The strategic focus of AFG’s European and International Relations department is to promote French asset management abroad.
From Paris and internationally, the international promotion division aims to raise awareness of French asset management expertise and support French asset managers in their international development.
- The Export Club supports AFG members in their international development.
The aim of the club is to provide answers to questions raised by asset managers, through a highly practical, business-oriented exchange of views with experts on specific topics, both general and country-specific.- Country meetings, dedicated to AFG’s members, highlight the specific features of each market, the distribution channels, the investors’ culture and advice shared by local players. Three « profile » sheets (market, costs and taxation) are published for each meeting, and are regularly updated.
+ 30 countries analyzed
+ 80 country factsheets edited - Thematic meetings deal with issues that have an impact on international distribution, such as new technologies, labels, and cross-border directives/regulations. These meetings provide a forum for debate, exchange and experience-sharing.
- Country meetings, dedicated to AFG’s members, highlight the specific features of each market, the distribution channels, the investors’ culture and advice shared by local players. Three « profile » sheets (market, costs and taxation) are published for each meeting, and are regularly updated.
- The international promotion division enhances AFG’s mission as Ambassador for French asset management.
- Each year, AFG organizes its European Conference in Brussels, drawing over 200 participants, including influential political decision-makers and key players from the European economic and financial ecosystems. Read more
- AFG is regularly hosting Foreign Delegations, aiming to develop the possibility of mutual recognition agreements, in consultation with the AMF, and to promote French know-how as well as the depth of its ecosystem. Read more
These promotional initiatives are fully in line with the work carried out by our Brussels office, which promotes the industry’s positions to European and international bodies. Read more