The European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries
FECIF is an independent, non-profit trade association that supports and promotes the role of financial advisers and intermediaries in Europe, whilst also representing them at the highest European levels.
Past Editorials
Vania Franceschelli
FECIF Chairperson
Editorial | July 2025
Let Advisers Advise: Clearing the Path to a True Savings and Investments Union
Europe's financial advisers risk getting trapped in a regulatory maze that could stifle the competitiveness we desperately need. While the Commission's simplification…
David Charlet
ANACOFI President & FECIF Board Director
Editorial | June 2025
Simplification or Stagnation? The EU’s Regulatory Dilemma
All that for that result ? The European Union has finally realized that it's too cumbersome and not effective enough. It's analyzing and questioning…
Josep Soler-Albertí
EFPA Spain’s Executive Director
Editorial | May 2025
Trump Naked, Now What?
Barely three months have passed in his second term, yet it feels like years. With a compulsive media presence and dominating headlines through often…
by Michael Herzhofer
AFPA Chairman
Senior consumers and their access to insurance and financial services
In collaboration with an independent market research institute, AFPA has conducted a nationwide study on the provision of insurance and financial services to senior consumers, i.e., people aged 55 and over.
The background was that in recent years, there had been recurring complaints that access to insurance and loans becomes more difficult with age compared to younger individuals, or that the scope of coverage diminishes as people get older. The aim was to collect concrete facts and figures and to take stock of the situation, in particular with regard to the provision of insurance and loans.
It is interesting in this context that EU supervisory authorities are now also investigating potential gaps in the finan- cial provision for the population. For example, the European Insurance Authority, EIOPA, states in its 2025 work pro- gramme that it aims to „contribute to the development of a sustainable insurance and pension system … by closing protection gaps, for the benefit of citizens and businesses in the EU.“ A total of 31 times, the document describes the need to close identified „protection gaps“…
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FECIF supports and promotes the financial advisory sector
Charted in 1999, FECIF (The European Federation of Financial Advisers and Financial Intermediaries) is a non-profit trade association that supports and promotes the role of Financial Advisers and Intermediaries in Europe, whilst also representing them at the highest European levels.
Our main activity is to, trough lobbying, carry their point of view to European policymakers and regulators.
FECIF represents…
+450k
european financial intermediaries
via
24
national trade association
operating
across
27
EU member states
Our mission
Events
Upcoming Events
Sep 16, 2025
FECIF
FECIF Board Meeting
hosted by AfW
Berlin, Germany
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Sep 18, 2025
EFPA Spain
Jornada Asesoramiento Financiero en ANDORRA
Unsquare Studio
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
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Sep 24, 2025
Infopro Digital
La Convention Patrimonia 2025 Lyon
Centre de Congrès de Lyon
Lyon, France
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Sep 25, 2025
HUB+
Asset Allocation Insights by HUB+
Hôtel Métropole Genève
Geneva, Switzerland
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Nov 4, 2025
FECIF
FECIF White Book 2025 Launch event
TBA
Brussels, Belgium
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Nov 13, 2025
EFPA Spain
EFPA Spain 25 years Anniversary
Auditorio de Abante.
Madrid, Spain
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About FECIF
Standing up for Independent Advice
Today, FECIF is composed of associations rather than distribution networks, as it was when first chartered. This shift has made us significantly larger and more representative.
Thanks to years of dedicated work, FECIF is now officially recognized as a stakeholder by the European Commission.
“Europe's financial advisers risk getting trapped in a regulatory maze that could stifle the competitiveness we desperately need.
Now more then ever, representation matter”
Vania Franceschelli
FECIF Chairperosn
25 Years Anniversary
25 Years
of achievements
Last year, FECIF proudly celebrated its 25th anniversary. Since its establishment in 1999 by a group of pioneering entrepreneurs who were shaping the future of financial advice across Europe, the association has evolved significantly."
Today FECIF is a group of associations rather than distribution networks. This has helped us become larger and more representative, but also more exposed to regulation. Thanks to the work of these years, FECIF is today recognized as a stakeholder by the European Commission.
Best example of recent achievements is the discussion on Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) over the past 12 months: FECIF helped identify the problems and present the position of the financial advisors, in very close co-ordination with the work of each individual association with their local regulators, in co-operation with other European associations.
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Representation
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It has become increasingly obvious that the financial advisory sector needs strong representation, not only to help avoid unnecessary and unworkable regulations but also to ensure a level playing field. Without such representation the working environment is likely to become biased in favour of the so called “too-big-to-fail” institutions, and possibly also automated offerings, to the detriment of many advisers and intermediaries.
Who should consider Membership?
All national Trade Associations representing and/or supporting financial advisers and intermediaries should strongly consider FECIF membership, as should individuals involved in the provision of financial advice, where they are not presently represented, or associated with an existing FECIF member.
Any individuals or entities that are looking for support and assistance when dealing with European regulatory affairs, especially if conducting cross-border business in the EU, also benefit significantly from FECIF membership.
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