25 February 2021 José Luis Jiménez, CESGA, Group Chief Investment Officer at MAPFRE, shares his top priorities for expanding investments and his strategies for overcoming operational challenges with Sara Benwell in an interview published on Fund Operator. Mr. Jiménez sets out MAPFRE’s priorities to continue to develop their skills processes, procedures, and a product range,…
Frankfurt, 24 February 2021 A total of 1,268 asset managers from around the world already have the CESGA title, an analyst certificate in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), from the European Federation of Financial Analysts Associations (EFFAS). This pioneering title in the international financial field consolidates its world leadership after the certification of 396 new…
Frankfurt, 19 February 2021 ESMA will hold on Tuesday 25 February 2021 a webinar to present the working paper and its findings, followed by a Q&A session. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a working paper on MiFID II research unbundling of the view that despite the concerns that have been raised…
Frankfurt, 3 February 2021 The Trustees of the IFRS Foundation met on 1 February 2021 to review responses to the first three questions of their consultation paper on sustainability reporting – demand for global sustainability standards, whether the IFRS Foundation should play a role, and, if so, the requirements for success in doing so. They…
Frankfurt 21 January 2021 The EFFAS member Associazione Italiana per l’Analisi Finanziaria (AIAF) is holding a live stream event to celebrate its 50th Anniversary on January 25, 2021 at 11.30 – 12.45 CET. The Keynote Speaker is Fabio Panetta, Member of the ECB Executive Committee, and the topic of his speech is “Sustainable finance: transforming…
The Project Task Force on non-financial reporting standards (PTF-NFRS) of the European Lab @EFRAG is holding a series of online outreach events to take place between 13 and 22 January 2021, for collecting the views of stakeholders from different countries on the tentative proposals of the PTF- NFRS on possible EU non-financial reporting standards. The…
10 December 2020 Informativos TELECINCO, the news section of the most viewed Spanish TV channel, has published an interview with Jesús López Zaballos, The EFFAS Chairman, on what the foreseeable consequences of the current COVID-19 measures in our economies will be. Dr. López Zaballos was asked his views on various financial matters which are currently…
27 November 2020, Frankfurt: ECB publishes final guide after considering comments from public consultation Banks to perfom self-assessment on ECB expectations in early 2021 ECB to fully review bank’s practices in 2022 Next supervisory stress test in 2022 to also focus on climate-related risks Separately, new ECB report shows that bank’s climate-related and environmental risk…
EFRAG, with EFFAS, ABAF/BVFA and the IFRS Foundation invite you to a joint outreach event on Thursday 12 November 2020 to consider the views of users on the IASB’s Discussion Paper Business Combinations—Disclosures, Goodwill and Impairment. Register now. This public online webinar will feature eminent speakers from the IASB, ABAF/BVFA, EFFAS and EFRAG. It will…
EFRAG has changed the composition of its Board with the announcement that Karin Dohm and Andreas Barckow have stepped down from their positions. Ricardo Sanchez and Sven Morich were welcomed as new EFRAG Board members and Hans Buysse as EFRAG Board Vice-President. Hans Buysse is a long-standing member of the EFFAS Executive Member Council. Read…