Funds face unique challenges in performing intermediary oversight, and especially so because of MiFID II requirements, changing regulatory landscapes, and the absence of an industry agreed-upon standard between funds and their distribution channels. To help address these challenges, a dedicated working group developed a uniform due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) that will serve as the standard for investment funds (UCITS and AIFs) in performing onboarding and ongoing oversight of distribution channels.
Publications
We publish a wide range of publications each year on cutting-edge subjects of significance to our work. Many are periodic instalments on ongoing topics, while some are one-off reports.
Policy Topics
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MIFID
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
PRIIPs
Management Companies
AIFMD
03 June 2020
Investment Funds Distributor Due Diligence Questionnaire
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Capital Markets Union
Competitiveness
Data
EU Fund regulation
UCITS
International agenda
27 May 2020
EFAMA Market Insights | Issue #1 | Net outflows from UCITS in March 2020 - Industry weathers Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted financial markets. Stock markets across the world suffered a steep decline driven by lower economic growth and corporate profits. As anticipated, the crisis caused substantial net outflows from UCITS in March (EUR 313 billion). However, as a percentage of net assets, these outflows were no higher than in October 2008, at the height of the global financial crisis (2.9%).
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Sustainable Finance
Ecolabel
EU Taxonomy
Sustainability-related Disclosures (SFDR)
Sustainability reporting (CSRD)
20 May 2020
3 questions to Thierry Bogaty on the EU Ecolabel for retail financial products
Q #1 Can the EU Ecolabel for retail financial products help channel individual investors’ savings into environmentally sustainable projects?
A well-designed EU Ecolabel has the potential to provide clear guidance on the financial products retail investors can invest in if they wish to support environmentally sustainable projects and activities - in line with the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The European Commission wants to create a trusted and verified label for retail investors, who would benefit from better comparability of financial products.
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Capital Markets
MIFID
Data
Distribution ＆ Client Disclosures
04 March 2020
3 Questions to Rudolf Siebel on Market Data Costs
Q #1 Have you witnessed an increase in the cost of market data over the last couple of years? If so, how can it be explained?
