The APA Association, APAA, represents common APA interests on regulations and laws impacting APA businesses in the EU and UK and the associated supervisory framework to ensure efficient dialogue with regulatory policymakers. The APAA focuses on developing and supporting the adoption of best practices with the common aim of improving industry data quality. The APAA aims to assist authorities and regulators with advice on practicalities related to implementing laws and rules, bearing in mind the practicalities of the data sets involved. Its six members are affiliates of Bloomberg, Cboe Europe, London Stock Exchange, MarketAxess, Nasdaq Nordic and Tradeweb Markets.

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The European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) represents Europe’s leading Principal Trading Firms. Our members are independent market makers and providers of liquidity and risk transfer for markets and end-investors across Europe. FIA EPTA works constructively with policymakers, regulators and other market stakeholders to ensure efficient, resilient and trusted financial markets in Europe.

www.fia.org/epta

Sustainable Trading is dedicated to improving the sustainability of the global markets trading industry. A non-profit membership organisation, it supports members to implement practical, positive changes within the operations of their trading businesses. Members contribute to the development of its work, take action to drive change in their organisations and advocate for a more sustainable trading industry. 

Members benefit from tailored best practices that enhance outcomes, structured roadmaps that encourage progress and standardised measurement frameworks that foster transparency across the industry. The organisation also provides networks for members to share challenges, develop ideas and drive impactful change together.

Its diverse and collaborative membership spans over 50 members across 11 countries and three continents—including investment managers, banks, brokers, exchanges, and service providers. Established in 2022, Sustainable Trading provides a platform that empowers its members to lead the way toward a more responsible and sustainable trading industry.

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.

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EFAMA is the voice of the European investment management industry, which manages around EUR 33 trillion of assets on behalf of its clients in Europe and around the world. Its membership consists of 29 national associations, 53 global asset managers, and 28 associate members. We advocate for a regulatory environment that supports our industry’s crucial role in steering capital towards investments for a sustainable future and providing long-term value for investors. Besides fostering a Savings & Investments Union, consumer empowerment and sustainable finance in Europe, we also support open and well-functioning global capital markets and engage with international standard setters and relevant third-country authorities. EFAMA is a primary source of industry statistical data and issues regular publications, including Market Insights and the authoritative EFAMA Fact Book. More information is available at www.efama.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