– Why is financial savings essential?
Financial savings play a central role in French people’s lives. It enables them to realize their projects, prepare for retirement and ensure their financial security. But it doesn’t stop there: well-directed, it also supports the economy by financing businesses and accelerating major transitions, notably ecological and digital.
– The key role of asset management
Asset management acts as a bridge between savers and the economy. It transforms individual savings into collective financing, strengthening the competitiveness of companies, promoting job creation and actively contributing to the country’s prosperity.
– Major public policy issues
Today, the AFG is calling for financial savings to become a political priority once again. In the face of challenges such as the growing need for ecological transition, it is crucial to create a stable and attractive legal and fiscal framework to develop private financing. A well thought-out tax system can effectively direct savings towards projects that benefit everyone: local businesses, sustainable innovation and economic growth.
To ensure that savings continue to play this fundamental role, AFG has structured its action around three main areas:
- Savings, the driving force behind French people’s life projects: savings must meet individual needs while contributing to the common good.
- A lack of long-term savings: we urgently need to develop solutions to encourage the French to save more over the long term.
- Taxation as an essential lever: an attractive and coherent tax framework is essential to direct savings towards productive and sustainable investments.
Find out more about our vision and proposals for building responsible savings, capable of meeting the challenges of today and tomorrow, in the document “ Asset management: serving savers and the economy “.