ACI Financial Markets Association (“ACI FMA”) is a global non-political, non-profit association of wholesale financial market participants. ACI FMA was established under the French Law of 1901 and based on mutual recognition of markets professionals, with the objective of developing the profession, without discrimination of any sort.

Since 1955, ACI FMA has represented the interests of individuals in professional trading, broking, operations, regulatory and compliance activities in global financial markets.
Its main mission is to be a leading, global association of wholesale financial markets professionals, contributing to market development through education, best market practices, technical advice, and networking events.

Focused on three core values of Membership, Education and Ethical Conduct, ACI FMA is committed to supporting market participants to operate at the highest standards of ethical conduct and best market practice. Specifically, these values represent:

• Membership: ACI FMA counts over 9,000 individual members representing
  60 National Associations globally.
• Education: Accredited, portable qualification and certification of professional and
  ethical standards to market participants worldwide.
• Ethical Conduct: ACI FMA members are expected to maintain the highest ethical conduct
  in adherence to global Codes relevant to them.

ACI FMA members are proud to represent individual responsibility, and benefit from a network of global peers who place great emphasis on the best possible practices in our profession, in the same way as modern regulatory regimes and industry codes.

Through cooperation with ACI FMA, an entity is able to demonstrate that concrete steps are being taken to ensure all the staff have been trained to the highest ethical standards of conduct, and that they understand their individual obligation.

ACI FMA members are longstanding proponents and influencers of ethical conduct and good market practices to financial markets professionals.

https://acifma.com/

CryptoUK is an independent industry body that exists as a cohesive, credible voice for the evolving UK crypto industry. It represents the UK’s crypto asset sector, working directly with policymakers and market players to advocate for better education, mutual understanding, and fair and balanced policy. Its 155+ members include crypto natives, services, custodians, and institutional investors.

AMF Italia – Italian Association of Financial Markets Intermediaries – represents the interests of Italian financial markets operators vis-à-vis Italian and EU institutions, other associations and any other public or private economic and social organisation. It is one of the pillars of the Italian financial market and a partner for all intermediaries providing investment services in Italy from all parts of the European Union, which it supports through advocacy activities, the processing of financial data and the publication of studies and research. In addition to interacting with national and European institutions within their respective regulatory processes, AMF Italia supports its members by providing regulatory and organisational advice, drafting guidelines and contractual standards and helping to develop best practices, all within the framework of a continuous dialogue with the competent authorities and the members themselves. In order to promote a correct and uniform application of the reference regulatory framework, the association also organises conferences and training activities aimed, among other things, at fostering dialogue between its members, as well as between its members and Italian and EU institutions.
AMF Italia has around 60 members (banks, investment firms, Italian branches of foreign intermediaries and management companies of multilateral trading facilities) active in the primary, secondary and derivatives markets, representing more than 80% of the total volume traded on Italian regulated markets. AMF Italia also includes leading Italian and international law firms, consulting and IT solution development companies and other entities providing services to financial intermediaries.

The Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen e.V. (bwf) was founded in September 2003, under the then name Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen an den deutschen Börsen e.V., on the initiative of the previous federal associations of price brokers/financial intermediaries on the one hand and investment trading firms on the other. Since January 2004, it has continued the business of the previous federal associations. The aim of the new foundation was to create a uniform representation of the interests of German investment firms (which have also been referred to as securities institutions in the local legal framework since 2021).

The purpose of the association is to safeguard and promote the common professional interests of investment firms/institutions. The bwf represents the interests of the industry in the context of upcoming national and European regulatory, legislative and subordinate regulatory projects in the field of financial services and capital market law.

In doing so, the bwf seeks ongoing dialogue with the legislative bodies, the supervisory authorities, other banking and financial associations, the interested public and the various institutions of stock exchange and securities trading at national, European and global level.

Please visit wertpapierfirmen.org

The European Venues and Intermediaries Association [‘EVIA’] promotes and enhances the value and competitiveness of wholesale markets trading venues, platforms and arranging intermediaries. It provides members with co-ordination and a common voice to foster and promote liquid, transparent and fair markets. As a highly respected focal point for the industry, EVIA delivers a clear and certain channel of communication with central banks, governments, policy makers and regulators.

The Swedish Securities Markets Association (Swedish: Svensk Värdepappersmarknad) was founded on 15th December 1908. The Association has 23 Swedish, Nordic and Global banks, investment banks and investment firms active on the Swedish securities markets as members.

The Association’s mission is to work for sustainable and competitive Swedish securities markets. The Association has more than 50 working groups, where topics relating inter alia to equity-, derivatives- and money markets, investor protection and sustainable finance are discussed.

The Association is also the owner of SwedSec Licensiering which since 2001 is responsible for the licensing of inter alia financial advisors on Swedish financial markets.

Further information can be found on: www.svenskvardepappersmarknad.se

BVI represents the interests of the German fund industry at national and international level. The association promotes sensible regulation of the fund business as well as fair competition vis-à-vis policy makers and regulators. Asset Managers act as trustees in the sole interest of the investor and are subject to strict regulation. Funds match funding investors and the capital demands of companies and governments, thus fulfilling an important macro-economic function. BVI’s 114 members manage assets of some EUR 4 trillion for retail investors, insurance companies, pension and retirement schemes, banks, churches and foundations. With a share of 27%, Germany represents the largest fund market in the EU. BVI’s ID number in the EU Transparency Register is 96816064173-47. For more information, please visit www.bvi.de/en.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) is the voice of all Europe’s wholesale financial markets, providing expertise across a broad range of regulatory and capital markets issues.

We represent the leading global and European banks and other significant capital market players.

We advocate for deep and integrated European capital markets which serve the needs of companies and investors, supporting economic growth and benefiting society.

We aim to act as a bridge between market participants and policy makers across Europe, drawing on our strong and long-standing relationships, our technical knowledge and fact-based work.

https://www.afme.eu/

Electronic Debt Markets Association represents the common interests of companies whose primary business is the operation of regulated electronic fixed income trading venues (multilateral trading facilities and regulated markets) in Europe. EDMA seeks to foster and promote liquid, transparent, safe and fair markets and act as the voice and a source of consultation between the members in their roles as operators of such venues. EDMA projects collective views on regulatory matters and market structure topics to governments, policy makers and regulators for the benefit of the electronic fixed income markets. Our 7 members are: BGC Fenics, Bloomberg, BrokerTec, Liquidnet, MarketAxess, MTS and Tradeweb. More information at www.edmae.org