The Investment Management Forum, EFAMA’s flagship event, returns again for its 32nd year. Taking place on the 19 & 20 November 2026, in person, at the Chancellerie Auditorium of BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels.
This event provided a premier platform for industry professionals, policymakers, regulators, and supervisors to meet, discuss, and debate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Registration will open soon!
Below you can find the IMF 2025 video and picture highlights.
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Navigating Current Geopolitical Complexities
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Registration and Networking Lunch
Welcome remarks
Keynote speech
CEO Panel
Networking Break
The Future of Trading: How DLT and Tokenisation are Reshaping Capital Markets
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) is transforming equity and bond markets. From the rise of 24/7 trading to the tokenisation of securities, the shift is forcing a strategic response from traditional trading venues while boosting the growth of digital-native platforms. Regulatory frameworks are evolving to enable these changes while maintaining high levels of investor protection. For the buy-side, this transition raises many questions within this complex new reality. Our panel will explore how to navigate this emerging ecosystem: what are the implications for execution and portfolio strategies, how will operational models change, and how will relationships with brokers, custodians, and other service providers be redefined in a tokenized world?
Sustainability at a Crossroads: A Conversation on Leading Through Change and Complexity
The landscape of sustainable investing is evolving. What was once a broad consensus is now subject to more nuanced debate, from reassessing traditional sector exclusions like defense to streamlining complex reporting frameworks. As global approaches diverge, Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) must navigate complex trade-offs and define their views and convictions. In this on-stage conversation, two CSOs look beyond regulatory compliance to discuss the current realities of sustainable finance and stewardship. They will explore how biodiversity and natural capital are being integrated into valuations, assess the practical pace of the energy transition, and share how corporate engagement strategies are adapting to changing political and macroeconomic environments.
The MISP Mandate: Powering a Borderless Market for Asset Managers and Investment Funds
Policymakers are committed to delivering a Savings & Investment Union (SIU) in Europe, including more integrated capital markets that can compete globally. The Commission’s ambitious Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) proposes significant reforms, including a streamlined fund passport, simplified delegation regime, and a larger role for ESMA, in order to improve cross-border asset management. Our panel of policymakers and industry experts will discuss which reforms have the greatest potential for the SIU, whether they are politically achievable, and the extent to which they will contribute to the integration of EU capital markets
Cocktail Reception for all participants
Welcome Coffee
Welcome Day 2
Keynote Speech
Incumbents, Innovators and Influencers: The New Distribution Ecosystem
The way investors access and engage with financial products is changing rapidly. Digital platforms, new market entrants, and evolving investor expectations – especially among younger generations – are reshaping the distribution landscape and transforming the investor journey across Europe. At the same time, traditional distributors and asset managers continue to play a vital role, providing crucial advice and investment solutions. This panel brings together leaders from digital platforms, asset managers, traditional distributors, academia and financial influencers to explore how investment distribution is evolving, what drives investor engagement, the roles of emerging and established actors, and the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation.
Networking Break
Fireside Chat
Presentation
This panel will discuss the structural inefficiencies, lack of agility, and overlapping mandates that often hamper the EU’s financial regulatory and supervisory framework. Despite good intentions, the decision-making process in Brussels is frequently criticized for being too slow, complex, and unresponsive to market realities. Panelists will explore how to strike the right balance between political oversight, technical expertise, and industry input, while ensuring better coordination among EU institutions, national regulators, and supervisory bodies. The session will also examine how to streamline legislative processes, improve the quality and impact assessments of new rules, and create a regulatory environment that fosters innovation, competitiveness, and investor trust.
The UCITS Gold Standard: Modernizing Assets, Preserving Trust
Nearly two decades from the original UCITS eligible assets directive (EAD), innovations in portfolio management techniques, available asset classes and client demands have substantially evolved. This calls into question conventional portfolio construction techniques, including the traditional 60/40 portfolio. With the emergence of ‘thematic’ strategies, sectoral ‘tilts’, and indirect exposures to non-eligible assets, UCITS portfolios have become more varied, versatile, and diversified. While the evolution of UCITS has been responsive to modern investors’ needs, there is a growing public debate over the tension between market flexibility and the traditional pillars of investor protection. Our panel of experts will examine the path forward: identifying how to update eligibility rules without compromising the UCITS brand in Europe and beyond.
Concluding Remarks
Networking Lunch
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