European Taxonomy Regulation: Implications for Financial Analysis 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…
The Inaugural EFFAS Asia Summit: Uniting Efforts for Sustainable Finance. Bringing over 1,300 CESGA Holders in Hong Kong. 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…
ESG Essentials: the journey has just begun 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…
EFFAS CESG Annual Conference on 16th September 2022 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…
Control of financial and non-financial information of companies in Europe 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…
EFFAS Digital Assets and MiCA Programme: specialized for financial institutions 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…
Interview with Prof. Dr. Alexander Bassen on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and his role as a member of EFRAG. /*! elementor – v3.5.5 – 03-02-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As part of the Draft Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Commission tasked the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) with…
The SFAF presents a snapshot of the situation regarding he application of MIFID 2 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…
The IFRS 17 revolution of (Re)Insurance Industry Webinar 10/06/2021 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…
ESMA WEBINAR – WORKING PAPER ON MIFID II RESEARCH UNBUNDLING Frankfurt, 19 February 2021 Given the relevance of the topic, and our continuing concerns we kindly request that people specialised in MiFID II unbundling do not miss the chance to register for the webinar. For your information ESMA writes in the paper: Concerns have been…