Capital markets

Investment managers, acting on behalf of their retail and institutional clients, are among the largest investors in financial markets. They represent a key component of the market’s “buy-side” segment.

In representing the interests of its members on wholesale capital market issues, EFAMA advocates for fair, deep, liquid, and transparent capital markets, supported by properly regulated and supervised market infrastructure.

Related policy positions

Press Release

Capital Markets

MIFID

Capital Markets Union

25 November 2021

EFAMA welcomes proposal on affordable consolidated tape - The association continues to urge action on market data costs

EFAMA is pleased to read today the details of a robust MiFIR proposal from the European Commission addressing key areas of reform around the creation of a consolidated tape (CT), along with adjustments to transparency requirements on trading. 

Policy position

Capital Markets

19 November 2021

ESMA Consultation on the review of certain aspects of the short selling regulation

EFAMA welcomes this opportunity to comment on the review of the provisions within the Short Selling Regulation. We have limited our responses to those questions of most relevance to our membership.

Policy Position

Capital Markets

EMIR

16 September 2021

UK clearing house equivalence - request from nine trade associations

Nine associations (AFME, AIMA, EAPB, EBF, EFAMA, FIA, ICI, ISDA, SIFMA AMG) welcome the Commission's decision to grant a time-limited equivalence decision in respect of UK CCPs. However, when this time-limited equivalence decision expires on 30 June 2022, there remains a significant risk of disruption to clearing for EU firms and to their access to global markets.

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Press Release

Capital Markets

EMIR

MIFID

Capital Markets Union

Data

07 October 2021

Statement on the release of the Oliver Wyman study ‘Caught on Tape’

“Oliver Wyman’s study ‘Caught on Tape’ provides a perplexing take on Consolidated Tape for Europe. Sure enough, it starts with accurate observations: the high number of trading venues in Europe, the resultant fragmented liquidity, unseen liquidity due to the lack of a consolidated tape, and the fact that leading markets like the US and Canada today benefit from a real time consolidated tape.

Infographic

Capital Markets

MIFID

Capital Markets Union

Data

06 October 2021

Visual | Why do we need a real-time Consolidated Tape in the EU?

The current lack of quality pre- and post-trade data and the fragmentation of data sources remain an obstacle to the completion of the Capital Markets Union. The benefits of a real-time Consolidated Tape are wide-ranging: from market surveillance for supervisors, to best execution and an improved view on trading opportunities for retail investors, to portfolio management and pre- and post-trade analysis for fund managers to name a few.