for success

A comprehensive review by the European Commission has the potential to put the European long-term…
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Queen Maxima. Photo by King Willem-Alexander, via RVD. 
Asset Managers
February 7, 2022

Citing inflation, Máxima wants action on financial literacy

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called on European financial supervisors to review financial…
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European ESG ranking
Asset Managers
January 31, 2022

Bonds benefit as net fund sales reach low in November

Net sales of investment funds in Europe were at their lowest in November - apart from bonds - as…
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