Distribution & Client Disclosures

EFAMA monitors issues surrounding fund distribution and disclosures to investors. These include investor protection and disclosure issues arising from the evolving PRIIPs and MiFID frameworks, the shift towards digital distribution tools, and the continued integration of ESG considerations into fund products.

Related policy positions

Policy Position

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

22 March 2022

EFAMA's response to the EU Commission's targeted consultation on options to enhance the suitability and appropriateness assessments

EFAMA appreciates the opportunity to share our views on the European Commission’s consultation on enhancements to the suitability and appropriateness assessments forming part of the wider, upcoming Retail Investment Strategy.

Policy position

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

15 December 2021

EFAMA response to ESA’s Joint Committee call for evidence on PRIIPs

EFAMA continues to support the overarching aim of the PRIIP KID as a single pre-disclosure document for all types of investment products.

EFAMA believes that the ESAs Joint Call for Evidence on PRIIPs and any subsequent proposals for revision of the PRIIPs Regulation should come after assessing in practice the revised PRIIPs RTS to be implemented from 31 December 2022, both to retail AIFs and UCITS.

Press Release

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

24 November 2021

European Parliament votes on ‘quick fixes’ for PRIIPs and UCITS - EFAMA statement

We welcome yesterday's vote by the European Parliament plenary formally adopting two ‘quick fixes’ for PRIIPs (Packaged retail investments and insurance-based products) and UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities).

EFAMA Statement on the ECON Committee’s draft report amending the UCITS directive for PRIIPs

Andreas Stepnitzka, EFAMA Deputy Director, Regulatory Policy, comments:

Policy Position

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

Management Companies

29 September 2021

Distance marketing of consumer financial services – Review of EU rules

EFAMA provided high-level comments to the Commission’s consultation on the potential review of the Directive on Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services.

We agree with the Commission’s interpretation that the Directive is seen as a “safety net” for financial services not already subject to product-specific legislation. Fund and asset managers are already subject to various, more stringent and detailed sectoral legislations, such as (but not limited to) UCITS, AIFMD and MiFID as well as the (more recent) Cross-Border Fund Distribution Directives.

Press Release

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

09 September 2021

Industry calls for reasonable implementation timeline for PRIIPs changes

EFAMA and several other financial industry associations, raised concerns in response to a consultation conducted by the European Commission on planned changes to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) framework.

The unexpected delay to the adoption of the revised PRIIPs RTS cuts the implementation period for the industry by more than two months. This leaves PRIIPs manufacturers and distributors with a too short period instead of the original timeframe of 12 months to implement the new rules.