Publications

Response to EC Consultation on new EU system on withholding tax

In this response Invest Europe commented on the negative impact existing withholding tax refund procedures can have the cross-border investment in the EU securities market and described which EU actions could make these procedures more efficient.

Response to Call for Evidence on Retailisation Strategy

In this response Invest Europe comments on actions that could be taken to improve access of retail clients to financial markets, from financial literacy to suitability assessment, while warning against presenting over-harmonised comparisons. It also reiterated its call for a rethinking of the binary distinction between professional and retail investor, to better acknowledge the features of typical private equity investors.

Position Paper on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Response to Call for Evidence on European Innovation Agenda

In this short comment piece Invest Europe shares various ideas on how to promote innovation across the continent through the support of private equity funds.

Comment Letter on SEC Private Funds Rules

In this response Invest Europe commented on the issues posed by the SEC rules on Private Funds, arguing, in line with the American Investment Council, that rules are over-prescriptive and could affect the virtuous relationship between fund managers and investors.

Feedback to European Commission Proposal to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes

In our feedback, we provide a number of suggestions to better ensure that entities with genuine commercial purposes will not incorrectly fall within the scope of the proposed Directive and be impacted unintentionally.

Feedback to European Commission Proposal on implementation of OECD Pillar 2

We are pleased to see that the EU implementation of OECD Pillar 2 on minimum taxation sticks very closely to the OECD agreement, including notably on the carve outs.

Joint Paper on Turning startups into scaleups

This joint paper prepared with Business Angels Europe (BAE) describes the importance of promoting venture and business angel investment in Europe, suggesting three initiatives in that regard: treating sophisticated investors more appropriately, encouraging taxpayers to acquire company shares anywhere in Europe and creating the right conditions for managers to set up EU retail funds

Joint EFA/Invest Europe letter on ELTIF & fintechs

In this letter EFA, the association representing fintech entities, and Invest Europe jointly called policymakers to allow European Long Term Investment Funds to invest in fintechs.

Joint letter asking EC for extension of Listing Act consultation deadline

EuropeanIssuers, the European Banking Federation and Invest Europe join forces to kindly request the European Commission an extension of the deadline for the consultation on the EU Listing Act, in line with the delays that have been approved for other CMU files. This would allow the industry to delivery a more thorough and data-driven response.