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The European Commission is gathering input for improvements to be made to the EU Taxonomy, the classification system that defines criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities. A key instrument, the Taxonomy is at the heart of the EU's sustainable finance framework.
The formation is underway. Formateur Buma is in talks with D66 and CDA to arrive at a substantive agenda for the remainder of the formation. Recently we sent a letter with our input for the formation table. This is in line with the earlier letter we wrote in the run-up to the elections.
The world of pensions and asset management is a world of creamy white, highly educated men in suits. It is a prejudice. At the same time, it is hard to deny that there is a grain of truth in it. If you want to convince people of individual investing as an alternative to saving, it doesn't help if they don't identify with it. Lisanne Molina and Ric van Weelden advise DUFAS on how to deal with this. They have some tips for anyone working in this sector.
Agathi Pafili, Vice President and Head of Government Relations Europe at Capital Group, sees an important role for the asset management sector in light of the European Commission's ambitions on the Savings and Investment Union. Capital Group has joined DUFAS this summer. For an international asset manager like Capital Group, it is essential to work together with associations like DUFAS in both Brussels and the Netherlands, ensuring that the sector's perspectives are well-represented in shaping Europe's financial future.
Every two years, DUFAS appoints new chairs for its committees.
On 14 October, BNR Nieuwsradio hosted the Finance Debate, made possible by DUFAS, together with the Dutch Banking Association and the Dutch Association of Private Equity Firms.
If the next cabinet wants to get the Dutch to invest, it can take inspiration from Sweden. So says Jeroen van Wijngaarden, director of DUFAS, the industry association of asset managers in the Telegraaf.
Young people see investing as an important way to build financial security for the future. Yet a large proportion of them do not have enough knowledge to get started responsibly. Representative research by Kieskompas shows that young people favor more financial education in education.
The Dutch Fund and Asset Management Association (DUFAS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the EFRAG Survey on the Amended ESRS Exposure Drafts 2025, to which we have submitted our input today. Representing the asset management sector in the Netherlands, our response signals support for EFRAG's efforts to simplify the European Sustainability Reporting Standards, as well as for important proposals such as in the areas of fair presentation and (reliefs for) anticipated financial effects. However, in our response we also highlight a few areas where we feel the decision usefulness of reporting requirements still needs further improvement.
Despite the fact that more and more young Europeans are thinking about their financial future, many first-time investors often find it difficult to take the first step toward investing. This is why EFAMA, the European trade association for asset managers, published the brochure "Investing young, growing strong."
