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.

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

13 December 2022

EFAMA PRIIPs Q&A

EFAMA is pleased to publish the revised version of its PRIIPs KID Q&A. The document aims at offering continued support to Euopean fund managemers and enable a common understanding of PRIIPs KID requirements.

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

Retail Investment

10 October 2022

ESMA’s Consultation paper on the review of the guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements

EFAMA wholeheartedly supports ESMA’s objective of ensuring a consistent and harmonised application of the MiFID II product governance requirements. In our response to their consultation on the topic, we raised the following points:

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

Retail Investment

07 July 2022

EU Commission targeted consultation on open finance framework and Data sharing in the financial sector

EFAMA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the European Commission's Targeted consultation on open finance framework and data sharing in the financial sector.

EU retail investments: comprehensive strategy to increase retail investor participation required

EFAMA wholeheartedly supports a retail investment strategy that gives EU citizens the necessary tools and the confidence to put their savings to work by investing in capital markets.

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Capital Markets Union

Competitiveness

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

EU Fund regulation

International agenda

Investor Education

Management Companies

Pensions

Stewardship

Sustainable Finance

10 June 2021

EFAMA Annual Review 2020-2021

It gives me great pleasure to provide you with an overview of our activities since our Ordinary General Meeting of last year.

Publication

Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

28 April 2021

Infographic | The challenges of replacing UCITS KIIDs with PRIIP KIDs

In support of our call for additional time to implement the PRIIPs rules, we have produced an infographic that summarises the challenges our members face replacing UCITS KIIDS with PRIIP KIDs. The infographic shows the many entities involved in the process and the steps required to prepare a PRIIP KID. Feel free to make use of this infographic.