UCITS | EFAMA

UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) refers to the EU framework for harmonising the creation, management and marketing of collective investment schemes in the EU (and EEA) Member States. It places a strong focus on investors’ protection and product regulation. Owing to this harmonised framework, once UCITS funds are registered in one Member State, they can be freely marketed across the European Union. Initially adopted in 1985, the UCITS Directive has since been modified repeatedly, to take into account developments in financial markets.

EFAMA is adamant to protect the competitiveness and international appeal of UCITS.

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UCITS

09 August 2024

ESMA's call for Evidence on the Eligible Assets Directive

ESMA’s Call for Evidence on the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive is a welcome opportunity to take stock of the existing UCITS framework.

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EU Fund regulation

UCITS

AIFMD

12 September 2022

High-level response to ESMA consultation on notifications for cross-border marketing and management of AIFs and UCITS

EFAMA welcomes the European Securities and Market Authority’s continuous commitment to creating a single market for investment funds, confirmed by the draft regulatory standards currently under consideration. These RTS/ITS would further harmonise information that asset managers should provide to their national competent authorities before marketing or managing an investment fund on a cross-border basis, thus facilitating intra-EU product distribution.

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EFAMA reply to ESMA CP on marketing communications guidelines

Capital Markets

MIFID

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

09 February 2021

EFAMA reply to ESMA CP on marketing communications guidelines

EFAMA believes that ESMA’s draft ‘marketing communication’ Guidelines still require important clarifications to ensure full alignment between them and MiFID II’s Commission Delegated Regulation Article 44. This alignment is essential to ensure coherent rules for fund management companies and distributors. Unfortunately, parts of the proposed Guidelines are overly prescriptive and may unintentionally make some marketing materials vaguer or even inconsistent with local MiFID requirements for distributors.

International Statistics Q1 2020 | Large drop in worldwide investment fund assets in Q1 2020 against the backdrop of large net inflows

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has today published its latest International Statistical Release describing the trends in worldwide investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020*.

Worldwide regulated open-ended fund assets decreased by 10.8 percent to EUR 47.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2020. Worldwide net cash flow to all funds amounted to EUR 617 billion, compared to EUR 808 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Competitiveness

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

09 June 2020

European Statistics Q1 2020 | Alternative Investment Funds continued to attract net new money in Q1 2020 despite Covid19

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its Quarterly Statistical Release describing the trends in the European investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020 with key data and indicators for each EFAMA member countries.

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Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures

PRIIPs

EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

Supervision

17 April 2019

EFAMA welcomes final agreement on legislation facilitating cross-border distribution of funds

We welcome yesterday's vote by the European Parliament plenary, formally adopting the trilogue agreement on the Commission's initiative to remove cross-border barriers to the distribution of investment funds.

This marks a decisive recognition of the need to postpone the application of the PRIIPs disclosure regime for UCITS by two years, in light of the regime's documented shortcomings. It also allows the European Commission more time to conduct a thorough review of the same within one year.

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EU Fund regulation

UCITS

Management Companies

AIFMD

Financial stability

22 January 2020

AMIC EFAMA Report - Managing fund liquidity risk in Europe - 2020

In 2019, AMIC and EFAMA decided to update their 2016 report “Managing Fund Liquidity Risk in Europe” following important policy and regulatory developments at EU and international levels. The purpose of this updated report is to outline the practical liquidity risk management processes which fund management companies put in place when setting up a fund and implement throughout the life of the fund. Also, the report describes the existing European and international regulatory frameworks in the area of fund liquidity risk management.

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