In response to the evolving sustainable finance landscape, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) is pleased to launch the periodic ESG Position Notes. This initiative addresses the need for clear guidance amidst the rapid changes and challenges in regulations aimed at fostering a sustainable economy. Key regulations like European Taxonomy for sustainable activities,…
On 4 March 2024, Hong Kong witnessed the strength of the CESGA as Friends of the Earth (HK), in collaboration with EFFAS and the HKU Business School ICUBE, hosted the inaugural EFFAS Asia Summit. This significant gathering drew over a hundred participants from various sectors, both physically and virtually, showcasing a collective commitment to advancing…
During its first pilot year in Spain and Germany the EFFAS ESG Essentials has already surpassed 1,000 title holders. At this point we want to thank our Spanish and German Societies IEAF and DVFA, as well as their corporate clients for trusting in the EFFAS brand and our high-quality certifications to provide structured training on…
The EFFAS CESG (Commission on Environment, Social and Governance) is holding its annual hybrid conference on 16 September 2022 at the Austrian National Bank in Vienna from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (CET). Global sustainability reporting standards, panels on: “The latest trends in ESG” & “Human capital at the heart of ESG and Intangibles”, the…
Isabelle Grauer-Gaynor, Head of Corporate Finance and Reporting Unit of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), presents the role of the independent supervisory authority, the European counterpart of the AMF, and discusses the report analysing the way whose companies apply IFRS standards. Read more about this article wrote by the SFAF here.
Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) Regulation, introduced in 2020, provides a sound legal framework for crypto-asset markets to develop within the EU by clearly defining the regulatory treatment of crypto-assets that are not covered by existing financial services legislation. To address these issues, EFFAS is preparing a specialised training programme for financial institutions, covering the mandatory…
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Paris on July 6th 2021 As part of the implementation of MiFID 2, the French Society of Financial Analysts took the initiative in 2018 to organize MiFIDVision with other players in the Paris financial market in order to analyze, understand and anticipate the impacts of this new regulation on financial and non-financial analysis in France…
19 May 2021 On Thursday 10 June 2021 AIAF, EFFAS and SFAA are holding a webinar titled “The IFRS 17 revolution of (Re)Insurance Industry. Europe is moving forward with the endorsement process of IFRS 17 while some critical points have emerged in the application and the internal and external financial communication. The event aims to…
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…